W25AW

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W25AW (a.k.a. "WZBN-TV")

Hamilton / Trenton, New Jersey
Branding	WZBN-TV 25
Slogan	New Jersey's Capital News Station
Channels	25 analog
Affiliations	America One, CNN
Owner	WZBN-TV, Inc.
Founded	1993
Call letters meaning	Zanoni Broadcasting Network(official W25AW callsign randomly assigned by the FCC)
Former affiliations	Conus
Website	http://www.wzbntv.com

W25AW, known on-air as WZBN-TV, broadcasts on UHF Channel 25 and serves Mercer County, New Jersey, portions of Hunterdon, Burlington, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties in central New Jersey and Bucks County in Eastern Pennsylvania. The station broadcasts news as well as local events and specials specifically for residents in the greater Mercer County area. The station affiliates with America One, which provides a variety of programming during the days and weekends. The station's tower is in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is the only independent television station to exclusively serve the residents of central New Jersey.

W25AW is owned by the Zanoni family.

The station is a Class-A operation, even though the station's official calls are still translator-style calls.

1 History
- 1.1 Slogans
2 Personalities
3 External Links

[edit] History

The station first broadcast in 1993.

Received several awards from the Community Broadcasters Association for local service and programming.

With the creation of a statewide and regional cable news service owned by the cable companies, cable outlets threatened to pull WZBN off their systems in the late 1990s. Protests by viewers ensured the station remained on cable. WZBN has since expanded its reach with additional broadcasts on three competing cable systems in the area.

[edit] Slogans

New Jersey's Capital News Station (Present)

[edit] Personalities

[edit] Current

Greg Angelillo
Rose Colon
Lisa Magalnick
Matt Metcalf
Jessica Peres
Lauren Unger
Tony Cornish Jr.
Kallie Cart
Michelle Won

[edit] Contributors

Barbara Bromley

[edit] Former

Bryan Bossler
Tony Caputo
Chia Davis
Andy Gury
Kristina Krawchuk
Karen Roberts
Natalie Solis
Adrienne Supino
Mark Velez
Tracy Wolfson

[edit] External Links

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Past broadcast stations WKBS 48 (Ind)
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