BATON ROUGE - After weeks of repairs done to our broadcast tower, WBRZ has completed those repairs and upgrades and viewers should now be able to experience Channel 2 with a stronger signal than ever before. 

"We're getting ready for ATSC 3.0 the future of broadcasting, so we needed a new antenna, so while we were filing for a new antenna we saw an opportunity to increase in power," WBRZ Director of Operations Joey Verrett said.

Over the last months, WBRZ has switched from a side-mounted antenna to a top-mounted antenna, increasing our broadcast tower's height and coverage area. Seen in the map above, our coverage area has increased to include more parishes on the edge of our DMA, including all of Tangipahoa Parish. 

"That area should have an easier time picking us up as we go on out," Verrett said. "We've gone up in power and up in height so our reach has extended."

Tower crews are still finalizing some work, but as of Thursday, we do not anticipate any more long-term outages. 

If you experienced one of those outages, most TVs will pick up our channel automatically. If you still don't see us, you may need to re-scan your TV channels to find us again. 

WBRZ thanks viewers for their patience while we worked to bring you the best coverage of local news.