WNOL-TV, virtual channel 38, is the CW-affiliated television station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 15. It is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, in a duopoly with ABC affiliate WGNO.
The station's digital channel on UHF 15, is multiplexed:
The station's broadcasts its HD 1080i digital signal on UHF 15. WNOL had been sharing digital channel 15 with WGNO. On June 12, 2009, sister station WGNO flash cut to UHF channel 26. This allowed on WNOL to resume high definition broadcasting on UHF channel 15. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display WNOL-TV's virtual channel as "38".
This TV programming broadcast on sub-channel 38.2 can also be located on Cox channel 117 and Charter channel 174.
On April 1st, 2012, WNOL ceased broacasting via DirecTV due to a retransmission dispute with parent company Tribune Broadcasting. WNOL was restored to DirecTV on April 4th, 2012, after resolving the dispute.
WNOL-TV signed on in March 1984 as a general entertainment independent television station as well as New Orleans' second, after WGNO, running a variety of cartoons, sitcoms, older movies, drama shows, and religious programs (a lot of which were formerly seen on WGNO). Its slogan was, "Don't Stay Home Without Us," a homage to Karl Malden's American Express commercial campaign.