On November 13, 2002, WTNC was purchased by ComCorp with the objective of bringing WBBR/WB programming over-the air. The call sign was changed to WBRL and was initially supposed to be on channel 19 before Communications Corporation decided to put it on channel 21 (sister station KZUP-CD was on channel 19, but is now on channel 20; some station ids from 2002 erroneously branded the station as WB 19 instead of WB 21).
On November 13, 2002, WTNC was acquired by ComCorp to broadcast WB programming over-the-air. The call sign changed to WBRL and was initially planned for channel 19 but Communications Corporation opted to place it on channel 21 (sister station KZUP-CD was on channel 19 but is now on channel 20; some station IDs from 2002 incorrectly labeled the station as WB 19 instead of WB 21).