WBPN-LP

WBPN-LP
Morris/Binghamton, New York
United States
Branding My 8
Channels Analog: 10 (VHF)
Digital: WICZ-DT 8.2 (VHF)
Virtual: 40.2 (PSIP)
Affiliations MyNetworkTV (2006–present)
Owner Northwest Broadcasting
(Stainless Broadcasting, L.P.)
Call letters' meaning We're Binghamton's UPN
(refers to former affiliation)
Sister station(s) WICZ
Former callsigns W10CO
Former affiliations UPN (until 2006)
Transmitter power 0.004 kW
7.9 kW (WICZ-DT2)
Height 263 m
373 m (WICZ-DT2)
Class LP
Facility ID 74020
62210 (WICZ-DT2)
Transmitter coordinates 42°3′22″N 75°56′38″W / 42.05611°N 75.94389°W / 42.05611; -75.94389
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website my8binghamton.com

WBPN-LP is the low-powered, MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Eastern Twin Tiers of Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Licensed to Morris, New York, it airs an analog signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter on Ingraham Hill in the town of Binghamton. Owned by Northwest Broadcasting, WBPN is sister to Fox outlet WICZ-TV and the two stations share studios on Vestal Parkway East/NY 434 in Vestal. Syndicated programming on this television station includes 30 Rock, The Office, Family Guy, and Friends among others.

Due to its analog signal broadcasting at an extremely low-power, the radius only includes the immediate areas south of the Susquehanna River North Branch and does not even reach most of the city of Binghamton. WBPN is more widely available on the second digital subchannel of WICZ. This can be seen in 720p high definition on VHF channel 8.2 (or virtual channel 40.2 via PSIP) from the same transmitter tower. WBPN is also offered on Time Warner Cable channel 8 (hence the on-air branding My 8) and in HD on digital channel 1215.

History

The station, as translator W10CO, was purchased by Northwest Broadcasting in 2000. At this point, the call sign became WBPN-LP after it upgraded to low-powered status. The channel assumed the market's UPN affiliation from WICZ which had been previously aired the network in a secondary manner since the late-1990s.[1][2]

On September 16, 2013, it was announced Mission Broadcasting would acquire WBPN and WICZ from Northwest Broadcasting. Upon the deal's completion, the stations' operations would have been taken over by Nexstar Broadcasting Group making them sister stations to WIVT and WBGH-CA.[3] Northwest withdrew the license assignment application on March 18, 2015 following the deal's cancellation.[4] Prior to an upgrade to WICZ's transmitter, the digital simulcast of WBPN on WICZ-DT2 was only seen in 480i standard definition.

The station has a construction permit to air a low-powered digital signal of its own on UHF channel 23 under the call sign WBPN-LD.[5] It is unknown when this signal will officially sign-on, however. WICZ-DT2 currently serves as WBPN's digital signal since, as a low-powered analog outlet, it does not operate one of its own.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UPN Affiliate Stations (New York)". UPN.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kucinski, Carla (August 17, 2000). "New Tier TV station bulks up with pro wrestling". Press & Sun-Bulletin. p. B8. Retrieved December 20, 2015. (preview of subscription content)
  3. ↑ Malone, Michael (September 16, 2013). "Nexstar to Acquire Citadel's Iowa Stations for $88 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Corbett, Dennis P. (March 18, 2015). "Re: Withdrawal of File Nos. BALCDT-20130927A11G, BALTVL-20130927AHH, and BAPDTL-20130927AH1" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WBPN-LD

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