WBPN-LP
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WBPN-LP is the My Network TV affiliate for Binghamton, New York
, licensed to nearby Morris. The station operates on VHF
channel 10, with a digital signal on WICZ-DT 8's digital channel
40.2 -- however, it brands itself as My 8, originally representing its cable channel number, but now also representing its physical digital channel number, which is shared with WICZ. WBPN is owned and operated by Fox
affiliate WICZ-TV
.
WBPN joined My Network TV in September 2006, after UPN and The WB
close and merge into The CW
, which will appear on WBNG-TV
's digital signal and cable-only WBXI.
As of late 2006, WBPN has applied for a license for a digital low-power station on digital channel 23 in the Binghamton area. This would presumably carry the MNTV affiliate on its own digital channel rather than a subchannel of WICZ. The construction permit for channel 23 was granted on August 25, 2008, with the new call sign being WBPN-LD. It is currently off the air.
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
, licensed to nearby Morris. The station operates on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
channel 10, with a digital signal on WICZ-DT 8's digital channel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
40.2 -- however, it brands itself as My 8, originally representing its cable channel number, but now also representing its physical digital channel number, which is shared with WICZ. WBPN is owned and operated by Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate WICZ-TV
WICZ-TV
WICZ-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's Eastern Southern Tier. Licensed to Binghamton, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 3 and in high definition on digital...
.
WBPN joined My Network TV in September 2006, after UPN and The WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
close and merge into The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
, which will appear on WBNG-TV
WBNG-TV
WBNG-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's Eastern Southern Tier licensed to Binghamton. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 from a transmitter on Ingraham Hill Road southwest of downtown. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable...
's digital signal and cable-only WBXI.
As of late 2006, WBPN has applied for a license for a digital low-power station on digital channel 23 in the Binghamton area. This would presumably carry the MNTV affiliate on its own digital channel rather than a subchannel of WICZ. The construction permit for channel 23 was granted on August 25, 2008, with the new call sign being WBPN-LD. It is currently off the air.