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WBXI (The CW Plus)
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WBNG-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station
for Upstate
New York's Eastern Southern Tier
. The station is part of The CW Plus
, a special CW feed broadcasting on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel
of CBS
affiliate WBNG-TV
owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
. Over-the-air, WBNG-DT2 broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 (virtual channel
12.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Ingraham Hill Road
southwest of downtown. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable
channel 11 (hence the on-air branding Binghamton CW 11). WBNG-DT2's parent station has studios on Columbia Drive in Johnson City
.
and its cable-only affiliates. Since it was cable exclusive, the call sign WBXI was used in a fictional manner. It was operated by WBNG which provided sales and promotional duties. Meanwhile, UPN
was seen in Binghamton on low-powered WBPN-LP
. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined service would be called The CW with the letters representing the first initial of corporate parents CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
.
On February 22, News Corporation
announced it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV
. This new service, which would be a sister network to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming Independent.
The second network was also created in order to compete against The CW. WBPN joined MyNetworkTV on September 5, while on September 18, WBXI began serving as the area's CW affiliate for the network as part of The CW Plus. This is a similar service to The WB 100+. It was not until September 2007 when the station started to be simulcasted on a new second digital subchannel of WBNG and began using the WBNG-DT2 call letters in an official manner.
Like all CW Plus stations in the Eastern Time Zone
, WBNG-DT2 offers the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
on weekdays from 6 until 9. There is also a weeknight prime time newscast seen on this station known as Action News
at 10 on Binghamton CW 11. The broadcast competes with another show seen at the same time on Fox affiliate WICZ-TV
.
Anchors
Multimedia journalists
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Upstate
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
New York's Eastern Southern Tier
Southern Tier
The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania. It is a loosely defined term that generally includes the counties that border Pennsylvania west of Delaware County inclusive...
. The station is part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
, a special CW feed broadcasting on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel
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...
of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate 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...
owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation, founded by W. Don Cornwell and Stuart Beck in 1988 , is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state...
. Over-the-air, WBNG-DT2 broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 (virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
12.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Ingraham Hill Road
Ingraham Hill
Ingraham Hill is a hill in Binghamton, New York which contains the television and radio broadcast towers for the surrounding metropolitan area. The summit rises to an elevation of . These towers include TV stations WBNG, WICZ, WIVT, WSKG-TV and radio stations WNBF, WAAL, WWYL and many more. The...
southwest of downtown. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channel 11 (hence the on-air branding Binghamton CW 11). WBNG-DT2's parent station has studios on Columbia Drive in Johnson City
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.
History
The station began in late-1998 alongside the launch of The WB 100+The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network...
and its cable-only affiliates. Since it was cable exclusive, the call sign WBXI was used in a fictional manner. It was operated by WBNG which provided sales and promotional duties. Meanwhile, UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
was seen in Binghamton on low-powered WBPN-LP
WBPN-LP
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...
. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined service would be called The CW with the letters representing the first initial of corporate parents CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
.
On February 22, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
announced it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. This new service, which would be a sister network to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming Independent.
The second network was also created in order to compete against The CW. WBPN joined MyNetworkTV on September 5, while on September 18, WBXI began serving as the area's CW affiliate for the network as part of The CW Plus. This is a similar service to The WB 100+. It was not until September 2007 when the station started to be simulcasted on a new second digital subchannel of WBNG and began using the WBNG-DT2 call letters in an official manner.
Newscasts
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, WBNG-DT2 offers the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program. The show is produced by Fisher Communications and is owned and distributed by ACME Communications; it is broadcast every weekday morning from studios at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida...
on weekdays from 6 until 9. There is also a weeknight prime time newscast seen on this station known as Action News
Action News
Action News is a local television newscast format in the United States. It was conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at WFIL-TV by then-news director Mel Kampmann in 1970 as a response to the "Eyewitness News" format used on rival station KYW-TV...
at 10 on Binghamton CW 11. The broadcast competes with another show seen at the same time on Fox 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...
.
Anchors
- Jenna Hanchard - weeknight news and multimedia journalist
- Doug Peters (CBMCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - weeknight meteorologist - Brendan O'Reilly - Sports DirectorSports DirectorA sports director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the sports director is typically the station's primary sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. They are in charge of sports programming and...
seen weeknights - Spinach Bentley - The Daily Buzz host
- Brandi Williams - The Daily Buzz host
- Mitch English - The Daily Buzz host
- Kia Malone - The Daily Buzz host
Multimedia journalists
- Gabe Osterhout - "Academic All Star" and "Action Sports Spotlight" segments producer
- Andrea Michalenicz
- Lindsay Nielsen
- Brennan Smith
- Matt Markham
- Haley Burton
- Dave Greber
- Leigh Dana