WBNG-TV
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WBNG-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Binghamton, New York. The station serves the South Central New York-North Central Pennsylvania area. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 12, and its digital signal on VHF channel 7. The station also operates WBXI, a cable-only affiliate of The WB network serving Binghamton. WBNG's transmitter is located in Binghamton.
In addition to the Binghamton market, WBNG is the default CBS affiliate for most of the Elmira TV market as well as Otsego County in the Utica TV market.
History
The station launched on January 10, 1949 as WNBF-TV, and was affiliated with all four American television networks at the time (CBS, DuMont, NBC and ABC). The station subsequently lost its affiliations with DuMont in 1955 (after the network's collapse), NBC in 1957 (to WICZ-TV, now a Fox affiliate) and ABC in 1962 (to WBJA-TV, later WMGC now WIVT). The station adopted its current callsign, WBNG-TV, in 1973 when the station was sold to Gateway Communications.
In 2000, Gateway Communications was purcased by SJL Broadcasting and in 2002 the station's digital signal on channel 7 signed on. Beginning in September 2006, WBXI will be simulcast on WBNG's new digital subchannel.
In April 2006, it was announced that Granite Broadcasting made a deal to acquire WBNG from Montecito Broadcast Group (the successor to SJL) for $45 million. The required money will be funded by the future sales of Detroit's WMYD and San Francisco's KBWB, a deal that initially went awry after the dissolution of The WB. [link]
Newscasts
Monday-Friday
- Action News This Morning (5:30-7:00AM) Anchor: James Wilcox
- Action News at Noon (12Noon-12:30PM) Anchor: Kerri O'Hara
- Action News at 5 (5:00-5:30PM) Anchor: James Gaddis
- Action News at 5:30 (5:30-6:00PM) Anchor: Kiersten Mathieu
- Action News at 6 (6:00-6:30PM) Anchors: Greg Catlin & Candace Chapman
- Action News at 11(11:00-11:35PM) Anchor: James Gaddis
Saturday-Sunday
- ''Action News Saturday Morning (7:30-8:00AM) Anchor: James Gaddis
- Action News Weekend Report (6:00-6:30PM), (11:00-11:35PM) Anchor: Justin Moss
External links
| Broadcast television in the Binghamton market [(Nielsen DMA #156)]'' | |||
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WBPN 10 (UPN/MNTV) -
WBNG 12 (CBS) -
WBGH 20 (NBC) -
W26BS 26 (TBN) -
WIVT 34 (ABC) -
WICZ 40 (FOX) -
WSKG 46 (PBS)
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| Local cable television channels | |||
| WBXI 11 (The WB (to be The CW 9/2006)) | |||
| Broadcast television in the Elmira / Corning market market [(Nielsen DMA #173)] | |||
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WETM 18 (NBC) -
WSKA 30 (PBS) -
WTTX-LP 30 (UPN/Ind) -
WENY 36 (ABC/The CW on DT2) -
WJKP-LP 39 (Ind/MNT) -
WYDC 48 (FOX) -
WNYI 52 (UNI)
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| Local cable television channels | |||
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WBE 2 (The WB) -
PEISH
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| Past broadcast stations | |||
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WTVE 24 (DuMont)
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| Binghamton stations serving the area | |||
| WBNG 12 (CBS) - WSKG 46 (PBS) | |||
| '''CBS Network Affiliates in the state of New York | |
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| WCBS 2 () - WIVB 4 () - WTVH 5 () - WRGB 6 () - WWNY 7 () - WROC 8 () - WBNG 12 () | |
| '''See also: , , , , , and stations in New York | |
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