WBGR-LD

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WBGR-LD
WBGR-LP logo.png
WBGR-LP's Alternative-Me-TV Logo.png
Bangor–Dedham, Maine
United States
ChannelsDigital: 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
BrandingWBGR
Programming
Affiliations33.1: MeTV
33.2: H&I/Antenna TV
Ownership
OwnerJames McLeod
(Maine Family Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
August 28, 1995 (26 years ago) (1995-08-28)
Former call signs
W33BD (1992–1995)
WBGR-LP (1995–2019)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
33 (UHF, 1995–2019)
The WB (1995–1998)
Liberty Channel
World Harvest
Ion Television (1998–2014)
Retro Television Network
(until April 2014)
Call sign meaning
IATA airport code for Bangor International Airport
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID33959
ClassLD
ERP1 kW
HAAT68 m (223 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°52′44″N 68°52′55.7″W / 44.87889°N 68.882139°W / 44.87889; -68.882139
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WBGR-LD, virtual channel 33 (UHF digital channel 18), is a low-powered MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to both Bangor and Dedham, Maine, United States. The station is owned by James McLeod. WBGR-LD's studios and transmitter are located on Ohio Street in Glenburn, Maine. On cable, the station is carried on Charter Spectrum channel 12.

History[]

Former logo of the television station

WBGR first went on the air on August 28, 1995 as Bangor's WB affiliate to become the first commercial UHF station in the market and the first new commercial station locally built in over 30 years. That relationship ended in 1998 when The WB created a cable-only channel for its smaller markets (known as WBAN in Bangor); around the same time, the station added programming from the Pax (now Ion Television) network, which launched at that time.

WBGR has aired local programming from local churches, civic organizations and high school sports at various times during its history. The station also carried late afternoon college football games from CBS, as WABI-TV (channel 5) chose to preempt football in order to air a local 6 p.m. newscast. WBGR also aired Boston Red Sox baseball games in 2002, syndicated from the FOX 25 Red Sox Television Network. Daytime programming is filled with family-oriented programming as well as religious programming from several leading Bible teachers. In 2010, Liberty University's Flames Sports Network[1] began airing live sporting events, as well as daily convocation services.

In April 2014, WBGR-LP became an affiliate of MeTV.[2]

Digital television[]

Digital channel[]

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[3]
33.1 480i 4:3 WBGR Main WBGR-LD programming / MeTV
33.2 H&I & Antenna TV

The station was issued its license for digital operation on March 12, 2015. By early September 2019, WBGR-LD commenced digital operations, adding Heroes & Icons and Antenna TV programming to their second digital subchannel. By November of that year, RabbitEars.Info listed six new feeds (LD3 through LD8) for WBGR-LD, those new feeds remaining Blank at first.

Programming[]

Weekday morning religious programs include Life Today with James Robison, Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, Through the Bible with Les Feldrick, Liberty University Convocation, Enjoying Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer, and Believers' Voice of Victory with Kenneth Copeland. Afternoons feature classic programs such as Green Acres and Little House on the Prairie. Afternoon and evening programming features shows from the Retro Television Network, interrupted occasionally for live sporting events from Liberty University's Flames Sports Network. Prior to carrying RTN programming, WBGR carried Ion Television during the afternoon and evening hours.

References[]

  1. ^ Flames Sports Network
  2. ^ "Me-TV Adds Affils In Anchorage, Bangor". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  3. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WBGR-LD

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