WBGT-CD

WBGT-CD
Rochester, New York; United States
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF); Virtual: 46
Branding	My18
Programming
Subchannels	46.1: MyNetworkTV; 46.2: This TV; 46.4: Dabl; 46.5: Decades; 46.6: QVC; 46.7: Movies!; 46.8: TheGrio
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV (2006–present)
Ownership
Owner	Vision Communications ; (Stellar Television, LLC)
History
Founded	July 13, 1987
First air date	February 2, 1998; 23 years ago
Former call signs	W40AG (1987–1996); WBGT-LP (1996–2006); WBGT-CA (2006–2012)
Former affiliations	Independent (February–November 1998); UPN (November 1998–2006)
Call sign meaning	We're BiG TeleVision
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10318
Class	CD
ERP	10 kW
HAAT	161 m
Transmitter coordinates	43°10′14.0″N 77°40′23.0″W / 43.170556°N 77.673056°W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

WBGT-CD, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 29), is a low-powered, Class A MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. Its transmitter is located in the city's Northwest Quadrant. The station can also be seen on Charter Spectrum channel 18 (hence the "My 18" branding). Owned by Vision Communications, WBGT-CD has studios on Buffalo Road (NY 33) in the town of Gates (with a Rochester address).

WBGT-CD was formerly also seen over-the-air on analog repeater W26BZ (channel 26) in Victor, which is no longer licensed. This broadcast from a transmitter south of Perinton's Egypt hamlet along the Monroe and Ontario County line. This translator was replaced with another, WGCE-CD, some time before 2018; WGCE was spun off to HC2 Holdings in August 2018.^[1]

History[]

WBGT-CD began operations as WBGT-LP on February 2, 1998. For its first ten months on-air, it was an independent station before it became an UPN affiliate in November of that year. The Victor translator was added in 1999, and in 2001, Time Warner Cable added WBGT-LP to its lineup. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced that the networks would end broadcasting and merge to form The CW, which signed with cable-only WB affiliate WRWB (the forerunner of WHAM-DT2). Several weeks later, MyNetworkTV was announced by Fox as an alternative for UPN or WB affiliates not chosen by the CW. WBGT-LP quickly signed an affiliation deal with MyNetworkTV, and joined the network at its launch on September 5, 2006. Around this time, the suffix was changed from -LP to -CA.

The station has never been added to DirecTV; the station has no must-carry powers as a low-power operation. Eventually, when it signed on its digital facilities, the station's calls were changed to WBGT-CD.

Digital television[]

Digital channels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming^[2]
46.1	480i	4:3	WBGT-MY	Main WBGT-CD programming / MyNetworkTV
46.2			ThisTV	This TV
46.4			TNN	Dabl
46.5			MYROC	Decades
46.6			QVC	QVC
46.7				Movies!
46.8			TheGrio	TheGrio

References[]

^ Jarro, Summer; Special to RBR+TVBR (2018-08-22). "HC2 Strikes Again With Two More Station Buys | Radio & Television Business Report".
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WBGT-CD

External links[]

[1] Jarro, Summer; Special to RBR+TVBR (2018-08-22). "HC2 Strikes Again With Two More Station Buys | Radio & Television Business Report".

[2] RabbitEars TV Query for WBGT-CD

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v t Television Stations viewable in the Greater Rochester, New York area
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations	WGCE-CD (6.1 Court TV, 6.2 Grit TV, 6.3 GetTV, 6.4 Cozi TV, 6.5 Buzzr) WROC-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 Bounce, 8.3 Laff, 8.4 Mystery) WHEC-TV (10.1 NBC, 10.2 MeTV, 10.3 Start, 10.4 Ion, 10.5 H&I, 10.6 TrueReal, 10.7 Defy TV) WHAM-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW, 13.3 Charge!) WXXI-TV (21.1 PBS, 21.2 World, 21.3 Create, 21.4 PBS Kids) WUHF (31.1 Fox, 31.2 ANT, 31.3 Comet, 31.4 TBD) WNIB-LD (42.1 TCT, 42.2 SBN, 42.3 Grio, 42.4 Digi, 42.5 LC) WBGT-CD (46.1 MNTV, 46.2 This TV, 46.4 Dabl, 46.5 Decades, 46.6 QVC, 46.7 Movies!, 46.8 TheGrio)
Cable-only stations	MSG Western New York MSG Plus Spectrum News Rochester SNY YES
Adjacent locals	Buffalo WGRZ (2.1 NBC, 2.2 ANT, 2.3 True Crime, 2.4 Quest, 2.5 Twist) WIVB-TV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 QVC) WKBW-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Bounce, 7.3 Mystery, 7.4 Grit, 7.5 HSN) WNED-TV (17.1 PBS, 17.2 World, 17.3 PBS Kids) WNLO (23.1 CW, 23.2 Rewind) WUTV (29.1 Fox, 29.2 TBD, 29.3 Charge!) WNYO-TV (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 Stadium, 49.3 Comet, 49.4 GetTV) WPXJ-TV (51.1 Ion, 51.2 Court TV, 51.3 Grit, 51.4 Laff, 51.5 Defy, 51.6 TrueReal, 51.7 Newsy) WBBZ-TV (67.1 Ind., 67.2 H&I, 67.3 MeTV, 67.4 Daystar, 67.5 Dabl, 67.6 Start, 67.7 Decades, 67.8 Movies!) Syracuse WSTM-TV (3.1 NBC, 3.2 CW, 3.3 Comet) WTVH (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Charge!, 5.3 TBD) WSYR-TV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 ANT, 9.3 Bounce, 9.4 Laff) WCNY-TV (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 GlobalConnect, 24.4 PBS Kids) WSPX-TV (56.1 Ion, 56.2 Court TV, 56.3 Grit, 56.4 Mystery, 56.5 Defy, 56.6 TrueReal, 56.7 Newsy) WSYT (68.1 Fox, 68.2 Cozi, 43.1 MNTV, 43.2 Dabl)
New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown See also Toronto Ontario Media in Rochester

v t MyNetworkTV affiliates serving the state of New York
O&O's are in bold
WWOR-TV 9 (Secaucus, NJ/New York City) WPNY-LD 11 (Utica) WJKP-LD 39 (Elmira) WBGT-CD 40 (Rochester) WYCI 40 (Saranac Lake) WICZ-DT 40.2 (Binghamton) WSYT-DT 43 (Syracuse) WVNC-LD2 45.2 (Watertown) WNYO 49 (Buffalo) WNYA 51 (Pittsfield, MA/Albany)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in New York