WNBW-DT

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WNBW-DT
WNBW-DT Logo.png
Gainesville, Florida
United States
ChannelsDigital: 8 (VHF)
Virtual: 9
BrandingNBC 9 (general)
CBS 4 News on NBC 9 (newscasts)
Antenna TV Gainesville (on DT4)
Programming
Affiliations9.1: NBC
9.2: Charge!
9.3: Comet
9.4: Antenna TV
Ownership
OwnerMPS Media, LLC
(MPS Media of Gainesville License, LLC)
OperatorNew Age Media, LLC
(via LMA; certain services provided by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
broadcast: WGFL, WYME-CD
cable: Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Sun[1]
History
FoundedSeptember 20, 1996
First air date
December 31, 2008 (13 years ago) (2008-12-31)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
9 (VHF, 2008–2020)
Call sign meaning
NBC in Western Florida
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83965
ClassDT
ERP65 kW
HAAT260 m (853 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°37′47.7″N 82°34′24″W / 29.629917°N 82.57333°W / 29.629917; -82.57333 (WNBW-DT)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitemycbs4.com

WNBW-DT, virtual channel 9 (VHF digital channel 8), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida, United States. Owned by MPS Media, it is operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by New Age Media, making it sister to High Springs-licensed dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WGFL (channel 28) and Gainesville-licensed low-powered, Class A Antenna TV affiliate WYME-CD (channel 45). All three stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The stations share studios on Northwest 80th Boulevard (along I-75/SR 93) in Gainesville and transmitter facilities on Southwest 30th Avenue near Newberry. There is no separate website for WNBW; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WGFL.

On cable, WNBW is available on Cox channel 9 in Gainesville and Altitude Communications channel 9 in High Springs, and in high definition on Cox digital channel 1009.

The Gainesville market is located between several other Florida DMAs. In these areas, local cable systems opt instead for the affiliate for their home market instead of WNBW. This includes Charter Spectrum and Cox in Ocala (part of the Orlando market) that both offer WESH (in Cox's case the system only offers WESH in Ocala). In Lake City (part of the Jacksonville DMA), Comcast Xfinity provides WTLV.

History[]

In June 2008, WGFL announced it would be launching a new digital-only television station on September 8. Originally known since 1996 by its construction permit number, 960920WR, the station received the WNBW-DT calls on August 18. Its signal was activated for testing on September 4.[2] New Age Media officially launched the station on December 31, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. through an LMA with MPS Media.[3] On that date, WNBW began regular programming bringing local NBC service back to Gainesville since WCJB-TV switched its affiliation from the network to ABC in 1973.[3] It holds rights to enforce blackouts on out-of-market stations carrying NBC and syndicated programming such as WESH in Orlando which originally served Gainesville and Ocala as the de facto affiliate.[4] Cox began offering WNBW on channel 9 beginning January 16.[5] However, WESH's analog and digital feeds remain on the system.

Former logo of WNBW-DT

The station had a construction permit for airing an analog signal on UHF channel 29. However, this was not activated before the analog shutdown on June 12, 2009.[3] Originally, WNBW indicated it would eventually air some local programming including local newscasts by the start of 2010, a requirement for its affiliation agreement.[3][6]

On September 25, 2013, New Age Media announced that it would sell most of its stations, including WGFL and WMYG-LP, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Concurrently, MPS Media planned to sell WNBW-DT to Cunningham Broadcasting; the station would have continued to be operated by WGFL.[7][8] On October 31, 2014, MPS Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WNBW-DT;[9] the next day, Sinclair purchased the non-license assets of the stations it planned to buy from New Age Media and began operating them through a master service agreement.[10][11]

On July 28, 2021, the FCC issued a Forfeiture Order stemming from a lawsuit against MPS Media. The lawsuit, filed by AT&T, alleged that MPS Media failed to negotiate for retransmission consent in good faith for the stations. Owners of other Sinclair-managed stations, such as Deerfield Media, were also named in the lawsuit. MPS was ordered to pay a fine of $512,288.[12]

Digital television[]

Digital channels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[13]
9.1 1080i 16:9 WNBW-DT Main WNBW-DT programming / NBC
9.2 480i Charge! Charge!
9.3 Comet Comet
9.4 Antenna Simulcast of WYME-CD / Antenna TV

Until June 3, 2015, WYME-CD did not air a digital signal, as with the case of many Class A stations. A digital simulcast is provided on WNBW-DT4 currently for that purpose.

As part of the repacking process following the 2016–2017 FCC incentive auction, WNBW moved its VHF channel allocation number from 9 to 8 on May 1, 2020.

Programming[]

Syndicated programming on WNBW as of January 2022 includes Mike & Molly, Family Feud, The Good Dish, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, and Daily Mail TV among others.

Newscasts[]

WNBW simulcasts CBS 4 News with WGFL at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; the 11:00 p.m. newscast can be delayed on either station due to network obligations. WGFL and WNBW also simulcast local news and weather cut-ins on weekday mornings during their national network shows. Despite WNBW's affiliation with NBC, the CBS 4 News name is used on all its associated stations. CBS 4 News was previously known as GTN News prior to April 2016.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 23, 2019). "Sinclair Closes $10.6B Disney RSN Purchase". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=a4f3e0f8f3134e35b4824d9a12e52b0b&p=14590401#post14590401
  3. ^ a b c d Clark, Anthony (2008-09-16). "Local NBC affiliate set to join airwaves". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  4. ^ http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080605/NEWS/806050333
  5. ^ http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=505862&page=68
  6. ^ http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/09/17/daily.4/
  7. ^ Haber, Gary (September 25, 2013). "Sinclair Broadcast Group to pay $90M for eight New Age Media TV stations". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M". TVNewsCheck. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  9. ^ Kirkpatrick, Daniel A. (October 31, 2014). "Re: MPS Media of Gainesville License, LLC…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  10. ^ "Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results" (PDF) (Press release). Baltimore: Sinclair Broadcast Group. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q". sbgi.edgarpro.com. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Forfeiture Order" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  13. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WNBW

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