WBGT-CD
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WBGT-CD is a low-powered, Class A MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 (or virtual channel 46 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the city's Northwest Quadrant. The station can also be seen on Charter Spectrum channel 18 (hence the "My 18" on-air 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 | MYROC | Independent (My Rochester TV) | ||
| 46.3 | TUFF TV | The Action Channel | ||
| 46.4 | H&I | Dabl | ||
| 46.5 | DECADES | Decades | ||
| 46.6 | QVC | QVC | ||
| 46.7 | MOVIES! | Movies! |
See also
- Channel 18 branded TV stations in the United States
- Channel 46 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 46 low-power TV stations in the United States
- Channel 46 virtual TV stations in the United States