WABG-TV

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WABG-TV

Greenwood-Greenville, Mississippi
Branding	ABC 6
Slogan	The Delta is Watching
Channels	6 (VHF) analog, 32 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC Fox on DT2
Owner	Bahakel Communications
Founded	October 20, 1959
Former affiliations	CBS (1959)
Website	www.wabg.com/

WABG-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 6 in the Delta region of Mississippi. Starting September 13, 2006, the station will provide Fox programming on a digital subchannel. The station is licensed to the town of Greenwood but the largest town in the coverage area is Greenville. WABG-TV is owned by Bahakel Communications. Its transmitter is located near Inverness, Mississippi.

1 History
2 Programming
3 Delta Fox
4 External links

[edit] History

WABG-TV's first broadcast was on October 20, 1959, as an independent station. The station quickly joined the CBS network, but switched to ABC after complaints from WJTV in nearby Jackson that they were encroaching on their coverage area (WJTV would serve as the Delta's default CBS affiiate until WXVT went on the air in 1981).

[edit] Programming

WABG-TV's ABC 6 News broadcasts weekdays from 6-7 am, and 5, 6, and 10 pm; and weekends at 10 pm. Syndicated programs include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Judge Mathis, and The Maury Povich Show.

[edit] Delta Fox

WABG offers a Fox affiliate on a digital subchannel. "Delta Fox" signed on September 13, 2006, the day after Foxnet shut down. The nationwide Foxnet channel originally provided Fox programming to cable subscribers in the Greenville/Greenwood market, which was one of the last markets to be offered the service. They originally planned to close down on September 1, 2006, but was delayed to September 12, 2006, to allow WABG time to quickly put a Fox affiliate on its digital subchannel. ([1])

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Greenwood / Greenville market (Nielsen DMA #184)

WABG 6 (ABC)/(Fox on DT2) - WHCQ-LP 8 (A1) - WEBU-LP 11 (A1) - WXVT 15 (CBS) - WMAO 23 (PBS/MPB) - W42CY 42/W48DI 48 (TBN)
See also broadcast television in Memphis, Jackson, Monroe / El Dorado and Columbus/Tupelo/West Point markets

ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Mississippi

WABG 6 (Greenwood) - WTOK 11 (Meridian) - WLOX 13 (Biloxi) - WAPT 16 (Jackson) - WKDH 45 (Houston)
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Mississippi

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Mississippi

WABG 6.2 (Greenwood) - WTOK-DT 11.2 (Meridian) - WXXV 25 (Gulfport) - WLOV 27 (West Point) - WDBD 40 (Jackson) - WNTZ 48 (Natchez)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Mississippi