WBGN-LP

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WBGN-LP (A Class-A Station)

Green Tree Hill (Pittsburgh, PA)
City of license	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Branding	WBGN-TV
Slogan	The family's all here
Channels	59 (UHF) analog, 10 (VHF) digital
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	Ind
Owner	Bruno-Goodworth Network
Founded	1995
Call letters meaning	Bruno-Goodworth Network
Former callsigns	W59BT
Former affiliations	All News Channel, UATV
Transmitter Power	8 kW(an) 0.3(dig)
Height	N/A
Class	Class-A
Facility ID	247012
Website	wbgn.com

WBGN-LP is a Class A qualified low-powered independent station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by the Bruno-Goodworth Network. WBGN-LP began broadcasting in 1995 on channel 59 with the call sign W59BT. WBGN identifies itself as WBGN-TV to eliminate any confusion to viewers as to what WBGN is. WBGN simulcasts on nine (9)LPTV television stations that are strategically located throughout the Pittsburgh DMA. This combined signal makes WBGN's coverage equal to or greater than the existing full power network affiliates in the Pittsburgh Market. WBGN is one of the few LPTV stations in the country that is "reportable" by Nielsen Media Research. This reportability allows WBGN to compete in the marketplace with all of the Pittsburgh network affiliates for programming, promotion and advertising dollars.

1 Programming
2 Station Availability
3 Bruno-Goodworth Network Stations
4 Call Sign
5 See Also
6 External links

[edit] Programming

The station broadcasts a variety of programming including first run syndicated shows such as Geraldo at Large and other syndicated shows such as Family Ties, Married with Children, Hawaii Five 0, Mission Impossible, Nanny, Mad About You, Outer Limits, America's Funniest Home Videos. It also shows blockbuster movies, children's shows, live religious broadcasts, and real estate shows.

WBGN produces a number of regularly scheduled local programs. It broadcasts Local News Breaks and local high school and professional sporting events. In 2005 the station began production of It's Alive, a program showcasing horror films and B-movies. Since May 2006, the station also produces two-minute news and 30-second weather segments which air every half hour during prime-time hours.

[edit] Station Availability

WBGN-LP is carried on most local cable systems. WBGN is not available on satellite. Including the broadcast on channel 59 in Pittsburgh, the station is available over-the-air to all households in South-Western Pennsylvania, the Northern-Panhandle of West Virginia, and East-Central Ohio through the 9 stations that simulcast WBGN in the Pittsburgh market.

[edit] Bruno-Goodworth Network Stations

Call Sign	Ch. # (Analog)	Ch. # (Digital)	City
WBGN-LP	59	10	Pittsburgh
WPCP-LP (formerly W56CL)	56	17	New Castle, Pennsylvania
WNNB-LP	66	33	Beaver, Pennsylvania
WJMB-LP	44	--	Butler, Pennsylvania
WKHU-CA	60	--	Kittanning, Pennsylvania
WEMW-LP	56	19	Greensburg, Pennsylvania
WWKM-CA	20	--	Washington, Pennsylvania
WWKH-CA	35	--	Uniontown, Pennsylvania
WMVH-CA	26	--	Charleroi, Pennsylvania
WJPW-CA	18	--	Weirton, West Virginia
WVTX-CA	28	--	Bridgeport, Ohio

[edit] Call Sign

This station is not related to WBGN-AM in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Pittsburgh market (Nielsen DMA #22)

KDKA 2 (CBS) - WTAE 4 (ABC) - WPXI 11 (NBC) - WQED 13 (PBS) - WQEX 16 (AS) - WPCW 19 (The CW) - WPMY 22 (MNTV) - WNPB 24 (PBS/WVPB) - WIIC 29 (MTV2) - WBYD 35 (Ind) - WGPT 36 (PBS/MPT) - WPCB 40 (CSTV) - WLLS 49 (A1) - WPGH 53 (Fox) - WBGN 59 (Ind) - W63AU 63 (Ind) - WPTG 69 (Ind)
Local cable television channels
FSN Pittsburgh - PCNC

Broadcast television in the Youngstown, Ohio / Warren, Ohio market (Nielsen DMA #102)
WFMJ 21 (NBC) (The CW on DT2 "WBCB") - WKBN 27 (CBS, Simulcasts WYFX-LP on DT.2) - WYTV 33 (ABC) (MNTV on DT2 "My YTV") - WNEO 45 (PBS) - W52CX 52 (TBN) - WPCP-LP (Formerly W56CL) 56 (Ind) - WYFX-LP 62/WFXI-CA 17 (Fox)
Out-of-market stations available on cable in the market
KDKA 2 (CBS, Pittsburgh) - WKYC 3 (NBC, Cleveland) - WEWS 5 (ABC, Cleveland) - WJW 8 (Fox, Cleveland) - WPXI 11 (NBC, Pittsburgh) - WQED 13 (PBS, Pittsburgh) - WQEX 16 (AS, Pittsburgh) - WOIO 19 (CBS, Cleveland) - WPCW 19 (The CW, Pittsburgh) - WPMY 22 (MNTV, Pittsburgh) - WVPX 23 (i, Akron) - WVIZ 25 (PBS, Cleveland) - WUAB 43 (MNTV, Cleveland) - WPGH 53 (Fox, Pittsburgh) - WQLN 54 (PBS, Erie) - WBNX 55 (The CW, Cleveland) - WQHS 61 (Univision, Cleveland) - WOAC 67 (S@H/JTV, Canton) Note: Not all channels are available throughout Youngstown DMA.
See also: Broadcast television stations in the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Erie and Wheeling-Steubenville markets

Other Television Stations in the state of Pennsylvania

Independent Stations: WYBE 35 (Philadelphia)* - WGCB 49 (Red Lion) - WTVE 51 (Reading) - WBGN-LP 59 (Pittsburgh) - WFMZ 69 (Allentown) Religious Stations: W07BV / W19CI (EWTN, Wilkes-Barre) - WELL-LP 8 (Daystar, Willow Grove) - W35BT 35 (CSTV, Dillsburg) - WPCB 40 / WKBS 47 (CSTV, Greensburg / Altoona) - WBPH 60 (FamilyNet, Allentown) Other Stations: WQEX 16 (AS, Pittsburgh) - WFPA-CA 28 (TeleFutura, Philadelphia) - WIIC-LP 29 (MTV2, Pittsburgh) - WBYD-CA 35 (S@H, Pittsburgh) - WYLN-LP 35 (A1, Hazelton) - WLLS-LP 49 (A1, Indiana) - WQPX 64 (i, Scranton)
*WYBE is a non-commercial independent station. See article.
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS stations in Pennsylvania