WBGN-CD

WBGN-CD is a Class A television station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by Bruno-Goodworth Network, Inc. WBGN-CD began broadcasting in 1995 on channel 59 with the call sign W59BT. WBGN simulcasts on nine (9) Class A 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 Class A stations in the country that is "reportable" by Nielsen Media Research.

Programming

The station broadcasts a variety of programming including first run syndicated shows such as Martha, Reno 911, Chappelle's Show, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Temptation and Jury Duty, along with former network hits such as Family Ties, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, The Nanny, Mad About You, The Outer Limits, and America's Funniest Home Videos. The prime-time lineup is rounded out with programming syndicated from Canada such as Cold Squad, Stone Undercover and ReGenesis. The network also shows second-run movies, children's shows such as Beakman's World, 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 The It's Alive Show, 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.

Station Availability

WBGN-CD is carried on Verizon FiOS. Including the broadcast on channel 59 in Pittsburgh, WBGN is available over-the-air to almost 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.

Bruno-Goodworth Network Stations

On July 12, 2009, WBGN-CD began broadcasting digitally in the Pittsburgh area on physical channel 16 (485 MHz), the former analog designation of WINP-TV.

The main WBGN signal plus all of its satellite stations signed off their analog signals on June 22, 2010, since many fell within the channel 52-69 spectrum that was freed up for other uses by the FCC. Like the main signal, the digital signal in New Castle airs on a former analog designation, in this case channel 27, the former analog home of CBS affiliate WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio as does the digital signal in Greensburg which airs on the former analog designation of CW affiliate WPCW Pittsburgh/Jeanette, PA. As of July 28, 2010 WBGN and all of its satellite stations including New Castle (WPCP), Butler (WNNB), Beaver (WJMB), and Greensburg (WEMW) are transmitting digitally.

Currently four standard definition channels are being provided by the station.

Call Sign

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

See also

• WJPW-CA Weirton, WV
• WVTX-CA Bridgeport, OH

References

External links

• Official Web Site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WBGN-CD
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WBGN-CD