WBGR-LP

WBGR-LP is a low-powered television station located in Bangor, Maine, licensed to both Bangor and Dedham. The station is affiliated with the Ion Television, World Harvest and Liberty Channel networks, and broadcasts on channel 33 and channel 12 on Time Warner Cable. It is a Class A operation, despite being legally identified with the -LP suffix in its call letters.

History

WBGR first went on the air on August 28, 1995 as Bangor's WB affiliate. That relationship ended in 1998 when The WB created a cable-only channel for its smaller markets (known as WBAN in Bangor); around the same time, the station added programming from the Pax (now Ion Television) network, which launched at that time. WBGR has also aired local programming from local churches and civic organizations and high school sports at various times during its history. The station also carried late afternoon college football games from CBS, as WABI-TV chose to preempt football in order to air a local 6 p.m. newscast. Daytime programming is filled with wholesome family programming as well as inspirational teaching from several leading Bible teachers. In 2010 Liberty University's Flames Sports Network began airing live sporting events, as well as convocation services on a daily basis.

Programming

Weekday morning programs are Life Today with James Robison, Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, Through the Bible with Les Feldrick, Liberty University Convocation, Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer, and Kenneth Copeland. Afternoons feature classic programs such as Green Acres and Little House on the Prairie. Evening programing features shows from ION Television, interrupted occasionally for live sporting events from Liberty University's Flames Sports Network.

External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for WBGR-LP