| Nashville, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Branding | CW 58 |
| Slogan | Come Watch |
| Channels | Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 58 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | The CW (since 2006) The Country Network (DT2) |
| Owner | Tennessee Broadcasting (operated under outsourcing agreement by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.) (Nashville License Holdings, LLC) |
| First air date | November 29, 1995 |
| Call letters' meaning | N A for Nashville, surrounded by W B for The WB Television Network |
| Sister station(s) | WUXP-TV, WZTV |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 58 (1995-2009) |
| Former affiliations | The WB (1995-2006) |
| Transmitter power | 350 kW |
| Height | 367 m |
| Facility ID | 73310 |
| Website | www.cw58.tv |
WNAB, virtual channel 58 (digital channel 23) is the CW-affiliated television station in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Tennessee Broadcasting, although operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group under an outsourcing agreement. It currently serves as a sister station to WZTV and WUXP-TV. It is currently branded as "CW58". WNAB's transmitter is located in Whites Creek, Tennessee.
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| Channel | Video | Aspect | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WNAB-CW | Main WNAB programming / The CW |
| 58.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WNAB-TC | The Country Network |
In 2009, WNAB turned off its analog transmitter and remained on its pre-transition channel 23.[1][2] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display WNAB's virtual channel as 58. As a part of a deal involving several Sinclair Broadcast Group owned stations similar to the earlier deal between Sinclair and theCoolTV, WNAB added a subchannel for The Country Network, a fairly new network, on RF channel 23.2 (virtual channel 58.2) as of September 18, 2010, while WNAB still uses programming from The CW on RF channel 23.1 (virtual channel 58.1).
The station signed on the air on November 29, 1995 and was Nashville's affiliate for The WB. By mere coincidence, the call letters were chosen in 1987 (as a construction permit) as WNAB; something that would be exploited when the station became affiliated with The WB.
Original owner Speer Communications, a company founded by Home Shopping Network co-founder Roy Speer, launched the station from studios on Dickerson Road in Nashville, in a former Sam's Club building. Offering five hours of live, locally-produced programming each weekday, WNAB was quickly a hit among Nashville viewers, although the station lacked cable coverage in many of the suburbs. Controversial former Nashville mayor and U.S. congressman Bill Boner hosted an hour-long interview/call-in show, Prime Talk each weeknight. Its follow-up, Sports Talk, featured Nashville Banner sportswriter Greg Pogue and popular radio personality George Plaster showing highlights and taking calls about the day's sports action. On Friday nights in the fall, Sports Talk was extended by an hour and featured Nashville's first television show entirely devoted to high school football scores. Since the 1996 season at least one of Nashville's television stations has continued this tradition. Within two years, all of the live programming except Sports Talk had been canceled (partly due to budget constraints, partly due to The WB expanding its lineup past Sundays and Wednesdays). Plaster left Sports Talk and it was rebranded as Sports Plus and featured news and weather in addition to its sports content. It too was canceled in 1998. WNAB also aired several Nashville Predators games when the team made its debut during the 1998-1999 NHL season, and split time as the TV flagship alongside Fox Sports South until the end of the 1999–2000 NHL season.
Speer Communications had planned to use WNAB as a base of operations for a small network of television stations in each of Tennessee's six television markets. A statewide newscast was planned as part of the network. However, the company went bankrupt before any of the plans could come to fruition. The station was later sold to Lambert Broadcasting (now Tennessee Broadcasting) who operated the station for a short while and later outsourced its sales and operations to Sinclair Broadcast Group via an outsourcing agreement.
On September 18, 2006 WNAB became a CW affiliate.
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