WBNG-DT2

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WBNG-DT2
Binghamton, New York

Branding	Binghamton CW 11 Action News
Slogan	TV Now (general) Your News Leader
Channels	Digital: WBNG-DT 7.2 (VHF) Virtual: 12.2 (PSIP)
Affiliations	The CW (via The CW Plus)
Owner	Granite Broadcasting Corporation (WBNG License, Inc.)
Founded	September 1998
Call letters' meaning	see WBNG
Sister station(s)	WTVH, WKBW-TV
Former callsigns	"WBXI" (1998-2007)
Former affiliations	The WB (1998-2006, via The WB 100+)
Transmitter power	20.4 kW (digital)
Height	342 m (digital)
Facility ID	23337 (digital)
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′31.4″N 75°57′4.9″W / 42.058722°N 75.951361°W / 42.058722; -75.951361 (digital)

WBNG-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for the Eastern Twin Tiers of Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. The station is part of The CW Plus and is a second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WBNG-TV (owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation). Over-the-air, WBNG-DT2 broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 (or virtual channel 12.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Ingraham Hill Road southwest of downtown. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 11 (hence the on-air branding Binghamton CW 11) and in HD on digital channel 1212. WBNG-DT2's parent station has studios on Columbia Drive in Johnson City.

History

The station was established in September 1998 alongside the launch of The WB 100+ and its cable-only affiliates. Since it was cable exclusive, the call sign "WBXI" was used in a fictional manner and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not recognize them. It was operated by WBNG which provided advertising sales and promotional duties. Meanwhile, UPN was seen in Binghamton on low-powered WBPN-LP.

On September 18, 2006, The WB and UPN ended broadcasting and merged to form The CW and WBXI began serving as the area's CW affiliate for the network as part of The CW Plus (a similar service to The WB 100+) while WBPN affiliated with rival service MyNetworkTV. It was not until September 2007 when this station started to be simulcasted on a new second digital subchannel of WBNG and began using the WBNG-DT2 call letters in an official manner.

Newscasts

WBNG produces a nightly prime time newscast on this CW second digital subchannel which competes with another broadcast seen every night on rival Fox affiliate WICZ-TV. The show airs for thirty minutes and is known as Action News at 10 on Binghamton CW 11. Like all The CW Plus affiliates, WBNG-DT2 also broadcasts the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz on weekday mornings.

Anchors

Dave Greber - weeknight news; also multimedia journalist and "Topic at 10" segment producer
Erika Mahoney - weekend news; also multimedia journalist
Howard Manges (CBM Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights
Michelle Costanza - meteorologist; weekends also news multimedia journalist
Brian Schroeder - meteorologist; fill-in
Travis Eldridge - weeknight sports
Mike Peal - weekend sports; also sports reporter
- "Academic All Star" and "Action Sports Spotlight" segments producer

Multimedia journalists

Perry Russom - fill-in news anchor
Kelly McCarthy - reporter
Jillian Marshall
Brandi Bailey
Haley Burton
Matt Porter

Photographers

Sam Gaddes - Chief
Steve Miller
Dave Sherry

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v t e Broadcast television in the Central Southern Tier, including Binghamton

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WXXW-LP 6 (Ind) WBPN-LP 10 (MNTV) WBNG (12.1 CBS, 12.2 The CW) WBGH-CA 20 (NBC) W26BS 26 (TBN) WIVT (34.1 ABC, 34.2 NBC) WICZ (40.1 Fox, 40.2 MNTV) WSKG (46.1 PBS, 46.2 World, 46.3 Create)

Cable-only stations	Time Warner Cable Sports Time Warner Cable News Central New York YES MSG Network SNY

Adjacent locals	Elmira/Corning WETM (18.1 NBC, 18.2 Ind) WSKA (30.1 PBS, 30.2 World, 30.3 Create) WENY (36.1 ABC, 36.2 CBS, 36.3 The CW) WJKP (39.1 MNTV) WYDC (48.1 Fox) Syracuse WSTM (3.1 NBC, 3.2 The CW, 3.3 local weather) WTVH (5.1 CBS) WSYR (9.1 ABC, 9.2 Me-TV) WCNY (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 World, 24.4 PBS Plus) WNYS (43.1 MNTV) WNYI (52.1 Daystar) WSPX (56.1 ION, 56.2 qubo, 56.3 Life, 56.4 Shop, 56.5 QVC, 56.6 HSN) WSYT (68.1 Fox, 68.2 ZUUS Country)

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v t e Broadcast television in Southwestern NY State, including Elmira and Corning

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WFBT (14.1 Ind) WETM-TV (18.1 NBC, 18.2 Ind) WSKA (30.1 PBS, 30.2 World, 30.3 Create) WENY-TV (36.1 ABC, 36.2 CBS, 36.3 The CW) WJKP-LD (39.1 MNTV) WYDC (48.1 Fox)

Outlying areas	W20CP-D (20.1 PBS, 20.2 VIA2, 20.3 Create)

Cable-only stations	YES MSG Network

Adjacent locals	Buffalo, NY WIVB-TV (4.1 CBS) WKBW-TV (7.1 ABC) Rochester, NY WROC-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 Bounce TV) WHEC-TV (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Me-TV, 10.3 WX) WHAM-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 The CW) WXXI-TV (21.1 PBS, 21.2 World, 21.3 Create) WUHF (31.1 Fox) Binghamton, NY WBNG-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 The CW) WIVT (34.1 ABC, 13.2 NBC) WICZ-TV (40.1 Fox, 40.2 MyNetworkTV) WSKG-TV (46.1 PBS, 46.2 World, 46.3 Create) Johnstown, PA WPSU-TV (3.1 PBS, 3.2 Create, 3.3 World) WJAC-TV (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Me-TV) WTAJ-TV (10.1 CBS)

Defunct channels	WTVE 24 (DuMont) PEISH TV

New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown Pennsylvania broadcast television Binghamton, New York Buffalo, New York Elmira, New York Erie Johnstown/Altoona/State College New York City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) Washington, DC Youngstown, Ohio

v t e CW Network Affiliates in the state of New York

WKTV-DT 2.2 (Utica) WPTZ-DT 5.2 (Plattsburgh) WBNG-DT 7.2 (Binghamton) WPIX 11 (New York City) WHAM-DT 13.2 (Rochester) WSTQ 14 (Syracuse) WNLO 23 (Buffalo) WENY-DT 36.3 (Elmira) WCWN 45 (Schenectady) WWTI-DT 50.2 (Watertown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in New York

v t e Granite Broadcasting Corporation

Key people	Stuart Beck (co-founder) W. Don Cornwell (co-founder) Peter Markham (chairman and CEO) Duane Lammers (COO)

ABC network affiliates	WHOI ¹ WKBW ² WPTA ^{3, 4}

CBS network affiliates	KDLH ^{3, 4} WBNG ⁴ WTVH ⁵

CW network affiliates	KDLH-DT2 / KRII-DT2 ⁴ WBNG-DT2 ⁴ WHOI-DT2 ¹ WPTA-DT2 ^{3, 4}

Independent station	KOFY

MyNetworkTV affiliates	KBJR-DT2 ⁴ KDLH-DT2 / KRII-DT9 ⁴ WAOE ⁶ WISE-DT2 ⁴ WMYD ²

NBC network affiliates	KBJR ⁴ KRII ⁴ WEEK ⁴ WISE ⁴

¹ Operated by Granite under an JSA with Sinclair Broadcast Group. ² Sale to The E. W. Scripps Company pending. ³ Operated by Granite under an LMA with Malara Broadcast Group. ⁴ Sale to Quincy Newspapers pending. The licenses for KDLH and WISE will be sold to SagamoreHill Broadcasting, with Quincy operating the stations under an SSA. ⁵ Owned by Granite, but operated under an JSA and SSA with Sinclair Broadcast Group. ⁶ Operated by Granite under an JSA with Venture Technologies Group.

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