WBGN-LD

WBGN-LP is a Class A qualified low-powered independent station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by Bruno-Goodworth Network, Inc. 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.

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-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 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. The station was dropped in 2006 from several Comcast systems in the region, including those Comcast acquired from now-defunct Adelphia Cable but returned to those systems in 2008 after a management change at Comcast. Because the station is not at full-power, it does not have "must-carry" status, so in most cases WBGN must lease channel space on cable systems.

In 2009, the station was dropped from Comcast systems because WBGN got behind on the payments for the leased channel space.

Bruno-Goodworth Network Stations

As of July 12, 2009, WBGN-LP is now broadcasting digitally in the Pittsburgh area on physical channel 16 (485 MHz), the former analog designation of WQEX. Four standard definition channels are being provided. 59-1 is WBGN, 59-2 is a simulcast of HSN, 59-3 is Info-TV, and 59-4 is STUFF. The "STUFF" channel carries local ads and public service.

Aside from the main signal, WBGN-LP is not currently broadcasting on any digital channels, although it plans on doing so by the end of summer 2009. The main WBGN signal plus satellite stations in New Castle, Beaver, Kittaning, and Greensburg signed off their analog signals on June 12th, since they fall 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 will air on a former analog designation, in this case channel 27, the former analog home of CBS affiliate WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio. (Although New Castle is part of the Pittsburgh DMA, it is much closer to Youngstown and well within range of WKBN's signal.) Because all of the stations are low-powered, they are not required to convert to digital at this time

Call Sign

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

See also

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

External links

• Official Web Site