WBSF

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WBSF
ATSC 3.0 station
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CityBay City, Michigan
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BrandingCW 46
Programming
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Ownership
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OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group
WEYI-TV, WSMH[1]
History
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  • Analog: 46 (UHF, 2006–2009)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2008–2019)
The WB (2004–2006)
Call sign meaning
WB Saginaw-Flint[2]or Bay City-Saginaw-Flint
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
82627
ERP600 kW
HAAT365 m (1,198 ft)
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Websitethecw46.com

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WBSF (channel 46), branded CW 46, is a television station licensed to Bay City, Michigan, United States, serving northeastern Michigan as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group under a shared services agreement (SSA), making it sister to WEYI-TV (channel 25) and dual Fox/NBC affiliate WSMH (channel 66).

The three stations share studios on West Pierson Road in Mount Morris Township (with a Flint mailing address); WBSF's transmitter is located at its former studios on West Willard Road in Vienna Township along the Genesee–Saginaw county line (with a Clio mailing address).

History

A permit was issued by the FCC for a new station on channel 46 in Bay City to Vista Communications Group in late 2003. The station was expected to be the WB network affiliate for the Flint/Tri-Cities market.[4]

On October 1, 2004, the station's construction permit was approved. In that same year, Barrington Broadcasting launched WBSF on cable and on WEYI's second digital subchannel, bringing The WB back to the market after a three-year absence (WB programming in-market was last seen on WEYI on a secondary clearance from 1999 to 2001). On February 2, 2005, the FCC transferred the permit to Acme Television then to Barrington.[5]

With the merger of The WB and UPN to become The CW, WBSF became the area's network affiliate in September 2006 when the channel began broadcasting over the air.[5] As a result of the network change, WBSF rebranded from "Mid-Michigan's WB" to "CW 46 Mid-Michigan". However, its call letters were not changed as the "B" in the calls also stands for Bay City which is the station's city of license. "S" and "F" stand for Saginaw and Flint, respectively. WBSF signed-on its analog channel on September 13, 2006, although it continued to be seen on WEYI-DT2. It was the only full-power television station to be built and signed-on by Barrington Broadcasting.

On February 28, 2013, Barrington announced that it would sell its entire group, including WBSF and WEYI, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. However, due to FCC duopoly regulations, since Sinclair already owns Fox affiliate WSMH, Sinclair transferred the license assets of WBSF to Cunningham Broadcasting and of WEYI to Howard Stirk Holdings (owned by conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams). WSMH took over the operations of both WBSF and WEYI through local marketing agreements when the deal was completed[6] on November 25.[7]

Programming

WBSF has served as an alternate NBC affiliate. In 2006, the channel aired an episode of Friday Night Lights on tape delay due to WEYI's broadcast of the second Michigan gubernatorial debate. The station may air any preempted NBC program should the preemption occur on WSMH-DT2 for a local special, breaking news story, any other emergency, or Detroit Lions preseason football.

Newscasts

WBSF once aired a weeknight newscast called The 7 O'Clock News on CW 46 which was produced by WEYI. This production was canceled in April 2008.[citation needed]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the multiplexed signals of sister stations WEYI and WSMH:

Subchannels provided by WBSF (ATSC 1.0)
Channel Res. Short name Programming ATSC 1.0 host
46.1 1080i CW The CW WEYI-TV
46.2 480i Charge! Charge!
46.3 ANTENNA Antenna TV WSMH

Analog-to-digital conversion

In June 2008, WBSF received its construction permit for its digital facilities with the station switching from analog to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009.[5]

ATSC 3.0 conversion

The station began broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 on March 15, 2022, carrying the signal of that station along with WJRT-TV, WNEM, WSMH, and WEYI-TV.[8]

Subchannels of WBSF (ATSC 3.0)[1]
Channel Res. Short name Programming
5.1 1080p WNEMDT CBS (WNEM-TV) DRM
12.1 720p WJRT ABC (WJRT-TV)
25.1 1080p WEYI Roar (WEYI-TV)
46.1 WBSF The CW
66.1 720p WSMH Fox (WSMH)
66.2 1080p WSMHNBC NBC (WSMH)
66.10 T2 T2
66.11 PBTV Pickleballtv
66.20 GMLOOP GameLoop
66.21 ROXi ROXi

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  Subchannel broadcast with digital rights management

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  Subchannel streamed via the Internet[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Digital TV Market Listing for WBSF". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pullen, Doug (May 27, 2005). "Evening news anchor departs amid changes at WEYI". The Flint Journal. p. F15.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WBSF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GM Town in Flux". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. November 30, 2003. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WBSF TV Channel 46 Bay City/Saginaw/Flint". Michigan Guide.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malone, Michael (February 28, 2013). "Sinclair's Chesapeake TV Acquires Barrington Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Five Stations Launch NextGen TV Flint, Mich". March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ATSC 3.0 Streams Delivered Via Internet". RabbitEars. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

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