STATIONS WITH OTHER MAJOR NETWORK(S) ON THEIR SUB-CHANNELS

[ajc_trw]

WBOC Salisbury MD

16.1 CBS-HD
16.2 FOX-SD Widescreen*

It's a small station near Ocean City, Maryland but it's choice to broadcast SD Widescreen OTA while making HD available via cable an example ABC stations running Live Well HD should follow.

That is if ABC ever gets programming worth watching.

*On some STBs FOX-21 comes up as 21.2

 

[txchipk]

NBC WALB 10 Albany GA recently announced it will be adding ABC on 10.2 in 2011 (This TV would go to 10.3 from 10.2)

 

[wncc]

Tri-Cities TN/VA

WCYB 5.1 (NBC)
WCYB 5.2 (CW)

WKPT 19.1 (ABC)
WKPT 19.2 (MY)* (Retransmission of WAPK-CA)

 

[PDXREXX]

KTMF Missoula, MT
23.1 ABC
23.2 Fox

The ABC stations in Great Falls, Helena
And Butte/Bozeman also have this same
configuration

 

[dave73]

In Milwaukee, Weigel Broadcasting has a simulcast of WYTU-LD (RF 17, PSIP 63) on WBME 49.4 which is the Telemundo affiliate. WYTU-LD doesn't cover the entire market, and having Telemundo on a subchannel of WBME allows for the network to be available to the entire market. It however is in SD.

In Grand Rapids, while WWMT doesn't have a major network on 3.2, it does have CW on 3.2, while CBS is on the main channel in 1080i HD.

I can't think of other markets have have a major network on a subchannel, but I believe this arrangement will primarily be found in markets with less than 6 full power stations. I could possibily see this being done in markets with less than 10 full power stations as well. Now if only WNDU or WSJV would put ABC on a subchannel (in the case of WSJV, that would involve putting ABC back on their station). WSBT is too committed to their independent SBT 2 channel on WSBT 22.2 to also carry ABC.

 

[fybush]

The subject line specifies "major" networks, so the very common NBC on x.1 and CW or My on x.2 doesn't really qualify here. But a few that do.

WLIO Lima OH- NBC 8.1, Fox on 8.2, plus ABC and CBS on sister station WOHL 35.1/2.

WIVT Binghamton NY. ABC 34.1, NBC 34.2

WENY Elmira NY: ABC 36.1, CBS 36.2, CW 36.3

WWNY Watertown NY. CBS 7.1, Fox 7.2

 

[Bengalsfan]

Cincinnati, OH

WKRC 12.1 (CBS)
WKRC 12.2 (CW)

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

Like Scott, I'm not counting the mininets.

I'm also not sure I count those stations which simulcast sister major network stations due to signal/market issues - i.e. WWCP/8 (Fox) carrying WATM/23 (ABC) on .2, and WATM carrying WWCP on its .2.

Though I do wish WUAB/43 would add WOIO/19 on 43.3...

 

[Nate Wesley]

The strange thing with WAGM is that it was a CBS affiliate before the DTV transition, but chose to put its main signal on Channel 8.2 and FOX on 8.1. I've heard of a couple other situations like that but it's fairly unusual.

You'll note all of those cases are with Fox affiliates.

- Trip

What Trip talks about seems to be the case with WGBC in Meridian, Mississippi, an NBC affiliate dating back to 1991 (according to Wikipedia).

WGBC Meridian, MS
30.1 Fox
30.2 NBC

Also in Meridian, MS: WTOK
11.1 ABC
11.2 MyNetworkTV
11.3 The CW

As it is, the only stations in the market doing 'singular' major network duty include WMDN 24 (CBS main, Accuweather subchannel) and WMAW 14 (PBS main, Create subchannel).

 

[trapper12]

KBMT Beaumont, TX:

12-1 ABC
12-2 NBC

WNKY Bowling Green, KY:

40-1 NBC
40-2 CBS

I do know of one instance when an affiliate regularly
airs a show on its digital subchannel: WFMY pre-empts
the "Saturday Early Show" on 2-1 and airs it on 2-2.

And it's not unusual for CBS affiliates to have games on
their digital subchannels during March Madness; we've
had occasions when two ACC teams were playing at the
same time, and WFMY and (particularly) WRAL would carry
one game on the main channel and one on the subchannel.

WBKO Bowling Green Ky: 13.1 ABC
13.2 FOX
13.3 CW