WBGH-CD
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Binghamton, New York United States |
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| Branding | NBC 5 (general) NewsChannel 34 (newscasts) |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) WIVT-DT 34.2 (UHF) Virtual: 20 () |
| Subchannels | 20.1 NBC 20.3 ABC |
| Affiliations | NBC (1997–present) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | 1996 |
| Call letters' meaning | BinGHamton |
| Sister station(s) |
WIVT, WETM-TV, WWTI, WSYR-TV, WROC-TV, WUTR, WFXV, WPNY-LP, WFFF-TV, WVNY |
| Former callsigns | W08DL (1996–1997) WBGH-LP (1997–2001) WBGH-CA (2001–2015) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 8 (VHF, 1996–2001) 20 (UHF, 2001–2015) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1996–1997) |
| Transmitter power | 0.04 kW 345 kW (WIVT-DT2) |
| Height | 204 m 278 m (WIVT-DT2) |
| Class | CA |
| Facility ID | 15569 11260 (WIVT-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′39″N 75°56′36″W / 42.06083°N 75.94333°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.binghamtonhomepage.com |
WBGH-CD is the Class A, NBC-affiliated television station for the Eastern Twin Tiers of Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Licensed to Binghamton, it broadcasts a low-powered digital signal on UHF channel 20 from a transmitter at its studios on Ingraham Hill Road southwest of downtown. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 5 (hence the NBC 5 branding) and in full high definition on digital channel 1203.
Owned by the Nexstar Media Group, WBGH is sister to ABC affiliate WIVT and the two outlets share studios. It can be seen in 720p (to be upgraded to 1080i soon) high definition over-the-air on its own signal and on the second digital subchannel (UHF channel 34.2) of full power WIVT from the same tower.
The original construction permit for the station was granted on November 10, 1993 and issued the call sign W08DL, reflecting its facilities on VHF channel 8. W08DL applied for a license to cover the permit in July 1996 and was granted it on August 12. That same year, Elmira NBC affiliate WETM-TV became Binghamton's default NBC affiliate after WICZ-TV (channel 40), the market's longtime NBC affiliate, switched to Fox in wake of similar affiliation switches in other parts of the country. Initially, through a form of local marketing agreement (LMA), a cable-only Binghamton version of WETM was launched in April 1996; under this arrangement, Time Warner Cable sold Binghamton-market advertising and replaced syndicated programs that aired on other Binghamton stations with programming acquired by WETM for the Binghamton market, while WETM sold regional advertising seen in both markets.
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