WEPA-CD
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Branding | Pittsburgh's Cozi TV |
| Channels |
Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 59 () |
| Subchannels | 59.1 Cozi TV 59.2 Movies! 59.3 Retro TV |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Cozi TV (2014–present) |
| Owner |
OTA Broadcasting, LLC (OTA Broadcasting (PIT), LLC) |
| Founded | February 28, 1989 [1] |
| Call letters' meaning | WEstern PA |
| Former callsigns | W59BT (1989–1998) WBGN-LP (1998–2009) WBGN-LD (2009–2010) WBGN-CD (2010–2014) |
| Former affiliations |
All News Channel, UATV Universal Sports (on DT4), Live Well Network (also on DT4), Retro TV (on DT1) |
| Transmitter power | 8 kW(an) 14(dig) |
| Height | N/A |
| Class |
DC Digital Class-A |
| Facility ID | 247012 |
| Website | www |
WEPA-CD is a Class A television station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An affiliate of Movies!, the station is owned and operated by OTA Broadcasting, LLC (a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital), who purchased the station on August 26, 2013. It was previously owned by Bruno-Goodworth Network, Inc., who owned the stations since their inception. WEPA simulcasts on nine Class A television stations throughout the Pittsburgh market. This combined signal makes the coverage of WEPA and its satellite stations equal to or greater than the existing full power network affiliates in the Pittsburgh Market. WEPA is one of the few Class A stations in the country that is "reportable" by Nielsen Media Research.
WEPA-CD began broadcasting in 1995 on channel 59 with the call sign W59BT, and later WBGN (-LP 1998-2009, -LD 2009-2010, -CD 2010-2014) until November 2014. As WBGN-CD, the station broadcast 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 was rounded out with programming syndicated from Canada such as Cold Squad, Stone Undercover and ReGenesis. The network also showed second-run movies, children's shows such as Beakman's World, live religious broadcasts and real estate shows. The station produced and/or aired a number of regularly scheduled local programs. It broadcast local news breaks and local high school and professional sporting events. In 2005, the station broadcast The It's Alive Show, a local program showcasing horror films and B-movies. In May 2006, the station also produced two-minute news and 30-second weather segments which aired every half hour during prime-time hours. In 2013, WBGN-CD also started airing a professional wrestling show called PWX Unleashed from local McKeesport promotion Pro Wrestling eXpress. This is PWX's second TV show since their TV show which was held at Eastland Mall (North Versailles, Pennsylvania).
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