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(WBNG License, Inc.) First air date December 1, 1949 Call letters’ meaning BiNGhamton Former callsigns WNBF-TV (1949-1973) Former channel number(s) Analog: 12 (VHF) (1949-2009) Former affiliations All secondary:

DuMont (1949-1955)

NBC (1949-1957)

ABC (1949-1962) Transmitter Power 20.4 kW (digital) Height 342 m (digital) Facility ID 23337 Transmitter Coordinates 42°3'31.4?N 75°57'4.9?W? / ?42.058722°N 75.951361°W? / 42.058722; -75.951361 Website www.wbng.com

WBNG-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Binghamton, New York. The station serves the South Central New York-North Central Pennsylvania area. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 7. The station also operates WBXI, a cable-only affiliate of The CW network serving Binghamton. WBNG's transmitter is located in Binghamton.

In addition to the Binghamton market, WBNG is the default CBS affiliate for most of Otsego County in the Utica TV market. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Digital television 3 Logos 3.1 General Assignment Reporters 3.2 Meteorologists 3.3 Sports Reporters 4 News Music Packages 5 References 6 External links //

History

The station launched on December 1, 1949 as WNBF-TV, and was affiliated with all four American television networks at the time (CBS, DuMont, NBC and ABC). The station subsequently lost its affiliations with DuMont in 1955 (after the network's collapse), NBC in 1957 (to WICZ-TV, now a Fox affiliate) and ABC in 1962 (to WBJA-TV, later WMGC now WIVT). Triangle Publications, the owner of various broadcasting and newspaper properties such as WFIL-TV (now WPVI-TV) in Philadelphia, bought WNBF in 1955. The station adopted its current callsign, WBNG-TV, in 1973 when Triangle sold the station to Gateway Communications.

In 2000, Gateway Communications was purchased by SJL Broadcasting, which reduced staff from 100 to 58 over five years to fit the aggressive SJL automation model.

In 2002 the station's digital signal on channel 7 signed on. WBNG-DT began broadcasting network programming in high definition in late January 2007. Beginning in September 2007, WBXI will be simulcast on WBNG's new digital subchannel.

In April 2006, it was announced that Granite Broadcasting made a deal to acquire WBNG from Television Station Group License Subsidiary, LLC (the successor to SJL and a subsidiary of Alta Communications) for $45 million. The required money will be funded by a new senior credit facility created after the previously announced sales of Detroit's WMYD and San Francisco's KBWB fell apart. Granite closed on its purchase of WBNG on July 26, 2006. [1]

The current management team is as follows: Matthew Rosenfeld- President and General Manager WBNG, Bob Krummenacker- Vice President/Station Manager WBNG,