WBGR-LD
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Call sign meaning | IATA airport code for Bangor International Airport |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33959 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 1 kW |
| HAAT | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°52′44″N 68°52′55.7″W / 44.87889°N 68.882139°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
WBGR-LD (channel 18) is a low-power television station licensed to both Bangor and Dedham, Maine, United States, affiliated with MeTV. The station is owned by James McLeod, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Ohio Street in Glenburn, Maine.
History
WBGR first went on the air on August 28, 1995 as Bangor's WB affiliate to become the first commercial UHF station in the market and the first new commercial station locally built in over 30 years. That relationship ended in 1998 when The WB created a cable-only channel for its smaller markets (known as WBAN in Bangor); around the same time, the station added programming from the Pax (now Ion Television) network, which launched at that time.
WBGR has aired local programming from local churches, civic organizations and high school sports at various times during its history. The station also carried late afternoon
In April 2014, WBGR-LP became an affiliate of MeTV.[3]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.1 | 480i | 4:3 |
WBGR | MeTV |
| 33.2 | Heroes & Icons |
The station was issued its license for digital operation on March 12, 2015. By early September 2019, WBGR-LD commenced digital operations, adding Heroes & Icons and Antenna TV programming to their second digital subchannel. By November of that year, RabbitEars.Info listed six new feeds (LD3 through LD8) for WBGR-LD, those new feeds remaining blank at first.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGR-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Flames Sports Network
- ^ "Me-TV Adds Affils In Anchorage, Bangor". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WBGR-LD