W26BS
| Binghamton, New York | |
|---|---|
| Channels |
Analog: 26 (UHF) Digital: 26 (UHF; not yet on air) |
| Affiliations | silent |
| Owner |
Trinity Broadcasting Network (sale to Regal Media pending) |
| First air date | May 1989 |
| Call letters' meaning | translator calls sequentially assigned by the FCC |
| Former callsigns | W14AH (1989–1997) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 14 (UHF, 1989–1997) |
| Former affiliations | TBN (1989–2012) |
| Transmitter power |
740 W (analog) 15 kW (digital) |
| Facility ID | 68003 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′22.00″N 75°56′39.00″W / 42.0561111°N 75.9441667°W |
W26BS was a low-power television station licensed to serve Binghamton, New York. It was most recently a repeater that broadcast programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, via satellite. The station broadcast on UHF channel 26, with an application to flash-cut to digital broadcasting on the same channel.
TBN took W26BS silent March 25, 2010 due to declining support, which has been attributed to the digital transition.[1] W26BS returned to the air on April 26, 2010.[2] On April 13, 2012, TBN sold 36 of its translators, including W26BS, to Regal Media, a broadcasting group headed by George Cooney, the CEO of the EUE/Screen Gems studios.[3] In the meantime, W26BS left the air once more, on July 16, 2012, after losing the lease to its transmitter site; it will not return until after the sale to Regal Media is complete.[4]
The station's license was cancelled by the FCC on July 16, 2013.
References
- ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 27, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Resumption of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 24, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ↑ FCC document: "Asset Purchase Agreement: Trinity Christian Center Of Santa Ana, Inc. / Trinity Broadcasting Of Arizona, Inc. (Sellers) and Regal Media, Inc. (Buyer)
- ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.