WYME-CD
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| Gainesville, Florida United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Gainesville |
| Branding | MeTV Gainesville |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF), WNBW-DT 9.2 (VHF) Virtual: 45 (PSIP), 9.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | MeTV |
| Owner |
New Age Media, LLC (New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC) |
| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| First air date | June 20, 1994 |
| Call letters' meaning | METV |
| Sister station(s) | WNBW, WMYG-LP, WGFL |
| Former callsigns |
W14CB (1994–1997) WJXE-LP (1997–2001) WYPN-CA (2001–2011) WYME-CA (2011–2015) |
| Former channel number(s) |
14 (UHF analog, 1996–2001) 43 (UHF analog, 2001–2003) 45 (UHF analog, 2003–2015) |
| Transmitter power |
15 kW 4.9 kW (WNBW-DT2) |
| Height |
146 m 280 m (WNBW-DT2) |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID |
7726 83965 (WNBW-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates |
29°32′9.0″N 82°19′17.5″W / 29.535833°N 82.321528°W 29°37′47.7″N 82°34′24″W / 29.629917°N 82.57333°W (WNBW-DT2) |
| Licensing authority | FCC (WNBW-DT2) |
| Website | www.metv.com |
WYME-CD is the Class A MeTV-affiliated television station for North Central Florida licensed to Gainesville. It broadcasts a low-powered digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter between I-75/SR 93 and US 441/SR 25 in rural Alachua County. Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WGFL, low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYG-LP, and NBC affiliate WNBW-DT. The latter is actually owned by MPS Media, LLC but operated by New Age Media through a local marketing agreement (LMA).
All four share studios on Northwest 80th Boulevard in Gainesville along I-75/SR 93. A digital signal of WYME-CD is also provided in standard definition on WNBW's second digital subchannel. This airs on VHF channel 9.2 from a transmitter in Newberry. The station has not yet been added to area cable systems.
On September 25, 2013, New Age Media announced that it would sell most of its stations, including the then WYME-CA, WGFL, and WMYG-LP, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Concurrently, MPS Media planned to sell WNBW-DT to Cunningham Broadcasting, though Sinclair would still operate that station.[1][2][3] On October 31, 2014, New Age Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WYME-CA;[4] the next day, Sinclair purchased the non-license assets of the stations it planned to buy from New Age Media and began operating them through a master service agreement.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Haber, Gary (September 25, 2013). "Sinclair Broadcast Group to pay $90M for eight New Age Media TV stations". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M". TVNewsCheck. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, Daniel A. (October 31, 2014). "Re: New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results" (PDF) (Press release). Baltimore: Sinclair Broadcast Group. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q". sbgi.edgarpro.com. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
External links
- MeTV.com - Official MeTV Website
- MyCBS4.com - Official WGFL Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WYME-CD