WBYD-CD

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WBYD-CD
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Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJuly 25, 1990 [1]
First air date
December 1, 1993;30 years ago (1993-12-01)
Former call signs
W35AZ (1990-2001)
WONT-LP (2001-2002)
WBYD-CA (2002-2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 35 (UHF, 1993-2015)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2015-2020)
Call sign meaning
"Bid", a reference to the auction-type programming that used to air on the station
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 68395
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 226.1 m (742 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 40°26′23″N79°43′10″W / 40.43972°N 79.71944°W / 40.43972; -79.71944
Links
Public license information
Website pittsburgh.newsnetmedia.com

WBYD-CD (channel 39) is a low-power television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the area as an owned-and-operated outlet of the 24/7 news network NewsNet. Owned by Bridge Media Networks, it broadcasts from the WQED's antenna tower in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. Until 2015, the station was licensed to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is famous for televising a live auction for two years from 2001 to 2002. The station is not carried on any local cable TV system or DBS provider in the Pittsburgh area.

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History

W35AZ signed on for the first time on December 1, 1993, on analog channel 35. It was a Network One affiliate for the life of the short-lived network. After the demise of Network One, the station became an affiliate of America's Collectibles Network (now Jewelry TV). In 2001, it changed its call letters to WONT-LP, and started broadcasting live programming from its studios, which at the time were located at the Eastland Mall in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.

WANT-TV was a live auction of salvage merchandise that ran from 7 p.m. until midnight daily. Originally, the show had multiple hosts, but by the first six months of the show, Cheryl McCall became the show's main host. As a low-budget, live six-hour show, the show gained a cult following from college students and over the air viewers in the Pittsburgh area.

In mid-2001, WANT-TV was renamed to Live Auction Television, and its hours were reduced to three days a week (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Also, WONT ended its affiliation with ACN, and became an affiliate of the Shop at Home Network.

In 2002, the show was renamed Auction Live, and started being simulcast on its sister stations at the time, WIIC-LP and WPTG-LP. During this time, the station changed its callsign from WONT-LP to WBYD-CA, and became a Class A station.

In August 2002, Auction Live went on hiatus due to declining sales of merchandise on the show. It returned two months later, but the show ceased airing by the end of 2002.

WBYD-CA then began showing limited locally originated programming, including a local talk show created by the Pittsburgh-based band American Metal.

In 2005, the owner of the Eastland Mall, Benderson Development, announced the mall was going to be demolished, and cancelled the leases of all the remaining tenants, including WBYD. The station was moved to a trailer next to the broadcast tower of PBS member station WQED (channel 13).

WBYD-CA requested and was granted by the FCC a STA to go silent in early 2013 for financial reasons, since the owner of the station at the time (Abacus Television) was unable to build digital facilities at the same time paying to operate the analog facilities. [3] [4] On May 15, 2015, the station returned to the air, initially rebroadcasting the feed of HSN affiliate WOSC-CD (channel 61), on its new channel, channel 39. In August 2015, it started broadcasting Jewelry TV on its main channel 39.1, and added 39.2 shortly afterwards, which is a subchannel of infomercials.

WBYD-CA was owned by Abacus Television until it was sold, along with four other TV stations, to Fifth Street Enterprises in April 2015. [5] [6] [7]

On February 24, 2023, Bridge Media Networks (the parent company of 24/7 headline news service NewsNet, backed by 5-hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava) announced it would acquire WBYD-CD for an undisclosed purchase price. [8] Upon completion of the transaction, WBYD-CD became Bhargava's first TV station property in the state of Pennsylvania; the sale was consummated on March 31. [9]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBYD-CD [10]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
39.1 480i 16:9 WBYD-CD NewsNet
39.2SPORTSNSports News Highlights
39.3SHOP LC Shop LC
39.4QVC QVC
39.5QVC2 QVC2
39.6HSN2 HSN2
39.7JTV Jewelry TV
39.8CRTV Infomercials

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Sign History".
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBYD-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations". July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Station Profile - WBYD-CA" . Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Seyler, Dave (April 10, 2015). "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $170,000". TVNewsCheck. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for WBYD-CD". RabbitEars.Info.
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