WYME-CD

Last updated
WYME-CD
Channels
BrandingAntenna TV Gainesville
Programming
Affiliations Antenna TV (2018–present)
Ownership
Owner
  • New Age Media, LLC
  • (New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC)
Operator Sinclair Broadcast Group
(via master service agreement)
WGFL, WNBW-DT
History
First air date
June 20, 1994(28 years ago) (1994-06-20)
Former call signs
W14CB (1994–1997)
WJXE-LP (1997–2001)
WYPN-CA (2001–2011)
WYME-CA (2011–2015)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
14 (UHF, 1994–2001)
43 (UHF, 2001–2003)
45 (UHF, 2003–2015)
Digital:
45 (UHF, 2015–2020)
America One (1997–2002)
CBS (satellite of WGFL, 2002–2004)
UPN (2004–2006)
MyNetworkTV (satellite of WMYG, 2006–2011)
MeTV (2011–2018)
Call sign meaning
MeTV (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 7726
Class CD
ERP 5.5 kW
HAAT 237.6 m (780 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 29°37′47.7″N82°34′24″W / 29.629917°N 82.57333°W / 29.629917; -82.57333
Translator(s) WNBW-DT 9.4 (VHF) Gainesville
Links
Public license information

WYME-CD, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 27), is a low-powered, Class A Antenna TV-affiliated television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida, United States. Owned by New Age Media, it is sister to two full-power stations: High Springs-licensed dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WGFL (channel 28) and Gainesville-licensed NBC affiliate WNBW-DT (channel 9). The latter is actually owned by MPS Media but operated by New Age Media under a local marketing agreement (LMA). All three stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The stations share studios on Northwest 80th Boulevard (along I-75/SR 93) in Gainesville and transmitter facilities on Southwest 30th Avenue near Newberry.

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Even though WYME-CD broadcasts a digital signal of its own, its broadcast range is limited to the immediate Gainesville area. However, it receives full-market over-the-air coverage via WNBW's fourth digital subchannel (virtual and VHF channel 9.4). [1] On cable, WYME-CD can be seen on Cox digital channel 115 in Gainesville.

History

WYME began operations in 1994 as W14CB, broadcasting on UHF channel 14. In early 1997, the station increased its power and changed its call letters to WJXE-LP. During this period, the station was known on-air as "TV-14" and mainly aired programming from the America One television network.

WJXE changed its callsign to WYPN-CA in 2001, when the station upgraded to Class A service and started broadcasting on UHF channel 43 (moving to channel 45 in 2003). About a year later, the America One programming was dropped and WYPN became a satellite of sister station WGFL on July 15, 2002, the same day the latter station became a CBS affiliate. This arrangement lasted until December 1, 2004, when WYPN gained the UPN affiliation and became a separate station. WYPN then positioned itself as "UPN 11", choosing to identify by its cable channel number despite broadcasting over-the-air on channel 45. [2]

When the UPN and WB networks merged to form The CW in 2006, WYPN was made a satellite of Lake City sister station WMYG-LP, which became an affiliate of the new MyNetworkTV programming service on September 5, 2006. This arrangement was done primarily due to WMYG's over-the-air signal being channel 11 (the same as WYPN's cable number). In the months prior to the switch, WYPN omitted "UPN" from their logo and on-screen graphics and re-branded itself as "WYPN 11".

Five years later, on May 3, 2011, WYPN became an affiliate of the MeTV network. To reflect the new affiliation, the station changed its call letters to WYME-CA. [3] This time, the station didn't go by its channel number, instead simply identifying itself as "MeTV Gainesville".

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. [4] [5] [6] On October 31, 2014, New Age Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WYME-CA; [7] 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. [8] [9]

Digital channel

Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgramming [10]
45.1 480i 16:9 WYME-CD Antenna TV

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References

  1. ↑ "Me-TV is still affiliated with WYME-CD 45.1 and WNBW-DT 9.4".
  2. ↑ Blomberg, Marina. "Cox lineup drops WJCT; WUFT taking its place". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ↑ Clark, Anthony. "New local station available only via antenna". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M". TVNewsCheck. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results" (PDF) (Press release). Baltimore: Sinclair Broadcast Group. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q". sbgi.edgarpro.com. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WYME-CD
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