WCBZ-CD

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WCBZ-CD
Channels
BrandingYour TV22
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerColumbus Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
April 17, 1989;35 years ago (1989-04-17)
Former call signs
  • W22AE (1989–1995)
  • WBKA-LP (1995–2004)
  • WBKA-CA (2004–2009)
  • WMNO-CA (2009–2015)
  • WMNO-CD (2015–2018)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1989–2015)
  • Digital: 28 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 1104
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 96.2 m (316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 40°6′53.8″N82°58′55.3″W / 40.114944°N 82.982028°W / 40.114944; -82.982028
Links
Public license information
Website www.yourtv22.com

WCBZ-CD (channel 22) is a low-power, Class A television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Cozi TV. The station is owned by the Columbus Broadcasting Corporation.

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History

WCBZ-CD was founded as W22AE in Marion, Ohio, on April 17, 1989. The station then changed its call letters to WBKA-LP in 1995. In 2004, the station was acquired from low-power broadcaster Crawford Broadcasting by Metro Video Productions, and was granted Class A status, thus changing its callsign to WBKA-CA.

In 2008, the station was acquired by Studio 51 Multimedia Productions, Ltd., and began operating as TV 22 Marion, offering comprehensive coverage of the events in the Marion County area, as well as other original programming. In August 2009, the WBKA-CA call sign was changed to WMNO-CA (for "Marion, Ohio").

In 2015, the station was purchased by Positive News Network, Inc., at which point it took on its current network affiliation.

In 2017, the call sign changed again to WCBZ-CD (for "Columbus Broadcasting") to better reflect its new ownership by Columbus Broadcasting Corporation.

In Marion, WCBZ-CD had been carried on Time Warner Cable (now Charter Spectrum) channel 3 (with cable box) or channel 96 (without cable box), but the station was removed from the Marion channel lineup on May 8, 2018.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WCBZ-CD [2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
22.1 480i 16:9 COZI Cozi TV
22.2Grit Grit
22.3Mystery Ion Mystery
22.4 4:3 Get Get
22.516:9Catchy Catchy Comedy
22.6CTV Independent
22.7Story Story Television
22.8WeatherLocal weather

Analog-to-digital conversion

WCBZ-CD (as WMNO-CD) shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 22, on January 7, 2015, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation to UHF channel 28, using virtual channel 22.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCBZ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WCBZ-CD