WBPN-LP


WBPN-LP, VHF analog channel 10, is a low-powered MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Binghamton, New York, United States, serving the Eastern Twin Tiers of Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Owned by Atlanta-based Cox Media Group, it is a sister station to Fox affiliate WICZ-TV. The two stations share studios on Vestal Parkway East in Vestal; WBPN-LP's transmitter is located on Ingraham Hill Road in the town of Binghamton.
WBPN-LP does not transmit a digital signal of its own, and at the present time, there are no plans to convert the station's signal to digital. In addition, due to its analog signal transmitting at an extremely low power, the station's broadcast range only includes the immediate areas south of the Susquehanna River North Branch and does not even reach most of the city of Binghamton. However, in order to reach the entire market, WBPN-LP is simulcast in 720p high definition on WICZ-TV's second digital subchannel from the same transmitter site. Prior to an upgrade to WICZ-TV's transmitter, the digital simulcast of WBPN-LP on WICZ-DT2 was only seen in 480i standard definition. On cable, WBPN-LP is available on Charter Spectrum channel 8 in both standard and high definition.

History

The station, as translator W10CO, was purchased by Northwest Broadcasting in 2000. At this point, the call sign became WBPN-LP after it upgraded to low-powered status. The channel assumed the market's UPN affiliation from WICZ which had been previously aired the network in a secondary manner since the late-1990s.
On September 16, 2013, it was announced Mission Broadcasting would acquire WBPN and WICZ from Northwest Broadcasting. Upon the deal's completion, the stations' operations would have been taken over by Nexstar Broadcasting Group making them sister stations to WIVT and WBGH-CD. Northwest withdrew the license assignment application on March 18, 2015 following the deal's cancellation.
The station has a pending application to air a low-powered digital signal of its own on UHF channel 28 under the call sign WBPN-LD. It is unknown when or if this signal will officially sign on, however. As stated above, WICZ-DT2 currently serves as WBPN-LP's digital signal since it does not operate one of its own.

Programming

programming on WBPN includes 30 Rock, The Office, Family Feud, and Friends among others.