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WBNG-TV

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WBNG-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Binghamton, New York. The station serves the South Central New York-North Central Pennsylvania area. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 12, and its digital signal on VHF channel 7. The station also operates WBXI, a cable-only affiliate of The WB network serving Binghamton. WBNG's transmitter is located in Binghamton.

In addition to the Binghamton market, WBNG is the default CBS affiliate for most of the Elmira TV market as well as Otsego County in the Utica TV market.

History

The station launched on January 10, 1949 as WNBF-TV, and was affiliated with all four American television networks at the time (CBS, DuMont, NBC and ABC). The station subsequently lost its affiliations with DuMont in 1955 (after the network's collapse), NBC in 1957 (to WICZ-TV, now a Fox affiliate) and ABC in 1962 (to WBJA-TV, later WMGC now WIVT). The station adopted its current callsign, WBNG-TV, in 1973 when the station was sold to Gateway Communications.

In 2000, Gateway Communications was purcased by SJL Broadcasting, which reduced staff from 100 to 58 over five years to fit the aggressive SJL automation model.

In 2002 the station's digital signal on channel 7 signed on. Presently WBNG-DT does not broadcast any network programming in high definition. Beginning in September 2006, WBXI will be simulcast on WBNG's new digital subchannel.

In April 2006, it was announced that Granite Broadcasting made a deal to acquire WBNG from Television Station License Group Subsidary (the successor to SJL and a subsidary of Alta Communications) for $45 million. The required money will be funded by a new senior credit facility created after the previously announced sales of Detroit's WMYD and San Francisco's KBWB fell apart.

Coincident with the announced Granite deal, General Manager Joe McNamara took over as GM of KHON in Honolulu, recently acquired by SJL. Robert Krummenacker has taken over of GM of WBNG.

Newscasts

Monday-Friday

  • Action News This Morning (5:30-7:00AM) Anchor: James Wilcox
  • Action News at Noon (12Noon-12:30PM) Anchor: Kerri O'Hara
  • Action News at 5 (5:00-5:30PM) Anchor: James Gaddis
  • Action News at 5:30 (5:30-6:00PM) Anchor: Kiersten Mathieu
  • Action News at 6 (6:00-6:30PM) Anchors: Greg Catlin & Candace Chapman
  • Action News at 11(11:00-11:35PM) Anchor: James Gaddis

Saturday-Sunday

  • Action News Saturday Morning (7:30-8:00AM) Anchor: James Gaddis
  • Action News Weekend Report (6:00-6:30PM), (11:00-11:35PM) Anchor: Justin Moss
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