WABM

WABM
CityBirmingham, Alabama
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBMA-LD, WTTO/WDBB
History
FoundedOctober 13, 1983
First air date
January 31, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01-31)
Former call signs
WCAJ (1986–1991)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 68 (UHF, 1986–2009)
  • Digital: 36 (UHF, until 2020)
  • Independent (1986–1995, March–August 1998)
  • UPN (1995–March 1998, August 1998–2006)
Call sign meaning
  • "We've Got Alabama's Best Movies"
  • -or-
  • Alabama Birmingham
  • -or-
  • Alabama
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16820
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT401 m (1,316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°29′4.8″N 86°48′25.2″W / 33.484667°N 86.807000°W / 33.484667; -86.807000
Links
Public license information
Websitewabm68.com

WABM (channel 68) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Homewood-licensed CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21) and low-power ABC affiliate WBMA-LD (channel 58); Sinclair also operates Bessemer-licensed WDBB (channel 17), which serves as a full satellite station of WTTO, under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair partner company Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WDBB as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith.

WABM, WBMA-LD and WTTO share studios at the Riverchase office park on Concourse Parkway in Hoover (with a Birmingham mailing address); WABM's transmitter is located at the American General candelabra tower on Red Mountain (near Interstate 65) in southwestern Birmingham.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WABM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.