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| Channels | |
| Branding | My 8 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
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| WICZ-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | March 28, 1980 |
First air date | May 17, 1996 |
Last air date |
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Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1996–1999) |
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Call sign meaning | We're Binghamton's UPN (refers to former affiliation) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74020 |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | 0.004 kW |
| HAAT | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′22″N 75°56′38″W / 42.05611°N 75.94389°W |
| Translator(s) | WICZ-TV 40.2 Binghamton |
WBPN-LP (channel 10) is a defunct low-power television station in Binghamton, New York, United States, which operated from 1996 to 2021. In its later years, it was owned by Cox Media Group as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV; it had common ownership with Fox affiliate WICZ-TV (channel 40). WBPN-LP's operations were last housed at WICZ-TV's studios on Vestal Parkway East (NY 434) in Vestal; its transmitter was located on Ingraham Hill Road in the town of Binghamton.
WBPN-LP did not transmit a digital signal of its own, and there were never any 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 included the immediate areas south of the Susquehanna River North Branch and did not even reach most of the city of Binghamton. However, in order to reach the entire market, WBPN-LP was simulcast on WICZ-TV's second digital subchannel (40.2), which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit. Ever since its inception, the WICZ-DT2 simulcast of WBPN-LP had been presented in 480i standard definition, with most programs (including the MyNetworkTV prime time schedule) airing in letterboxed 4:3; however, with improvements to WICZ-TV's multiplexer, it had been upgraded into 720p high definition.
Cox surrendered WBPN-LP's broadcast license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation on June 15, 2021,[1] ahead of the FCC-mandated July 13 shutdown of analog LPTV stations.[2] The former WBPN-LP continues under WICZ-TV's license as "My 8" (referring to its channel position on most cable systems in the market).
- ^ "Cancellation Application For WBPN-LP". FCC.gov. June 15, 2021.
- ^ "MEDIA BUREAU REMINDS LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TELEVISION TRANSLATOR STATIONS OF JULY 13, 2021, DIGITAL TRANSITION DATE" (PDF). FCC.gov. July 13, 2020.