WCBZ-CD
{{Short description|Television station in Columbus, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WCBZ-CD
| analog =
| branding = Your TV22
| digital = 18 (UHF)
| virtual = 22
| affiliations = {{ubl|22.1: Cozi TV|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1989|4|17}}
| location = Columbus, Ohio
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W22AE (1989–1995)|WBKA-LP (1995–2004)|WBKA-CA (2004–2009)|WMNO-CA (2009–2015)|WMNO-CD (2015–2018)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 22 (UHF, 1989–2015)|Digital: 28 (UHF, 2015–2019)}}
| owner = Columbus Broadcasting Corporation
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 15 kW
| haat = {{Convert|96.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = CD
| facility_id = 1104
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|40|6|53.8|N|82|58|55.3|W|type:landmark}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{URL|https://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.
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:
| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WCBZ-CD[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WCBZ-CD#station RabbitEars TV Query for WCBZ-CD] ! Channel ! Res. ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming |
| scope = "row" | 22.1 |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 22.2
| Grit || Grit |
| scope = "row" | 22.3
| Mystery || Ion Mystery |
| scope = "row" | 22.4 |
| scope = "row" | 22.5
| rowspan="4" | 16:9 || Catchy || Catchy Comedy |
| scope = "row" | 22.6
| CTV || Independent |
| scope = "row" | 22.7
| Story || Story Television |
| scope = "row" | 22.8
| Weather || Local 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.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.yourtv22.com/}}
{{Columbus TV}}
{{Other Ohio Stations}}
Category:1984 establishments in Ohio
Category:Catchy Comedy affiliates
Category:Get (TV network) affiliates
Category:Grit (TV network) affiliates
Category:Ion Mystery affiliates
Category:Story Television affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1984
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