WIYE-LD
{{Short description|Television station in Parkersburg, West Virginia}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WIYE-LD
| city = Parkersburg, West Virginia
| logo = WIYE26.svg
| branding = WIYE 26
My 5/MeTV 26.2 (on LD2)
| digital = 26 (UHF)
| virtual = 26
| translators =
| subchannels =
| affiliations = 26.1: CBS
26.2: MeTV/MyNetworkTV
| founded = May 22, 2002
| airdate = {{start date and age|2006|4|10|p=y}}
| location = {{ubl|Parkersburg, West Virginia|Marietta, Ohio}}
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = "IYE" ("eye")
(alludes to CBS logo)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W64CS (2006–2007)|WWVX-LP (2007–2012)|WIYE-LP (June–October 2012)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 64 (UHF, 2006–2012)|Digital: 47 (UHF, 2012–2019)|Virtual: 47 (2012–2020)}}
| owner = Gray Media
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, LLC
| sister_stations = WTAP-TV, WOVA-LD
| former_affiliations = UPN (April−September 2006)
MyNetworkTV (September 2006–2012)
| erp = 15 kW
| haat = {{convert|191.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
{{convert|184.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (application)
| facility_id = 130392
| class = LD
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|39|20|59.8|N|81|33|55.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website =
}}
WIYE-LD (channel 26) is a low-power television station in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Media alongside NBC affiliate WTAP-TV (channel 15) and low-power Fox affiliate WOVA-LD (channel 22). The three stations share studios on Market Street (official address is One Television Plaza) in downtown Parkersburg; WIYE-LD's transmitter is located in Independence Township, Ohio.
Although associated with WTAP-TV's news department, there are currently no local newscasts produced exclusively for WIYE-LD and/or any simulcast from the NBC outlet.
History
On April 10, 2012, then-owner Wood Investments LLC announced it was selling WWVX-LP (the station's former callsign) and WVEX-LP (the former callsign of WOVA) to Gray Television for $66,000.{{cite news|last=Seyler|first=Dave|title=Gray takes the low power road in Parkersburg-Marietta|url=http://rbr.com/gray-takes-the-low-power-road-in-parkersburg-marietta/|access-date=September 7, 2012|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=April 10, 2012}}{{cite news|title=It's a Gray day for LPTV in Marietta OH|url=http://rbr.com/its-a-gray-day-for-lptv-in-marietta-oh/|access-date=September 7, 2012|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=April 20, 2012}} Gray changed the callsign of WWVX-LP to WIYE-LP on June 19, 2012, and changed its city of license from Marietta to Parkersburg.{{cite web|title=Call Sign History|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=130392&Callsign=WIYE-LP|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=September 7, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Station Construction Permit Digital Low Power Television/Television Translator|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1495629.pdf|date=June 18, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=September 7, 2012}}
On July 17, 2012, Gray Television signed an affiliation agreement with CBS for WIYE-LP and two other low-powered stations WECP-LD in Panama City, Florida, and WSVF-LD in Harrisonburg, Virginia.{{cite web|title=CBS SIGNS AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH GRAY TELEVISION, INC. FOR STATIONS IN PANAMA CITY, FLA.; HARRISONBURG, VA.; AND PARKERSBURG, W.VA.|url=https://www.cbscorporation.com/cbs-signs-affiliation-agreements-with-gray-television-inc-for-stations-in-panama-city-fla-harrisonburg-va-and-parkersburg-w-va/|publisher=CBS Corporation|date=July 17, 2012|access-date=January 8, 2019}} As a result, WIYE-LP became the CBS affiliate for the Mid-Ohio Valley on September 3, 2012.{{cite web|title=New CBS Affiliate Coming To Mid-Ohio Valley|url=https://www.cbscorporation.com/cbs-signs-affiliation-agreements-with-gray-television-inc-for-stations-in-panama-city-fla-harrisonburg-va-and-parkersburg-w-va/|publisher=WTAP-TV/Gray Television, Inc.|date=August 24, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2019}}
The station, along with WOVA-LD (which took the Fox affiliation from WTAP's second digital subchannel), became the second and third full-time commercial over-the-air network affiliates in the area; WTAP has had the market more or less to itself since it signed on in 1953 (the only other stations in the area being PBS member station WOUB-TV and sister stations WIYE and WOVA). Before channel 47 signed on, WOWK-TV in Huntington had served as the default CBS affiliate for the West Virginia side of the market while WBNS-TV in Columbus served the Ohio side and was carried on the Parkersburg DirecTV feed. On October 1, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WIYE-LD.
WIYE-LD2
WIYE-LD2 is the dual MeTV/MyNetworkTV-affiliated second digital subchannel of WIYE-LD, broadcasting in 720p High-definition on channel 26.2. It can also be seen on Suddenlink and CAS Cable channel 5 (hence the on-air branding My 5).
Overnight, it aired a live Doppler weather radar feed seen during weather forecasting segments on WTAP's newscasts. It [http://titantvguide.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx?siteid=50177 also carries programming] from MeTV since 2015, which now takes up the entire schedule outside of MyNetworkTV programming, which currently airs from 1 to 3 a.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, an increasingly common fate for the service.
On April 10, 2006, WTAP launched a third digital subchannel to serve as the area's first locally based UPN affiliate. To make the service possible, WTAP underwent a technical transformation. It carved out a new digital control rooms from space previously used for storage. The station also installed entirely digital production and master control rooms. After UPN merged with The WB to form The CW in September 2006, WTAP-DT3 transitioned from UPN to Fox's new sister network, MyNetworkTV. On September 3, 2012, the station moved to a new second subchannel of WIYE.
Subchannels
The stations' digital signal is multiplexed:
| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WIYE-LD{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WIYE-LD#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WIYE-LD|website=RabbitEars.info|accessdate=September 14, 2024}} ! Channel ! Res. ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming |
| scope = "row" | 26.1 |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 26.2
| 720p || My5 || MyNetworkTV & MeTV |
| scope = "row" | 26.3
| 480p || || MeTV Toons |
See also
References
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External links
- {{usurped|{{URL|https://www.thenewscenter.tv/station/cbs|WIYE-LP/LD "CBS 26"}}}}
- {{usurped|{{URL|https://www.thenewscenter.tv/station/mynetwork|WIYE-LD2 "My 5"}}}} {{Dead link|date=December 2023}}
{{Parkersburg TV}}
{{West Virginia TV}}
{{Ohio TV}}
{{Gray TV}}
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2002