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{{short description|ABC/CBS affiliate in Jackson, Tennessee}}
{{short description|ABC/CBS affiliate in Jackson, Tennessee}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WBBJ-TV
| callsign = WBBJ-TV
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| logo = Wbbj 2010.png
| logo = Wbbj 2010.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| branding = {{ubl|WBBJ ABC 7|WBBJ CBS 7 ''(on DT3)''|''WBBJ 7 [[Eyewitness News]]''}}
| branding = {{ubl|WBBJ ABC 7|WBBJ CBS 7 (on DT3)|''WBBJ 7 [[Eyewitness News]]''}}
| analog =
| analog =
| digital = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 35 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 7
| virtual = 7
| translators =
| translators =
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''7.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|'''7.3:''' [[CBS]]|'''7.4:''' [[MeTV]]}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''7.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|'''7.3:''' [[CBS]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| network =
| network =
| founded =
| founded =
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = We're Bahakel Broadcasting of Jackson
| callsign_meaning = We're Bahakel Broadcasting of Jackson
| former_callsigns = WDXI-TV (1955–1967)
| former_callsigns = WDXI-TV (1955–1966)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 7 ([[Very high frequency|VHF]], 1955–2009)|'''Digital:''' 43 (UHF, 1999–2020)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 7 ([[VHF]], 1955–2009)|'''Digital:''' 43 (UHF, 1999–2020)}}
| owner = [[Bahakel Communications]]
| owner = [[Bahakel Communications]]
| licensee = [[Tennessee]] Broadcasting Partners
| licensee = [[Tennessee]] Broadcasting Partners
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| haat = {{convert|303|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|303|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 65204
| facility_id = 65204
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|35|38|16|N|88|41|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| coordinates = {{coord|35|38|16|N|88|41|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.wbbjtv.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wbbjtv.com/}}
}}
}}
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==History==
==History==
The station signed on March 6, 1955, as '''WDXI-TV''', Jackson's first television station.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=85896&.pdf FCC History Cards for WBBJ-TV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> It operated an [[analog television|analog]] signal on [[very high frequency|VHF]] channel 7, and was a [[CBS]] affiliate owned by Aaron Robinson along with [[WDXI|WDXI radio]] (1310 AM). [[Cy Bahakel]] bought the station in 1966<ref name=b-saletobahakel>{{cite news|title=A bumper crop of station sales|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201966/BC%201966%2004%2025.pdf|pages=58–60|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|date=April 25, 1966}}</ref> and changed the call letters to the current '''WBBJ-TV''' on January 9, 1967<ref name=b-wdxitowbbj>{{cite news|title=For the record|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1966/1966-11-07-BC.pdf#page=107|page=107|newspaper=Broadcasting|date=November 7, 1966}}</ref> (as Robinson's estate held on to WDXI radio<ref name=b-saletobahakel/>). Since then, WBBJ has had the longest ownership tenure of any station in Tennessee, surpassing stations in much larger [[media market|markets]] in the state.
The station signed on March 6, 1955, as WDXI-TV, Jackson's first television station.<ref name=cards>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=85896&.pdf FCC History Cards for WBBJ-TV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> It operated an [[analog television|analog]] signal on [[VHF]] channel 7, and was a [[CBS]] affiliate owned by Aaron Robinson along with [[WDXI|WDXI radio]] (1310 AM). [[Cy Bahakel]] bought the station in 1966<ref name=b-saletobahakel>{{cite news|title=A bumper crop of station sales|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201966/BC%201966%2004%2025.pdf|pages=58–60|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|date=April 25, 1966}}</ref> and changed the call letters to the current WBBJ-TV on December 7, 1966<ref name=cards/><ref name=b-wdxitowbbj>{{cite news|title=For the record|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1966/1966-11-07-BC.pdf#page=107|page=107|newspaper=Broadcasting|date=November 7, 1966}}</ref> (as Robinson's estate held on to WDXI radio<ref name=b-saletobahakel/>). Since then, WBBJ has had the longest ownership tenure of any station in Tennessee, surpassing stations in much larger [[media market|markets]] in the state.


When the station changed its calls to WBBJ, it also simultaneously dropped CBS in favor of ABC (which WDXI-TV had carried as a secondary affiliation for some time beforehand). By the end of 1967, Bahakel's other stations it owned at the time, [[WABG-TV|WABG]] in Mississippi, [[WCCB]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], and [[WOLO-TV|WOLO]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] were all affiliated with ABC. Since 1967 until the launch of WBBJ's CBS-affiliated subchannel, Jackson has received CBS programming from [[WREG-TV|WREC-TV/WREG-TV]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].<ref name=b-switchtoabc>{{cite news|title=WDXI-TV switches to fulltime ABC-TV|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1966/1966-12-05-BC.pdf#page=50|page=50|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=Broadcasting|date=December 5, 1966}}</ref> Like many of the stations that operated in analog on channel 7, the station has used various versions of the [[circle 7 logo]] over the years; since 2003, WBBJ has used the original, ABC-trademarked version. Area viewers can also see ABC programming over-the-air in some areas from [[WATN-TV]] in Memphis, but that outlet is not carried by local [[cable television|cable]] providers.
When the station changed its calls to WBBJ, it also simultaneously dropped CBS in favor of ABC (which WDXI-TV had carried as a secondary affiliation for some time beforehand). By the end of 1967, Bahakel's other stations it owned at the time, [[WABG-TV|WABG]] in Mississippi, [[WCCB]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], and [[WOLO]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] were all affiliated with ABC. Since 1967 until the launch of WBBJ's CBS-affiliated subchannel, Jackson has received CBS programming from [[WREG-TV|WREC-TV/WREG-TV]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].<ref name=b-switchtoabc>{{cite news|title=WDXI-TV switches to fulltime ABC-TV|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1966/1966-12-05-BC.pdf#page=50|page=50|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=Broadcasting|date=December 5, 1966}}</ref> Like many of the stations that operated in analog on channel 7, the station has used various versions of the [[circle 7 logo]] over the years; since 2003, WBBJ has used the original, ABC-trademarked version. Area viewers can also see ABC programming over-the-air in some areas from [[WATN-TV]] in Memphis, but that outlet is not carried by local [[cable television|cable]] providers.


===WBBJ-DT3 (CBS) and WBBJ-DT4 (MeTV)===
===WBBJ-DT3 (CBS) and WBBJ-DT4 (MeTV)===
On January 1, 2012, WBBJ-DT3 became the area's CBS affiliate, bringing the network back to the market (and back to WBBJ, which carried the network until 1967). Between January 1, 2012, and September 2021, WBBJ-DT3 had served as a dual CBS/MeTV affiliate, offering programming from the MeTV service during select hours (on weekday afternoons and during overnight hours on weekends), in addition to the CBS affiliation, until MeTV programming was moved to a new fourth subchannel, which airs its full schedule uninterrupted. Prior to its CBS affiliation, WBBJ-DT3 served as a 24-hour live feed of a [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] [[National Weather Service]] [[Pulse-Doppler radar|Doppler]] [[weather radar]] with audio from [[NOAA Weather Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metvnetwork.com/wherewatch.php?marketID=184 |title = Where do I watch MeTV in New York – MeTV?}}</ref><ref name=tvs-wbbjdt3cbs>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=Merrill|title=Jackson, TN Will Get CBS Affiliate In January 2012|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/jackson-tn-will-get-cbs-affiliate-in-january-2012_b28234|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=TVSpy|date=November 7, 2011}}</ref><ref name=b&c-wbbjdt3cbs>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=CBS Coming to Jackson, Tenn.|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/476355-CBS_Coming_to_Jackson_Tenn_.php|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=November 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html |title=WBBJ to Add CBS to 7.3 in January 2012 &#124; WBBJTV West Tennessee's News Channel &#124; Local News |access-date=November 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403215936/http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html |archive-date=April 3, 2012 }}</ref> As of September 2018, WBBJ-DT3 has been airing in [[720p]] [[high-definition television|high definition]] (upgraded from its original [[16:9]] [[widescreen]] [[Standard-definition television|standard definition]] picture format), downconverted from the native resolution of [[1080i]] for the CBS network. A direct-to-cable full 1080i high definition feed of WBBJ-DT3 is available on select cable providers.
On January 1, 2012, WBBJ-DT3 became the area's CBS affiliate, bringing the network back to the market (and back to WBBJ, which carried the network until 1967). Between January 1, 2012, and September 2021, WBBJ-DT3 had served as a dual CBS/MeTV affiliate, offering programming from the MeTV service during select hours (on weekday afternoons and during overnight hours on weekends), in addition to the CBS affiliation, until MeTV programming was moved to a new fourth subchannel, which airs its full schedule uninterrupted. Prior to its CBS affiliation, WBBJ-DT3 served as a 24-hour live feed of a [[NOAA]] [[National Weather Service]] [[Pulse-Doppler radar|Doppler]] [[weather radar]] with audio from [[NOAA Weather Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metvnetwork.com/wherewatch.php?marketID=184 |title = Where do I watch MeTV in New York – MeTV?}}</ref><ref name=tvs-wbbjdt3cbs>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=Merrill|title=Jackson, TN Will Get CBS Affiliate In January 2012|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/jackson-tn-will-get-cbs-affiliate-in-january-2012_b28234|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=TVSpy|date=November 7, 2011}}</ref><ref name=b&c-wbbjdt3cbs>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=CBS Coming to Jackson, Tenn.|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/476355-CBS_Coming_to_Jackson_Tenn_.php|access-date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=November 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html |title=WBBJ to Add CBS to 7.3 in January 2012 &#124; WBBJTV West Tennessee's News Channel &#124; Local News |access-date=November 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403215936/http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html |archive-date=April 3, 2012 }}</ref> As of September 2018, WBBJ-DT3 has been airing in [[720p]] [[high-definition television|high definition]] (upgraded from its original [[16:9]] [[widescreen]] [[standard definition]] picture format), downconverted from the native resolution of [[1080i]] for the CBS network. A direct-to-cable full 1080i high definition feed of WBBJ-DT3 is available on select cable providers.


==News operation==
==News operation==
On August 1, 2007, WBBJ debuted new graphics, logo, music, and an updated weather set. The station, which had been using [[Frank Gari]]'s "Image News" music package since 1999, switched to "In-Sink" by [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]-based company [[615 Music]]. Also on this date, the weeknight 5 o'clock newscast dropped the ''Live at 5'' branding and returned to ''ABC 7 [[Eyewitness News]] at 5'' which is simulcast on local [[radio station]] [[WFHU]] (91.5 FM). The ninety-minute weekday [[breakfast television#United States|morning show]] became ''Good Morning West Tennessee''.
On August 1, 2007, WBBJ debuted new graphics, logo, music, and an updated weather set. The station, which had been using [[Frank Gari]]'s "Image News" music package since 1999, switched to "In-Sink" by [[Nashville]]-based company [[615 Music]]. Also on this date, the weeknight 5 p.m. newscast dropped the ''Live at 5'' branding and returned to ''ABC 7 [[Eyewitness News]] at 5'' which is simulcast on local [[radio station]] [[WFHU]] (91.5 FM). The ninety-minute weekday [[breakfast television#United States|morning show]] became ''Good Morning West Tennessee''.


In addition to network and syndicated programming, there are local newscast offerings on WBBJ-DT3 through simulcasts with the main channel and broadcasts in new time slots. It offers local news weekdays at noon for thirty minutes as well as weeknights at 5:30 and 6:30 seen exclusively on the CBS subchannel. As a result, ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' airs weeknights at 6:00, which is a half-hour later than most affiliates in the [[Central Time Zone]].<ref>[http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20111230/NEWS01/112300325/WBBJ-adds-CBS-shows?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE]{{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref>
In addition to network and syndicated programming, there are local newscast offerings on WBBJ-DT3 through simulcasts with the main channel and broadcasts in new time slots. It offers local news weekdays at noon for thirty minutes as well as weeknights at 5:30 and 6:30 seen exclusively on the CBS subchannel. As a result, ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' airs weeknights at 6 p.m., which is a half-hour later than most affiliates in the [[Central Time Zone]].<ref>[http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20111230/NEWS01/112300325/WBBJ-adds-CBS-shows?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE]{{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref>


On January 23, 2013, the station debuted a brand new set that has a working newsroom behind the main anchor desk. Also, the new set shows the [[Circle 7]] logo, but no longer features the ABC logo, since the station is affiliated with both ABC and CBS.
On January 23, 2013, the station debuted a brand new set that has a working newsroom behind the main anchor desk. Also, the new set shows the [[Circle 7]] logo, but no longer features the ABC logo, since the station is affiliated with both ABC and CBS.
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==Technical information==
==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WBBJ-TV<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WBBJ#station |title = RabbitEars TV Query for WBBJ}}</ref>
|+Subchannels of WBBJ-TV<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WBBJ#station |title = RabbitEars TV Query for WBBJ|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope="col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | 7.1
! scope="row" | 7.1
| rowspan=2 | [[720p]] || rowspan=3 | [[16:9]] || WBBJABC || Main WBBJ-TV programming / [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| rowspan=2 | [[720p]] || rowspan=4|[[16:9]] || WBBJ-DT || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 7.3
! scope="row" | 7.3
| WBBJCBS || WBBJ-DT3 / [[CBS]]
| WBBJCBS || [[CBS]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 7.4
! scope="row" | 7.4
| [[480i]] || WBBJ-ME|| [[MeTV]]
| rowspan=2|[[480i]] || WBBJ-Me || [[MeTV]]
|-
! scope="row" | 7.5
| MeTOONS|| [[MeTV Toons]]
|}
|}


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WBBJ-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog broadcasts to digital broadcasts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2009/the-switch-from-analog-to-digital-tv.html|title=The Switch from Analog to Digital TV|website=www.nielsen.com|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>
WBBJ-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog broadcasts to digital broadcasts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2009/the-switch-from-analog-to-digital-tv.html|title=The Switch from Analog to Digital TV|website=www.nielsen.com|access-date=April 10, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.wbbjtv.com/ WBBJTV.com] – Official WBBJ-TV website
* {{Official website|http://www.wbbjtv.com/}}
* [http://www.metvjacksontn.com/ MeTVJacksonTN.com] – Official [[MeTV]] Jackson website


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Latest revision as of 02:02, 5 July 2024

WBBJ-TV
Channels
Branding
Programmierung
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 6, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-03-06)
Former call signs
WDXI-TV (1955–1966)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, 1999–2020)
CBS (1955–1967)
Call sign meaning
We're Bahakel Broadcasting of Jackson
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65204
ERP857 kW
HAAT303 m (994 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°38′16″N 88°41′33″W / 35.63778°N 88.69250°W / 35.63778; -88.69250
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wbbjtv.com

WBBJ-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with ABC and CBS. Owned by Bahakel Communications, the station maintains studios on Muse Street in Jackson, and its transmitter is located on Potts Chapel Road in unincorporated eastern Madison County.

History

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The station signed on March 6, 1955, as WDXI-TV, Jackson's first television station.[2] It operated an analog signal on VHF channel 7, and was a CBS affiliate owned by Aaron Robinson along with WDXI radio (1310 AM). Cy Bahakel bought the station in 1966[3] and changed the call letters to the current WBBJ-TV on December 7, 1966[2][4] (as Robinson's estate held on to WDXI radio[3]). Since then, WBBJ has had the longest ownership tenure of any station in Tennessee, surpassing stations in much larger markets in the state.

When the station changed its calls to WBBJ, it also simultaneously dropped CBS in favor of ABC (which WDXI-TV had carried as a secondary affiliation for some time beforehand). By the end of 1967, Bahakel's other stations it owned at the time, WABG in Mississippi, WCCB in Charlotte, and WOLO in Columbia were all affiliated with ABC. Since 1967 until the launch of WBBJ's CBS-affiliated subchannel, Jackson has received CBS programming from WREC-TV/WREG-TV in Memphis.[5] Like many of the stations that operated in analog on channel 7, the station has used various versions of the circle 7 logo over the years; since 2003, WBBJ has used the original, ABC-trademarked version. Area viewers can also see ABC programming over-the-air in some areas from WATN-TV in Memphis, but that outlet is not carried by local cable providers.

WBBJ-DT3 (CBS) and WBBJ-DT4 (MeTV)

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On January 1, 2012, WBBJ-DT3 became the area's CBS affiliate, bringing the network back to the market (and back to WBBJ, which carried the network until 1967). Between January 1, 2012, and September 2021, WBBJ-DT3 had served as a dual CBS/MeTV affiliate, offering programming from the MeTV service during select hours (on weekday afternoons and during overnight hours on weekends), in addition to the CBS affiliation, until MeTV programming was moved to a new fourth subchannel, which airs its full schedule uninterrupted. Prior to its CBS affiliation, WBBJ-DT3 served as a 24-hour live feed of a NOAA National Weather Service Doppler weather radar with audio from NOAA Weather Radio.[6][7][8][9] As of September 2018, WBBJ-DT3 has been airing in 720p high definition (upgraded from its original 16:9 widescreen standard definition picture format), downconverted from the native resolution of 1080i for the CBS network. A direct-to-cable full 1080i high definition feed of WBBJ-DT3 is available on select cable providers.

News operation

[edit]

On August 1, 2007, WBBJ debuted new graphics, logo, music, and an updated weather set. The station, which had been using Frank Gari's "Image News" music package since 1999, switched to "In-Sink" by Nashville-based company 615 Music. Also on this date, the weeknight 5 p.m. newscast dropped the Live at 5 branding and returned to ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 5 which is simulcast on local radio station WFHU (91.5 FM). The ninety-minute weekday morning show became Good Morning West Tennessee.

In addition to network and syndicated programming, there are local newscast offerings on WBBJ-DT3 through simulcasts with the main channel and broadcasts in new time slots. It offers local news weekdays at noon for thirty minutes as well as weeknights at 5:30 and 6:30 seen exclusively on the CBS subchannel. As a result, CBS Evening News airs weeknights at 6 p.m., which is a half-hour later than most affiliates in the Central Time Zone.[10]

On January 23, 2013, the station debuted a brand new set that has a working newsroom behind the main anchor desk. Also, the new set shows the Circle 7 logo, but no longer features the ABC logo, since the station is affiliated with both ABC and CBS.

Notable former on-air staff

[edit]

Technical information

[edit]

Subchannels

[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBBJ-TV[11]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programmierung
7.1 720p 16:9 WBBJ-DT ABC
7.3 WBBJCBS CBS
7.4 480i WBBJ-Me MeTV
7.5 MeTOONS MeTV Toons

Analog-to-digital conversion

[edit]

WBBJ-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog broadcasts to digital broadcasts.[12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBJ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b FCC History Cards for WBBJ-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b "A bumper crop of station sales" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 25, 1966. pp. 58–60. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 7, 1966. p. 107.
  5. ^ "WDXI-TV switches to fulltime ABC-TV" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 5, 1966. p. 50. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Where do I watch MeTV in New York – MeTV?".
  7. ^ Knox, Merrill (November 7, 2011). "Jackson, TN Will Get CBS Affiliate In January 2012". TVSpy. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  8. ^ Malone, Michael (November 7, 2011). "CBS Coming to Jackson, Tenn". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "WBBJ to Add CBS to 7.3 in January 2012 | WBBJTV West Tennessee's News Channel | Local News". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WBBJ". RabbitEars.info.
  12. ^ "The Switch from Analog to Digital TV". www.nielsen.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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