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WABM

WABM (channel 68) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. WABM is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21) and low-power ABC affiliate WBMA-LD (channel 58, branded as ABC 33/40), and is…

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Founded
October 13, 1983
Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.)
Affiliations
68.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV · 68.2: ABC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
My68 · ABC 33/40 (68.2)
Call sign meaning
"We've Got Alabama's Best Movies" · -or- · Alabama Birmingham · Alabama
Channels
Digital: 20 (UHF) · Virtual: 68

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WABM

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples185
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
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WABM

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related to UPN affiliation and brief disaffiliation · 47
WABM → ABC, Advance Entertainment Corporation, Animal Planet, Anniston, Atlanta, Baxley, Birmingham, CBS, Discovery Communications, For, Fox, Georgia, Heroes, However, Icons, In, In March, It, Monday, New Jersey
related to WBMA simulcast on WABM-DT2 and -DT3 · 42
WABM → ABC, Allbritton, Allbritton Communications, As, Beacon Parkway West, Birmingham, Commission, Cunningham, Cunningham Broadcasting, December, Deerfield Media, FCC, FCC's, Federal Communications Commission, Hearst Television, Hoover, However, Julian Sinclair Smith, LIN Media, LMA
related to MyNetworkTV affiliation · 30
WABM → Birmingham, Central Alabama's CW, CW, December, Entertainment, For, Fox, Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Kids, Fox Television Stations, Fox's Weekend Marketplace, MyNetworkTV, News Corporation, On February, On March, September, Sinclair, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sister, The CW
related to Sports programming · 17
WABM → ACC, ACC Network, Atlantic Coast Conference, Birmingham, Birmingham Legion FC, Birmingham Squadron, From, In August, League, NBA, Raycom Sports, SEC Network, Sinclair-owned American Sports Network, USL Championship, When, WTTO, WTTO/WDBB
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 12
WABM → As, Broadcasters, Congress, February, June, March, National Association, On February, SAFER Act, Sinclair Broadcast Group, The, UHF
related to Subchannels · 7
WABM → August, On October, September, Sinclair, The, TheCoolTV, WBMA-LD
Call sign meaning · 4
WABM → "We've Got Alabama's Best Movies", -or-, Alabama, Alabama Birmingham
Affiliations · 3
WABM → 68.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV, 68.2: ABC, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 2
WABM → ABC 33/40 (68.2), My68
Channels · 2
WABM → Digital: 20 (UHF), Virtual: 68

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wtto station programming stations upn sinclair network birmingham channel wdbb broadcast independent would mynetworktv television wbma-ld affiliate fox time affiliation

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WABMAffiliations68.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV1.00infobox
WABMAffiliations68.2: ABC1.00infobox
WABMAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WABMBrandingMy681.00infobox
WABMBrandingABC 33/40 (68.2)1.00infobox
WABMCall sign meaning"We've Got Alabama's Best Movies"1.00infobox
WABMCall sign meaning-or-1.00infobox
WABMCall sign meaningAlabama Birmingham1.00infobox
WABMCall sign meaningAlabama1.00infobox
WABMChannelsDigital: 20 (UHF)1.00infobox
WABMChannelsVirtual: 681.00infobox
WABMCityBirmingham, Alabama1.00infobox
WABMERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WABMFacility ID168201.00infobox
WABMFirst air dateJanuary 31, 1986 (1986-01-31)1.00infobox
WABMFormer affiliationsIndependent (1986–1995, March–August 1998)1.00infobox
WABMFormer affiliationsUPN (1995–March 1998, August 1998–2006)1.00infobox
WABMFormer call signsWCAJ (1986–1991)1.00infobox
WABMFormer channel numbersAnalog: 68 (UHF, 1986–2009)1.00infobox
WABMFormer channel numbersDigital: 36 (UHF, until 2020)1.00infobox
WABMFoundedOctober 13, 19831.00infobox
WABMHAAT401 m (1,316 ft)1.00infobox
WABMLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WABMOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WABMOwner(Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.)1.00infobox
WABMPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WABMPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WABMSister stationsWBMA-LD, WTTO/WDBB1.00infobox
WABMTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WABMWebsitewabm68.com1.00infobox

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