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ABC 33/40

ABC 33/40 is a television station serving as the ABC affiliate for the Birmingham, Alabama, television market. It is broadcast by WBMA-LD (channel 58), a low-power station, in the immediate Birmingham area, as well as on subchannels of WABM (68.2) in Birmingham, WDBB (17.2) in Tuscaloosa, and WGWW (40.2) in Anniston. ABC 33/40 is owned by Sinclair…

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Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (WBMA Licensee, LLC)
Branding
Alabama's ABC 33/40; ABC 33/40 News
Channels
Virtual: 58.1, 17.2, 40.2, 68.2
First air date
September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)
Sister stations
WABM, WDBB, WTTO

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ABC 33/40

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Edges63
Triples55
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
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ABC 33/40

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related to News operation · 30
ABC 33/40 → ABC, Allbritton, Birmingham, Brenda Ladun, Founding, Fox, Garry Kelly, Good Morning Alabama, However, In, In April, It, James Spann, July, Ladun, Multiple, October, Pam Huff, Portions, September
related to Stations · 12
ABC 33/40 → ABC, Anniston, Birmingham, For, James Spann, Red Mountain, Tuscaloosa, WABM, WBMA-LD, WDBB, Weather, WGWW
Owner · 2
ABC 33/40 → (WBMA Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group
Branding · 1
ABC 33/40 → Alabama's ABC 33/40; ABC 33/40 News
Channels · 1
ABC 33/40 → Virtual: 58.1, 17.2, 40.2, 68.2
First air date · 1
ABC 33/40 → September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)
Sister stations · 1
ABC 33/40 → WABM, WDBB, WTTO
Website · 1
ABC 33/40 → abc3340.com
is a · 1
ABC 33/40 → television station serving as the ABC affiliate for the Birmingham

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abc 40 birmingham 33 stations wbrc station affiliate wabm sinclair news wcft allbritton tuscaloosa wtto market channel anniston wdbb new

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ABC 33/40BrandingAlabama's ABC 33/40; ABC 33/40 News1.00infobox
ABC 33/40ChannelsVirtual: 58.1, 17.2, 40.2, 68.21.00infobox
ABC 33/40First air dateSeptember 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)1.00infobox
ABC 33/40OwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
ABC 33/40Owner(WBMA Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
ABC 33/40Sister stationsWABM, WDBB, WTTO1.00infobox
ABC 33/40Websiteabc3340.com1.00infobox
ABC 33/40is atelevision station serving as the ABC affiliate for the Birmingham0.90text
meteorologist James Spanninstance ofABC 33/40 made national headlines in 1997 as the only ABC affiliate not to air the episode of Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian.Bolstered by the defections of…0.80text
anchor Brenda Ladun from the top-rated WBRC news departmentinstance ofABC 33/40 made national headlines in 1997 as the only ABC affiliate not to air the episode of Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian.Bolstered by the defections of…0.80text
ABC 33/40 debuted at third place in local news ratingsinstance ofABC 33/40 made national headlines in 1997 as the only ABC affiliate not to air the episode of Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian.Bolstered by the defections of…0.80text
rose to second place by the early 2000sinstance ofABC 33/40 made national headlines in 1997 as the only ABC affiliate not to air the episode of Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian.Bolstered by the defections of…0.80text

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