WMBC-TV
Television station in Newton, New Jersey
WMBC-TV (channel 63) is a television station licensed to Newton, New Jersey , United States, serving the New York metropolitan area as an affiliate of Merit Street Media . The station is owned by the Mountain Broadcasting Corporation, and maintains studios on Clinton Road in West Caldwell, New Jersey ; it transmits from atop One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan .
History
Mountain Broadcasting was founded in 1985 by a group of Korean Americans , led by the Reverend Sun Young Joo of Wayne, New Jersey . The group secured a construction permit from the FCC to build channel 63 in 1987,[ 2] and the station began operations on April 26, 1993, with a Christian religious format, running mostly programs from FamilyNet . Later in 1993, the station also began running public domain movies and film shorts from Main Street TV, along with FamilyNet programs.
In 1996, when New York City-owned WNYC-TV (channel 31, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WPXN-TV ) dropped its ethnic, foreign-language television programming following its sale to private interests, many of these programs were picked up by WMBC-TV. WMBC also dropped FamilyNet and Main Street TV programming and began to air more infomercials and religious shows directly from ministries. By 1997, it ran a blend of religion and infomercials during the day and ethnic shows at night and on Saturdays. It was also running several hours a week of educational kids' shows, and began producing a local newscast.
In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks , the station temporarily broadcast NBC 's flagship station WNBC (channel 4).[ 3]
WMBC had an extremely weak over-the-air signal in New York City, but with a new antenna atop One World Trade Center, it can be seen more clearly. The station is also carried on most of the cable providers in that market, including Charter Spectrum and Optimum . Its signal was dropped from DirecTV 's New York City local stations package on December 31 , 2005; however, DirecTV resumed carriage of WMBC in early 2009.
Programming
Prior to the switch to Merit Street Media, WMBC-TV's lineup consisted of brokered ethnic and religious programs, a half-hour weekday newscast, infomercials and children's programs to satisfy the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s "educational/informational " requirements.[ 4]
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed :
Analog-to-digital conversion
WMBC-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 63, on February 17, 2009, to conclude the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television .[ 6] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 18,[ 7] using virtual channel 63.
See also
References
External links
Full power
WCBS-TV 2 (.1 CBS , .2 Start , .3 Dabl , .4 Fave , .5 Comet )
WNBC 4 (.1 NBC , .2 Cozi , .3 Am. Crimes, .4 Oxygen )
WNYW 5 (.1 Fox , .2 Movies! , .3 Fox WX , .4 Grio , .5 Catchy )
WABC-TV 7 (.1 ABC , .2 Localish , .3 Charge! , .4 HSN )
WWOR-TV 9 (.1 MNTV , .3 Buzzr , .4 H&I )
WPIX 11 ATSC 3.0 (.1 CW , .2 ANT , .4 REW )
WNET 13 (.1 PBS , .2 Kids )
WLIW 21 ATSC 3.0 (.1 PBS , .2 Create , .3 World , .4 All Arts)
WNYE-TV 25 (.1 Edu. Ind. , .2 NYC gov , .3 CUNY )
WPXN-TV 31 (.1 Ion , .2 Bounce , .3 Grit , .4 Laff , .5 Ion+ , .6 Court , .7 JTV , .8 QVC )
WJLP 33 (.1 MeTV , .2 MeToons , .3 Laff , .4 Mystery , .6 Nest , .7 Story , .8 MeTV+ )
WXTV-DT 41 (.1 UNI , .2 Bounce , .3 NV )
WZME 43 (.1 Story , .2 MeTV+ , .3 MeTV , .4 MeToons , .8 Retro , .9 Heartland , .12 Ads )
WNJU 47 (.1 TMD , .2 TXO )
WRNN-TV 48 (.1 LC , .2 TBD , .3 The365 , .4 Outlaw , .5 QVC2 )
WEDW 49 (.1 PBS /CPTV )
WNJN 50/WNJB 58 (.1 PBS /NJ PBS , .2 NHK )
WTBY-TV 54 (.1 TBN , .2 Merit , .3 Smile , .4 Positiv )
WLNY-TV 55 (.1 Ind. , .2 HSN , .3 QVC2 , .4 HSN2 , .5 Nosey, .6 Defy )
WMBC-TV 63 (.1 Merit , .2 Scripps , .4 SinoVision , .5 NTD in Chinese , .6 ShopHQ , .7 Aliento; Audio: .8 WDNJ , .9 KCBN)
WFTY-DT 67 (.1 Crime , .2 UniMás , .3 UNI , .4 Grit , .5 Mystery , .6 LC , .7 NV )
WFUT-DT 68 (.1 UniMás , .2 Crime , .3 Get )
Low power
WNYZ-LD 6 (.1 Ind. /Korean, 87.75 FM analog Ind. -FM/Korean Audio)
WPXU-LD 12 (.1 Daystar )
WNDT-CD 14 /WMBQ-CD 46 (.1 FNX )
WEPT-CD 15 (.1 JTV )
WVVH-CD 18 (.1 YTA /Outside , .3 LC , .4 HSN , .5 NTD ; Southampton, NY )
W23ER-D 17 (.1 WMHT /PBS , .2 Create , .3 World , .4 PBS Kids )
WDVB-CD 23 (.1 Inspire , .2 Smile)
WASA-LD 24 (.1 Estrella , .2 Estrella News, .3 Test cards)
WXNY-LD 32 (.1 Daystar , .2 DS Español, .3 Reflections)
WPXO-LD 34 (.1 ATevé )
WNWT-LD 37 (.1 Story )
WNJJ-LD 40 (.1 Ads )
WKOB-LD 42 (.1 Visión Latina , .2 ULFN, .3 L&C )
WDYJ-LD 60 (.1 Diya)
ATSC 3.0 Cable Streaming Defunct
Other television stations licensed to and serving the state of
New York Religious stations Spanish-language stations Ethnic and/or public secular stations Other stations
WEPT-CD 15 (AMGTV, Peekskill )
WVVH-CD 18 (YTA , Southampton )
WVBG-LD 25 (Ind. , Greenwich )
WVTT-CD 25 (This , Olean )
WYCU-LD 26 (Outside , Charlestown, NH )
WNCE-CD 31 (YTA , Glens Falls )
WJLP 33 (MeTV , Middletown Twp., NJ )
WYCI 40 (H&I , Saranac Lake )
WZME 43 (Story , Bridgeport, CT )
WRNN-TV 48 (ShopHQ , New Rochelle )
WLNY-TV 55 (Ind. , Riverhead )
WBXZ-LD 56 (Cozi , Buffalo )
W33ET-D 60 (Diya , New York City )
WBBZ-TV 67 (Ind. /MeTV , Springville )
WFTY-DT 67 (True Crime , Smithtown )
Defunct
ABC CBS Fox NBC The CW MyNetworkTV Ion Television PBS
Spanish-language stationsOther stations
WDPN-TV 2 (MeTV , Wilmington, DE )
WACP 4 (TCT , Atlantic City )
WDVB-CD 23 (Inspire , Edison )
WNYE-TV 25 (Edu. Ind. , New York, NY )
WPHY-CD 25 (Sonlife , Trenton )
WJLP 33 (MeTV , Middletown Twp. )
WQAV-CD 34 (Asia Vision /Ind. , Atlantic City )
WMGM 40 (Crime , Wildwood )
WZME 43 (Story , Bridgeport, CT )
WMCN-TV 44 (LC , Atlantic City )
WGTW-TV 48 (TBN , Millville )
WRNN-TV 48 (LC , New Rochelle, NY )
WTBY-TV 54 (TBN , Jersey City )
WLNY-TV 55 (Ind. , Riverhead, NY )
WPSG 57 (Ind. , Philadelphia, PA )
WMBC-TV 63 (Merit , Newton )
WFMZ-TV 69 (Ind. , Allentown )
Defunct
Greater Boston
Springfield, MA
New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut
Spanish English
WRNT-LD (32.2 GetTV , 32.3 Dabl , 32.4 Cheddar , 32.5 Shop LC , 32.6 Buzzr )
WHCT-LD 35 (.1 MeTV , 2. H&I , .3 Start , .4 Movies! , .5 Decades, .6 MeTV+, Hartford–New Haven )
WZME 43 (SBN , Bridgeport )
Vermont Maine
Defunct
WLLB-LD 15 (Daystar , Portland )
W16AL 16 (TBN , Burlington )
WCKD-LP 30 (JUCE /Positiv , Bangor/Dedham )
WMNE-LP 32 (TBN , Portland )
WGMU-LP 39 (Retro TV , Burlington, Vermont )
W14CK 47 (Daystar , Newport, Vermont )
WVBQ-LP 47 (Outside , Newport–Charlestown, NH )
WNHX-LP 51 (Ind. , New Haven, CT )
Other television stations in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Independent stations Religious stations
W09DJ-D (EWTN , Scranton )
WNYB 26 (TCT , Jamestown, NY )
WCZS-LD 35 (CTVN , Shippensburg )
WPCB-TV 40 (CTVN , Greensburg )
WELL-LD 45 (Daystar , Philadelphia )
WKBS-TV 47 (CTVN , Altoona )
WGTW-TV 48 (TBN , Millville, NJ )
WLYH 49 (Rel. Ind. , Red Lion )
WTBY-TV 54 (TBN , Jersey City, NJ )
WBPH-TV 60 (Rel. Ind. , Allentown )
Other stations
English
WDPN-TV 2 (MeTV , Wilmington, DE )
WNYE-TV 25 (Edu. , New York, NY )
WIIC-LD 29 (Rev'n , Pittsburgh )
WJLP 33 (MeTV , Middletown Twp., NJ )
WBYD-CD 35 (JTV , Pittsburgh )
WYLN-CD 35 (YTA , Hazleton )
WZME 43 (Story , Bridgeport, CT )
WWAT-CD 45 (Family , Uniontown )
WRNN-TV 48 (ShopHQ , New Rochelle, NY )
WTVE 51 (Ads , Willow Grove )
WMBC-TV 63 (Ind. /Ethnic, Newton, NJ )
WBBZ-TV 67 (Ind. /MeTV , Springville, NY )
WJAL 68 (ShopHQ , Silver Spring, MD )
Spanish
WFDC-DT 14 (UNI , Arlington, VA )
WXBU 15 (UNI , Lancaster )
WFPA-CD 28 (UniMás , Philadelphia )
WXTV-DT 41 (UNI , Paterson, NJ )
WNJU 47 (TMD , Linden, NJ )
WWSI 62 (TMD , Mount Laurel, NJ )
WUVP-DT 65 (UNI , Vineland, NJ )
WFUT-DT 68 (UNI , Newark, NJ )
Defunct