Media in Buffalo, New York
Television
Table:
OTA DTV channel (Virtual Channel)

Call sign

Network

Owner

Notes

33 (2)

WGRZ

NBC

Tegna, Inc.

Antenna TV on DT2, Justice Network on DT3, Quest on DT4

32 (4)

WIVB

CBS

Nexstar Media Group

Court TV on DT2

38 (7)

WKBW

ABC

E. W. Scripps Company

Laff on DT2, Escape on DT3, Grit on DT4

15 (15)

WBNF-CD

TCT

LocusPoint Networks

Translator of WNYB/Jamestown. Light TV on DT3

43 (17)

WNED

PBS

Western New York Public Broadcasting Association

Create on DT2, PBS Kids on DT3

32 (23)

WNLO

The CW

Nexstar Media Group

Bounce TV on DT2

34 (25)

WVTT

This TV

HC2 Holdings

Licensed to Olean, with a rimshot signal based in Yorkshire. Decades on DT2, Movies! on DT3

14 (29)

WUTV

Fox

Sinclair Broadcast Group

TBD on DT2, Charge! on DT3

49 (49)

WNYO

MyNetworkTV

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Stadium on DT2, Comet on DT3, GetTV on DT4

23 (51)

WPXJ

ION

Ion Media Networks

17 (56)

WBXZ-LP

Cozi TV

Steven Ritchie

Independent on DT4. Eight other rotating networks operate on the station's ten subchannels

7 (67)

WBBZ

MeTV

Phil Arno

MeTV on DT1 and DT3, Heroes & Icons on DT2. Licensed to Springville. WBBZ-DT4 has a translator (WDTB-LD) licensed to Hamburg.

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WGRZ , virtual channel 2 ( UHF digital channel 33 ) , is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by Tegna Inc. WGRZ 's studios are located on Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo , and its transmitter is located on Warner Hill Road in South Wales , New York .
The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial radio and television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at 10 Universal City Plaza ) , Chicago ( at the NBC Tower ) and Philadelphia ( at the Comcast Technology Center ) . The network is one of the Big Three television networks . NBC is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network , in reference to its stylized peacock logo , introduced in 1956 to promote the company 's innovations in early color broadcasting . It became the network 's official emblem in 1979 . Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America ( RCA ) , NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States . At that time the parent company of RCA was General Electric ( GE ) . In 1932 , GE was forced to sell RCA and NBC as a result of antitrust charges . In 1986 , control of NBC passed back to General Electric ( GE ) through its $ 6.4 billion purchase of RCA . GE immediately began to liquidate RCA 's various divisions , but retained NBC . Following the acquisition by GE , Bob Wright served as chief executive officer of NBC , remaining in that position until his retirement in 2007 , when he was succeeded by Jeff Zucker . In 2003 , French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE , forming NBC Universal .
Tegna Inc. ( stylized as TEGNA ) is an American publicly traded broadcast , digital media and marketing services company headquartered in Tysons , Virginia . It was created on June 29 , 2015 , when the Gannett Company split into two publicly traded companies . Tegna comprised the more profitable broadcast television and digital media divisions of the old Gannett , while Gannett 's publishing interests were spun off as a new company that retained the Gannett name . Tegna owns or operates 66 television stations in 54 markets , is the largest group owner of stations affiliated with NBC and CBS , the fourth-largest group owner of stations affiliated with ABC ( after Sinclair Broadcast Group , E. W. Scripps Company , and Hearst Television ) , and holds properties in digital media .
Antenna TV is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by Nexstar Media Group . The network 's programming consists of classic television series from the 1950s to the early 2000s , most of which are sourced from the content library of Sony Pictures Entertainment , along with a selection of series from Universal Studios , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carson Entertainment . Antenna TV 's programming and advertising operations are headquartered in the Tribune Tower in Chicago , Illinois . The network 's operations are overseen by Sean Compton , who serves as the president of strategic programming and acquisitions for Nexstar Media Group . The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of over-the-air broadcast television stations , and on select cable television providers , such as Xfinity and Verizon Fios through a local affiliate of the network and IPTV . Antenna TV broadcasts 24 hours a day in 480i standard definition . It is a sister network to the movie-oriented multicast service This TV , in which Nexstar maintains a 50% ownership stake .
Justice Network is an American digital multicast television network that is operated by Justice Network , LLC , a limited liability company , which is owned by Tegna Inc . The network specializes in true crime , investigation and forensic science documentary programming aimed at adults - with a skew toward females - between the ages of 25 and 54 . The network , which broadcasts in 480i standard definition , is available in several large and mid-sized markets via digital subchannel affiliations with broadcast television stations , along with carriage of Justice Network-affiliated subchannels on cable television providers in most of its market coverage via existing carriage agreements for local broadcast stations .
Quest is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by Tegna Inc . The network specializes in travel , historical , science , and adventure-focused documentary and reality series aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 54 . The network , which broadcasts in 480i standard definition , is available in several large and mid-sized markets via digital subchannel affiliations with broadcast television stations . Stations have the option of placing their Quest-affiliated subchannels on cable television providers serving their market ( via existing carriage agreements for local broadcast stations ) to provide additional local coverage .
WIVB-TV , virtual channel 4 ( UHF digital channel 36 ) , is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group , as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WNLO ( channel 23 ) . The two stations share studios on Elmwood Avenue in North Buffalo and transmitter facilities in Colden , New York . However , master control and some internal operations are based at Springfield , Massachusetts-licensed Nexstar sister station and NBC affiliate WWLP 's studios in Chicopee .
CBS ( an initialism of the network 's former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network that is the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of ViacomCBS . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center ) . CBS is sometimes referred to as the Eye Network , in reference to the company 's trademark symbol , in use since 1951 . It has also been called the Tiffany Network , alluding to the perceived high quality of CBS programming during the tenure of William S. Paley . It can also refer to some of CBS 's first demonstrations of color television , which were held in a former Tiffany & Co. building in New York City in 1950 . The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc. , a collection of 16 radio stations purchased by Paley in 1928 and renamed the Columbia Broadcasting System . Under Paley 's guidance , CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States , and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks . In 1974 CBS dropped its former full name and became known simply as CBS , Inc . The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 , renamed its corporate entity to the current CBS Broadcasting , Inc. in 1997 , and eventually adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation . In 2000 CBS came under the control of the first Viacom , which was formed as a spin-off of CBS in 1971 . In late 2005 , Viacom split itself into two separate companies and re-established CBS Corporation through the spin-off of its broadcast television , radio , and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets , with the CBS television network at its core . CBS Corporation was controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements , which also controlled the second Viacom until December 4 , 2019 , when the two separated companies agreed to re-merge to become the new single entity known as ViacomCBS .
Nexstar Media Group , Inc. is a publicly traded American telecommunications company with headquarter offices in Irving , Texas , New York City , and Chicago . The company is the largest television station owner in the United States , owning 197 television stations across the U.S. , most of which are affiliates with the four major U.S. television networks located in small to medium-sized markets . It also operates all of the stations owned by an affiliated company , Mission Broadcasting , under local marketing agreements .
Court TV is a digital broadcast network and former American cable television channel . It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series , legal dramas , and coverage of prominent criminal cases . In 2008 , the original cable channel became TruTV . The channel relaunched on May 8 , 2019 as a digital broadcast television network that is owned by Katz Broadcasting , a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company .
WKBW-TV , virtual channel 7 ( UHF digital channel 38 ) , is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company . WKBW-TV 's studios are located at 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo , and its transmitter is located on Center Street in Colden . It is one of many local Buffalo television stations that are available over-the-air and on cable television in Canada , particularly in Southern Ontario . For many years , it was carried via microwave to cable systems in such areas as Corning and Horseheads ; this ended when WENY-TV signed on as the ABC affiliate for the Elmira market .
The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) is an American commercial broadcast radio and television network owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . The network is headquartered in Burbank , California , on Riverside Drive , directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building . The network 's secondary offices , and headquarters of its news division , is in New York City , at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . Since 2007 , when ABC Radio ( also known as Cumulus Media Networks ) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting , ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television . It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the Big Three television networks . ABC is nicknamed The Alphabet Network , as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the English alphabet , in order . ABC launched as a radio network on October 12 , 1943 , serving as the successor to the NBC Blue Network , which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble . It extended its operations to television in 1948 , following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS and NBC . In the mid-1950s , ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres , a chain of movie theaters that formerly operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures . Leonard Goldenson , who had been the head of UPT , made the new television network profitable by helping develop and greenlight many successful series . In the 1980s , after purchasing an 80 percent interest in cable sports channel ESPN , the network 's corporate parent , American Broadcasting Companies , Inc. , merged with Capital Cities Communications , owner of several print publications , and television and radio stations . In 1996 , most of Capital Cities/ABC 's assets were purchased by The Walt Disney Company .
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American broadcasting company founded in 1878 as a chain of daily newspapers by Edward Willis E. W. Scripps . It was also formerly a media conglomerate . The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati , Ohio . Its corporate motto is Give light and the people will find their own way .
Laff ( legal name : Laff Media , LLC ) is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company . The network specializes in comedy programming , featuring a mix of feature films and archived sitcoms . Laff is targeted at adults between the ages of 18 and 49 years old . Originally , Katz sold the network to affiliated TV stations via ad split but by October 2015 had moved to carriage fees , with the network retaining all of the ad inventory . There was also an overall increase in inventory with stations adding third or fourth subchannels.1 Laff used direct response advertising as a meter of viewers before switching to Nielsen rating C-3 in late 2015.3
Court TV Mystery ( formerly Escape , stylized as ESCAPE ) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company . It focuses primarily on mystery and crime programming . It is available in several media markets via the digital subchannels of terrestrial television stations and on the digital tiers of select cable providers through a local affiliate of the network . It mainly competes with digital multicast networks such as Ion Television , This TV , Movies ! , and getTV .
Grit is an American free-to-air television network that is owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company . The network features classic TV series and feature films targeted at men between the ages of 25 and 55 years old . The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of free-to-air television stations and on the digital tiers of select cable providers through a local affiliate of the network . Originally , Katz sold the network to affiliated TV stations via ad split but by October 2015 had moved to paying carriage fees in exchange for distributing the network 's ad inventory.1 Grit used direct response advertising as a meter of viewers before switching to Nielsen rating C-3.3 It is available on Dish Network channel 217 .
WNYB , virtual channel 26 ( VHF digital channel 5 ) , is a TCT owned-and-operated television station serving Buffalo , New York , United States that is licensed to Jamestown . The station is owned by Tri-State Christian Television . WNYB 's transmitter is located on Center Road in Arkwright . The station maintained studios on Big Tree Road in Orchard Park until TCT ended local operations in June 2018 . WNYB operates two low-powered translators : WBNF-CD ( channel 15 ) in Buffalo and WNIB-LD ( channel 42 ) in Rochester . On cable , WNYB is available on Charter Spectrum channel 23 in Buffalo ( CW affiliate WNLO , which broadcasts over the air on virtual channel 23 , is instead carried on cable channel 11 ) , or channel 12 in the suburbs .
Tri-State Christian Television , doing business as TCT Network and TCT Ministries , is a network of ten religious television stations and their repeaters , mainly in the Midwest . TCT Network provides a mix of original talk show programming such as TCT Today , TCT Alive and Come On In , along with a children-oriented programming block made by the network branded as TCT Kids ( used to meet E/I mandates ) , some Southern gospel music programming , traditional televangelism ( which makes up the majority of the network 's program lineup ) and feature films with Christian themes ; films were a recent addition to the network 's lineup , only being added in the mid-2010s . There is also an international service , TCT World , now broadcasting in over 170 nations , which covers every continent except South America and Antarctica . TCT World 's schedule is also around-the-clock . TCT World , like their three over-the-air television feeds , can also be viewed online via their live streaming video feed on their website www.tct.tv archived videos of recent TCT Today and TCT Alive programs are available for viewing on their website . TCT is also available on DirecTV on channel 377 , and on Sky Angel channel 133 . The network was founded in May 1977 by Garth and Tina Coonce , who are still both involved in TCT today , as well as hosts of their flagship program , which , is TCT Today . From the mid-1980s to 2007 , TCT was an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network . The network currently maintains a relationship with the Christian Broadcasting Network , airing that network 's flagship program The 700 Club twice daily as well as CBN 's nightly newscast . From 2011 to 2013 , TCT operated a Spanish-language subchannel which was available both on line and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente . This subchannel was ultimately discontinued , but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network . It was discontinued no later than 2017 .
LocusPoint Networks LLC was the owner of television stations in the United States . The company is 99% owned by The Blackstone Group . After selling off most of their in 2017 and 2018 in the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) spectrum auction and to other broadcasters , they owned one remaining station , WLEP-LD in Erie , Pennsylvania , whose license they turned in to the FCC effective February 12 , 2019 . One of the company 's acquisitions , WMGM-TV , was rumored to have been purchased only to be sold in a spectrum auction in 2015 . When the FCC auction finally occurred LocusPoint failed to successfully win a bid to sell the station 's spectrum to the FCC . On June 26 , 2017 , LocusPoint Networks agreed to sell WMGM-TV to Univision Communications , through its Univision Local Media subsidiary , for $ 6 million . The deal will make WMGM-TV a sister station to WUVP-DT and WFPA-CD . In April 12 , 2017 , LocusPoint Networks , hired by the San Mateo Community College District to sell KCSM-TV in the spectrum auction , claimed fiscal mismanagement by school officials and administrators to fulfill their basic duties to facilitate the sale properly . The station was to be sold in the auction due to the college 's $ 1 million annual losses . In turn , the District has counter-sued LocusPoint and its partner , PricewaterhouseCoopers , for failure to enter KCSM-TV into the FCC auction . On April 13 , 2017 , the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) announced that LocusPoint 's WLPH-CD and WQVC-CD were successful bidders in the spectrum auction . WLPH-CD , which had already been silent since LocusPoint acquired it in 2014 , would be surrendering its license in exchange for $ 3,994,492 and WQVC-CD would be surrendering its license in exchange for $ 11,196,327 .
WNYB , virtual channel 26 ( VHF digital channel 5 ) , is a TCT owned-and-operated television station serving Buffalo , New York , United States that is licensed to Jamestown . The station is owned by Tri-State Christian Television . WNYB 's transmitter is located on Center Road in Arkwright . The station maintained studios on Big Tree Road in Orchard Park until TCT ended local operations in June 2018 . WNYB operates two low-powered translators : WBNF-CD ( channel 15 ) in Buffalo and WNIB-LD ( channel 42 ) in Rochester . On cable , WNYB is available on Charter Spectrum channel 23 in Buffalo ( CW affiliate WNLO , which broadcasts over the air on virtual channel 23 , is instead carried on cable channel 11 ) , or channel 12 in the suburbs .
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County , New York , United States . The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census and was estimated at 29,591 in 2017 . Situated between Lake Erie to the northwest and the Allegheny National Forest to the south , Jamestown is the largest population center in the county . Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen , boaters and naturalists . Notable people from Jamestown include comedian Lucille Ball , U.S. Supreme Court justice and Nuremberg chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson , naturalist Roger Tory Peterson , singer Natalie Merchant , and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell . Products developed in Jamestown include the crescent wrench and automatic voting machines . Jamestown was once called the Furniture Capital of the World where people visited from all over the country to attend furniture expositions at the Furniture Mart , a building that still stands in the city and houses offices for a variety of companies .
Light TV ( styled LIGHTtv ) is an American digital broadcast television network owned by MGM Television that launched on December 22 , 2016 . The network features family-friendly and faith-based entertainment programming . Light TV is headed by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey . Burnett is the CEO of MGM TV , while Downey is an actress who starred in Touched by an Angel . Both Burnett and Downey consider themselves deeply religious ; it is the third marriage for both of them . The pair have teamed in the past to produce several religious and family-oriented projects through the MGM subsidiary Downey leads , Lightworkers Media .
WNED-TV , virtual channel 17 ( UHF digital channel 43 ) , is a Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) member television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . Owned by the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association , it is sister to National Public Radio ( NPR ) member WBFO ( 88.7 FM ) and classical music radio station WNED-FM ( 94.5 MHz ) . The three stations share studios in Horizons Plaza at 140 Lower Terrace in downtown Buffalo ; WNED-TV 's transmitter is located in Grand Island , New York . More than half of WNED-TV 's viewership is from Southern Ontario , Canada , where the main channel is included in cable and satellite packages by television service providers .
The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor . It is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television programming to public television stations in the United States , distributing series such as American Experience , America 's Test Kitchen , Antiques Roadshow , Arthur , Barney & Friends , Clifford the Big Red Dog , Downton Abbey , Finding Your Roots , Frontline , The Magic School Bus , Masterpiece , Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood , Nature , Nova , the PBS NewsHour , Reading Rainbow , Sesame Street , Teletubbies , and This Old House . PBS is funded by a combination of member station dues , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , National Datacast , pledge drives , and donations from both private foundations and individual citizens . All proposed funding for programming is subject to a set of standards to ensure the program is free of influence from the funding source . Since the mid-2000s , Roper Opinion Research polls commissioned by PBS have consistently placed the service as the most-trusted national institution in the United States . A 2016-2017 study by Nielsen Media Research found 80% of all US television households view the network 's programs over the course of a year . However , PBS is not responsible for all programming carried on public television stations , a large proportion of which may come from its member stations , including WGBH-TV , WETA-TV , WNET , WTTW , WHYY-TV , Twin Cities PBS , American Public Television , and independent producers . This distinction regarding the origin of different programs on the service present a frequent source of viewer confusion . PBS has more than 350 member television stations , many owned by educational institutions , nonprofit groups both independent or affiliated with one particular local public school district or collegiate educational institution , or entities owned by or related to state government .
Create is an American digital broadcast television network . The network broadcasts how-to , DIY and other lifestyle-oriented instructional programming 24 hours a day .
PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children 's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in the United States . Some public television children 's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS which is produced by independent public television distributors such as American Public Television are not labeled as PBS Kids programming , and it is mainly a programming block branding . PBS Kids is also the name of a separate network which has had two iterations in the age of digital television ; one which existed between 1999 and 2005 , and the current version which was launched in January 2017 .
WNLO , virtual channel 23 ( UHF digital channel 36 ) , is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group , as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WIVB-TV ( channel 4 ) . The two stations share studios on Elmwood Avenue in North Buffalo and transmitter facilities in Colden , New York . However , master control and some internal operations are based at Springfield , Massachusetts-licensed Nexstar sister station and NBC affiliate WWLP 's studios in Chicopee . WNLO can be considered an alternate CBS affiliate as it simulcasts the CBS Overnight News and the CBS Morning News from WIVB-TV . The station is also responsible for airing CBS programs when WIVB-TV is unable or otherwise chooses not to air a program due to local or syndicated programming commitments . WNLO is not available in portions of Cattaraugus County that are served by Atlantic Broadband , where WSEE-DT2 out of Erie , Pennsylvania is used as a less expensive alternative .
The CW Television Network ( commonly referred to as just The CW ) is an American English-language free-to-air television network that is operated by The CW Network , LLC , a limited liability joint venture between the CBS Entertainment Group unit of ViacomCBS ; and AT & T , whose WarnerMedia subsidiary is the parent company of Warner Bros. , former majority owner of The WB . The network 's name is an abbreviation derived from the first letters of the names of its two parent corporations ( CBS and Warner Bros. ) . The CW Television Network made its debut on September 18 , 2006 , after its two predecessors , UPN and The WB , respectively ceased independent operations on September 15 and 17 of that year . The CW 's first two nights of programming - on September 18 and 19 , 2006 - consisted of reruns and launch-related specials . The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20 , 2006 , with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of America 's Next Top Model . Originally , the network 's programming lineup was intended to appeal mainly to women between the ages of 18 and 34 , although starting in 2011 the network increased in programming that appeals to men . As of August 2017 , the CW 's audience is 50% male and 50% female . The network currently runs programming seven days a week : airing Mondays through Fridays in the afternoon ( The CW Daytime ) and Sundays through Fridays in prime time , along with a Saturday morning live-action educational programming block produced by Litton Entertainment called One Magnificent Morning , which is the successor to the animation block Vortexx . It is also available in Canada on pay television providers through stations owned-and-operated by ViacomCBS and affiliates that are located within proximity to the Canada-United States border ( whose broadcasts of CW shows are subject to simultaneous substitution laws imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission , if a Canadian network holds the broadcast rights ) ; it is also available through two affiliates that are classified in the United States as superstations - New York City affiliate WPIX and Los Angeles affiliate KTLA . Additionally , The CW is available in Mexico through affiliates located near the Mexico-U.S. border ( such as KFMB-DT2/San Diego-Tijuana , KECY-DT3 in El Centro , California , KVIA-DT2 in El Paso , and KCWT-CD with simulcasters KFXV-LD2 KNVO-DT4 in McAllen-Brownsville , Texas and XHRIO-TV in Matamoros , Tamaulipas ) on pay television providers . In both Canada and Mexico , some CW affiliate signals originating from the U.S. are receivable over-the-air in border areas depending on the station 's signal coverage .
Bounce TV is an American digital multicast television network owned by Katz Broadcasting , a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company . Promoted as the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target African Americans , the channel features a mix of original and acquired programming geared toward African Americans between 25 and 54 years of age . The network is affiliated with broadcast television stations in several markets through digital subchannels ; it is also available on the digital tiers of select cable providers at the discretion of local affiliates .
WVTT-CD , channel 25 , is a Class A low-powered television station for the Twin Tiers . The station is licensed to Olean , New York . It broadcasts on UHF channel 34 , with its transmitter on the border of Machias and Yorkshire ; the station can also be seen on Charter Spectrum channel 15 . WVTT-CD is owned and operated by 3rd Party broadcaster HC2 Holdings .
This TV ( also known as This TV Network and alternately stylized as thisTV ) is an American free-to-air television network that is owned by ThisTV , LLC , a division of the MGM Domestic Television Distribution subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The network maintains a large programming emphasis on films ( those primarily sourced from the library of partial owner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ) , but also airs other limited general entertainment content in the form of classic television series and children 's programming . The network - which broadcasts 24 hours a day in 480i standard definition - is available in many media markets via broadcast television stations , primarily on their digital subchannels , and on select cable providers through carriage of a local affiliate ( primarily on digital tiers ) . This TV 's programming and business operations are headquartered at 303 East Wacker Drive in Chicago ; MGM handles advertising sales for the network through its offices in New York City .
HC2 Holdings Inc. ( a.k.a . HC2 ) , formerly known as Primus Telecommunications Group , Inc. ( Primus ) , is a public financial services company . The company was renamed HC2 Holdings , Inc in April 2014 after HRG Group Inc. acquired a 40.5% stake in the company , changing HC2 's Stock Market ticker on the NYSE to HCHC . Since January 2014 , HC2 has acquired a diverse array of operating subsidiaries , each with its own dedicated management team across a broad range of industries . This includes the acquisition of Schuff Steel , America 's largest steel fabricator in the first half of 2014 and Global Marine Systems , a British company specializing in building subsea cable infrastructure in the 3rd quarter of 2014 . The company divested all telecommunications interests with the exception of PTGi-ICS .
Olean ( /ˈoʊliæn/ OH-lee-ann ) is a city in Cattaraugus County , New York , United States . Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County and serves as its financial , business , transportation and entertainment center . It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of Upstate New York . The city is surrounded by the town of Olean and is located in the southeastern part of the county . The population was 14,452 at the 2010 census .
In radio and television broadcasting a rimshot is a station that attempts to reach a larger media market from a distant suburban , exurban , or even rural location . The term is primarily used with FM stations , and mainly in North America . The name derives not from the sound of a rimshot in music , but rather from basketball , where the ball hits the rim of the basket , and may or may not go in . Rimshot stations are often at a disadvantage compared to higher-strength signals in a market . Many rimshot operators attempt to serve the larger market with a signal that has deficiencies in the intended listening area , especially on the far side from where it is transmitted . Many ( if not most ) rimshot stations are move-ins , having moved to about halfway between their city of license ( which they are legally required to cover and serve ) and the metro area which they actually care about . In this manner , the broadcast range of the station ideally covers both . Although stations have traditionally been required to keep their main studio in their community of license , this has become less and less meaningful as more and more have been granted waivers to consolidate radio studios at a single location due to concentration of media ownership . In the U.S. , it was FCC MM docket 80-90 that allowed FM stations to have closer spacing , thereby allowing move-ins , and some new stations as well . This has generally been allowed , especially when it makes room for additional stations in outlying areas . In these cases , the table of allotments is amended in a rulemaking proceeding , although this is not always a requirement to move a station in most cases , depending on each particular situation . On an international level , stations which attempt to serve another country are called border blasters .
Yorkshire is a town in Cattaraugus County , New York , United States . The population was 3,913 at the 2010 census . The town is located on the northern edge and in the northeast quadrant of the county .
Decades is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned as a joint venture between the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of ViacomCBS and Weigel Broadcasting . The network , which is primarily carried on the digital subchannels of television stations and on Cable TV through their cable providers , mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through the 2000s , feature films from the same period , along with historical news and documentary programming . Through its ownership by Weigel , Decades is a sister network to MeTV , which focuses on classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s and carries some programming from Decades corporate cousin CBS Television Distribution . As the network has access to theatrical films and television series remastered for high definition and widescreen presentation , the network is carried in 480i widescreen . Since fall 2019 , Decades is carried on Fox-owned stations in twelve markets as part of a multi-year agreement with Fox Television Stations .
Movies ! is an American free-to-air television network that is owned as a joint venture between Weigel Broadcasting and the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corporation . The network 's programming emphasizes feature films . The network 's programming and advertising operations are based in Weigel Broadcasting 's headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago , Illinois . It is available in several markets through digital subchannel affiliations with free-to-air television stations , as well as through carriage on pay television providers through a local affiliate of the network . Movies ! provides programming 24 hours a day and broadcasts in the 16:9 widescreen picture format , available in either standard definition or high definition depending on the station 's preference . The network competes with two similarly formatted broadcast networks : This TV ( originally operated by Weigel in a joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , until the former 's operational stake was taken over by Tribune Broadcasting on November 1 , 2013 ) and GetTV ( owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment ) ; feature films compose the primary source and children 's programming the ancillary source of programming on both networks , though This TV also broadcasts classic television series . However unlike This TV and GetTV , Movies ! does not edit the films aired to make room for more commercials . A notation in the Movies ! title card stating no film alterations is aired at the beginning of every film broadcast .
WUTV , virtual channel 29 ( UHF digital channel 32 ) , is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group , as part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WNYO-TV ( channel 49 ) . The two stations share studios on Hertel Avenue near Military Road in Buffalo ; WUTV 's transmitter is located on Whitehaven Road ( near I-190 ) in Grand Island , New York . Since February 2008 , WUTV serves as the Fox network feed received in the Cayman Islands . It joined the Primetime 24 lineup in 2009 , serving most of the Caribbean islands .
The Fox Broadcasting Company ( often shortened to Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX ) is an American broadcast television network that is a flagship property of the Fox Corporation . The network is headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City , with additional offices at the Fox Broadcasting Center ( also in New York ) and at the Fox Television Center in Los Angeles . Launched on October 9 , 1986 , as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC , CBS and NBC ) , Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network . It was the highest-rated network in the 18-49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 , and earned the position as the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007-08 season . Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets , although these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network . Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate , either free-to-air or through a pay television provider , although Fox 's National Football League broadcasts and most of its prime time programming are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations for pay television providers imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) to protect rights held by domestically based networks . Fox is named after what was once called 20th Century Fox , its original corporate sibling ( and still its major supplier of programming , despite its acquisition by Disney ) and indirectly for producer William Fox , who founded one of the movie studio 's predecessors , Fox Film . Fox is a member of the North American Broadcasters Association and the National Association of Broadcasters .
Sinclair Broadcast Group , Inc. ( SBG ) is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate which is controlled by the family of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith . Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Hunt Valley , Maryland , the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations ( after Nexstar Media Group ) , owning or operating a total of 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets ( covering 40% of American households ) , many of which are located in the South and Midwest , and is the largest owner of stations affiliated with Fox and ABC . Sinclair also owns four digital multicast networks ( Comet , Charge ! , Stadium , and TBD ) , sports-oriented cable networks ( Tennis Channel and Fox Sports Networks ) , and a streaming service ( Stirr ) , and owns or operates four radio stations in the Pacific Northwest . Among other non-broadcast properties , Sinclair also owns the professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor and its streaming service Honor Club . Sinclair has faced scrutiny from some media critics , as well as some of its station employees , for the conservative slant of their stations ' news reporting and other programming decisions , and how the company 's rapid growth has aided the airing of content that supports these views . Sinclair has also faced criticism over business practices that circumvent concentration of media ownership regulations , particularly the use of local marketing agreements , accusations that the company had been currying favor with the Trump administration in order to loosen these rules and about its management lacking diversity and being totally controlled by a single family . Critics including former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather have described Sinclair 's practices as being an assault on our democracy by disseminating what they perceive to be Orwellian-like propaganda to its local stations .
TBD ( also referred to unofficially as TBD-TV ) is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group and operated by Jukin Media . Targeting millennial audiences , the network focuses on internet-based series and other digital content ( including showcases of user-generated music , animation and comedy videos , eSports , and compiled half-hour and hour-long episodes of short-form web series ) , along with some feature films .
Charge ! is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group and operated by the MGM Television division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The network features action- and adventure-based programming sourced primarily from the MGM television and film library . The network is also available via a website stream for mobile devices . ( internet sourced ) broadcast networks . Charge is also available via streaming services , Stirr ,
WNYO-TV , virtual and UHF digital channel 49 , is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Buffalo , New York , United States . The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group , as part of a duopoly with Fox affiliate WUTV ( channel 29 ) . The two stations share studios on Hertel Avenue near Military Road in Buffalo ; WNYO-TV 's transmitter is located in Bennington , New York . WNYO-TV can also be seen on cable television in parts of Canada ; it is the MyNetworkTV affiliate on the digital tiers of cable providers in Canadian markets that carry stations from Buffalo , such as Toronto , and is also available in Kingston , Brockville , Cornwall , and Ottawa via a fiber optic line . However , neither WNYO-TV nor any other MyNetworkTV affiliate is available on cable in portions of Cattaraugus County , New York , which is served by Atlantic Broadband . This is due to financial demands as the must carry rule would normally apply in that area . In situations such as this , Atlantic usually picks up the station out of Erie , Pennsylvania , but that market has no MyNetworkTV affiliate of its own .
MyNetworkTV ( unofficially abbreviated as MyTV , MyNet , MNT or MNTV ) , is an American television network/syndication service that is owned by Fox Corporation , operated by its Fox Television Stations division , and distributed through the syndication structure of 20th Television . MyNetworkTV began operations on September 5 , 2006 with an initial affiliate lineup covering about 96% of the country , most of which consisted of stations that were former affiliates of The WB and UPN that did not join the successor of those two networks , The CW . Under the ownership structure of Fox Corporation , the service is incorporated as a subsidiary company known as Master Distribution Service , Inc. On September 28 , 2009 , following disappointment with the network 's results , MyNetworkTV dropped its status as a television network and transitioned into a programming service , similar to Ion Television , relying mainly on repeats of recent broadcast and cable series . Fox Corporation retained MyNetworkTV after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company was completed on March 20 , 2019 .
Stadium is a digital television and internet sports network operated as a multi-platform sports network . Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms , as well as on-demand ( VOD ) digital content including additional live games and events including AT & T SportsNet Rocky Mountain . Stadium has a number of minority owners including BAMTech , Meredith Corporation , PGA Tour , Silver Chalice and Sinclair Broadcast Group . The network is headquartered at The United Center in Chicago , Illinois . The service is distributed as an over-the-top streaming service through Stadium 's website and other partners , digital subchannels on broadcast television stations .
Comet is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group and operated by the MGM Television division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The network focuses on science fiction with some supernatural , horror , adventure and fantasy series and films , sourced mainly from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film and television library . Sinclair also owns Charge ! ( action ) , Stadium ( sports joint venture ) and TBD ( internet sourced ) broadcast networks . Comet is also available via streaming services , Apple TV , FuboTV , YouTubeTV , Roku , Sling TV Satellite Company Dish Network channel 289 and Sinclair 's Stirr .
getTV is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by the Sony Pictures Television Networks subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television . Originally formatted as a movie-oriented service , the network has since transitioned into a general entertainment network featuring primarily older television programs , much of which is sourced from the library of Sony Pictures Entertainment . The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of broadcast television stations and on the digital tiers of select cable providers through a local affiliate of the network . getTV provides programming 24 hours a day and broadcasts in 480i standard definition . The network competes with various other rerun television/movie networks such as Antenna TV , Bounce TV , Cozi TV , MeTV , Movies ! , the Retro Television Network , and This TV .
WPXJ-TV , virtual channel 51 ( UHF digital channel 24 ) , is an Ion Television owned-and-operated television station serving Buffalo , New York , United States that is licensed to Batavia . The station is owned by Ion Media Networks . WPXJ-TV 's offices are located on Exchange Street in Buffalo , and its transmitter is located in Bennington , New York . Until August 2019 , WPXJ-TV 's transmitter was based at Pavilion , approximately halfway between the station 's two target cities , Buffalo and Rochester ; it was the only station in Western New York to serve both markets with the same signal ( WNYB still serves both markets , but relies on translators and cable carriage to do so ) , although what little local programming the station has carried has traditionally favored Buffalo , and Ion now maintains a separate Rochester affiliation on the fourth digital subchannel of WHEC-TV .
Ion Television is an American free-to-air television network/syndication service that is owned by Ion Media . The network first began broadcasting on August 31 , 1998 as Pax TV ( commonly referred to as Pax ; stylized as PAX ) , focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming ; it rebranded as i : Independent Television ( commonly referred to as i ; stylized as i ) on July 1 , 2005 , converting into a general entertainment network featuring mainly recent and older acquired programs ; the network adopted its current identity as Ion Television on January 29 , 2007 . Ion Television is available throughout most of the United States through its group of 62 owned-and-operated stations , as well as through distribution on cable and satellite providers ; since 2014 , the network has also increased affiliate distribution in several markets through the digital subchannels of local television stations owned by companies such as NBCUniversal and Nexstar Media Group where the network is unable to maintain a main channel affiliation with or own a standalone station , for the same purpose as the distribution of Ion 's main network feed via cable and satellite . The network 's stations cover all of the top 20 U.S. markets and 37 of the top 50 markets . Ion 's owned-and-operated stations cover 64.8% of the United States population , by far the most of any U.S. station ownership group ; it is able to circumvent the legal limit of covering 39% of the population because all of its stations operate on the UHF television band , which is subject to a discount ( which in the digital age has proven controversial with other broadcast groups and FCC rulings between presidential administrations , though not with Ion itself ) in regard to that limit .
Ion Media ( formerly known as Paxson Communications Corporation and Ion Media Networks ) is an American broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets ( through its television stations group , Ion Media Television ) , as well as a digital sub-channel through that group and a major commercial television network . It 's been a privately owned company since its founding .
WBXZ-LP is a low-power television station in Buffalo , New York , broadcasting locally on channel 17 . Owned by Steven Ritchie , WBXZ operates a large and varying number of digital subchannels , two of which are permanent : Cozi TV on 56.1 and independent Throwback Television on 56.4 .
Cozi TV ( stylized on-air as COZI TV ) is an American free-to-air television network that is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal . The network airs classic television series from the 1950s to the 2000s . The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011 and was seen on digital subchannels operated by nine owned-and-operated television stations of the NBC television network in the United States under the brand NBC Nonstop . The sitcoms and drama series now appearing on Cozi are primarily from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library . Cozi is also available via streaming services , FuboTV , YouTubeTV , Hulu with Live TV
An independent station is a type of television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any broadcast television network ; most commonly , these stations carry a mix of syndicated , brokered and in some cases , local programming to fill time periods when network programs typically would air . Stations that are affiliated with networks such as The CW , MyNetworkTV or to a lesser degree , even Fox may be considered to be quasi-independent stations as these networks mainly provide programming during primetime , with limited to no network-supplied content in other time periods . Independent radio is a similar concept with regards to community radio stations , although with a slightly different meaning ( as many non-indie commercial broadcasting radio stations produce the vast majority of their own programming , perhaps retaining only a nominal affiliation with a radio network for news updates or syndicated radio programming ) .
WBBZ-TV , virtual channel 67 ( VHF digital channel 7 ) , is a primary independent and secondary MeTV-affiliated television station serving Buffalo , New York , United States that is licensed to Springville . The station is owned by ITV of Buffalo , a company controlled by former news photographer Philip A. Arno . WBBZ-TV 's studios are located at the Eastern Hills Mall in the town of Clarence ( in a census-designated place called Harris Hill ) , and its transmitter is located near Springville in the hills of southern Erie County .
MeTV ( an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television ) is an American broadcast television network that is owned by Weigel Broadcasting . Marketed as The Definitive Destination for Classic TV , the network airs a variety of classic television programs from the 1950s through the early 1990s , which are obtained primarily from the libraries of CBS Television Distribution and 20th Television . Through its ownership by Weigel , MeTV is sister to four other networks that source their programming content from the network 's distributors : rerun-focused networks Heroes & Icons and Decades ( the latter operated as a joint venture with CBS Television Stations ) , the film-focused Movies ! ( a joint venture with Fox Television Stations ) and the drama-focused Start TV . MeTV is carried on digital subchannels of affiliated television stations in most markets ; however , some MeTV-affiliated stations carry the network as a primary affiliation on their main channel , and a small number of stations air select programs from the network alongside their regular general entertainment schedules , with a few carrying the network in high definition . The network is also available nationwide on free-to- air C band satellite via SES-1 in the DVB-S format , and in some markets on AT & T U-verse channels 136 ( in standard definition ) and 1136 ( in high definition ) , and cable television through cable TV providers . MeTV 's operations are located in Weigel Broadcasting 's corporate headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago , Illinois . Shows currently broadcast on this channel include M*A*S*H , The Andy Griffith Show , Perry Mason , Gunsmoke , Hogan 's Heroes , The Flintstones , and others .
Heroes & Icons ( H & I ) is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting . Primarily carried on the digital subchannels of its affiliated television station in most markets , it primarily airs classic television series from the 1950s through the 2000s , with a focus on westerns , crime dramas , sci-fi , and action-oriented programming geared toward male audiences . The network operates from Weigel Broadcasting 's headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago , Illinois , and is essentially an offshoot of MeTV - a general classic TV digital network also owned by Weigel .
Springville is a village in the southeast part of the town of Concord in Erie County , New York , in the United States . Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in southern Erie County . The population was 4,296 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area . Springville was originally named Fiddler 's Green before it was renamed Springville .
WDTB-LD is a Daystar-owned television station , under the license of Word of God Fellowship , Inc . The station is licensed to Hamburg , New York , but has applied for a change of its city of license from Hamburg to Buffalo . The station 's signal on channel 40 was inactive/off the air due to a technical conflict with the digital signal of CFTO-TV ; Toronto 's digital signal also being on channel 40 , though it is 65 miles away , but has returned to the air at some point following the Canadian digital transition , on August 31 , 2011 . It has since returned to the airwaves on UHF 29 with a Virtual channel of 39.1 .
Hamburg is a town in Erie County , New York , United States . As of the 2010 census , the town had a population of 56,936 . It is named after the city of Hamburg , in Germany . The town is on the western border of the county and is south of Buffalo . Hamburg is one of the Southtowns in Erie County . The villages of Hamburg and Blasdell are in the town .