WEBU

is an Independent station licensed to Lexington, KY that serves the Lexington-Frankford, KY TV market. It is owned by BIG Media, and airs on Channel 4. 
==History==
BIG Media applied for a construction permit on Channel 4 for WEBU in 1999. 
Prior to its sign on, BIG Media rented billboards in Lexington and Frankfort that simply said, "TV 4 you will come very soon!" 
WEBU signed on October 14, 2001, with an infomercial. The station's programming was originally Infomercials under the "Mall TV" branding. The station has implemented a more general Independent format since 2002, airing sitcoms, high school sports, dramas and 2 movies on the weekends. 
WEBU tested ASTC 3.0 4K signals in 2017. 
==Programming==
Syndicated programming on WEBU include House M.D., American Dad, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Castle, COPS, Seinfeld, The Steve Harvey Show, Paternity Court, Divorce Court, and Judge Mathis among others.
In 2010, WEBU, along with WHSO, launched a news department. Unlike WHSO, the news department ended a year later. 
WEBU formerly aired a block on Friday nights entitled "Animation Friday" which consists of Family Guy, The Simpsons, American Dad, and King of The Hill. 
==Technical Information ==
=== Subchannels ===
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel	Video	Aspect	Short Name	Programming
4.1 	1080i	16:9 	WEBU 	Main WEBU programming
4.2 	480i 	16:9 	MALL 	Infomercials
4.3 	480i 	16:9 	FANDUEL 	Fanduel TV
4.4 	480i 	16:9 	NHK 	NHK World
4.5 	480i 	16:9 	BEIN 	BeIN Sports Xtra
===Analog Sign-off ===
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the digital television allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. WEBU signed off of their analog signal on June 12, 2009, and "Flash-cut" to their digital signal on Channel 35, using PSIP to map it on Channel 4.
Category:BIG Media
Category:Channel 4