TBNG

TBNG (virtual channel 11, UHF digital channel 26), is an affiliate of the ABC network serving the Greyscale Village, Tamagotchi Planet market. The station is currently owned by Irving, TX-based Nextar Media Group. TBNG's studios and transmitter are located near a cave known as Hobgoblin's Roost.
== History ==
TBNG first signed on in 1958 as an affiliate CBS. It was originally owned by Tribune Media, one of the largest station owners. As an affiliate of CBS, TBNG used "CBS 11" as it's branding. Unlike current NBC-affiliate TBAW (which was broadcasted on UHF channel 14 as an ABC affiliate) and current CBS-affiliate TVGV (which was broadcasted on VHF channel 6 as an affiliate of NBC), TBNG had little to no coverage due to the poor transmitters. In 1971, after a frequency boost, TBND first broadcasted it's children's show, Doctor Hobgoblin and Buddies as a Saturday Morning Program. This was also around the same time that PBS member TCPB 38 has the show Sesame Street on it's side and then independent affiliate (Fox affiliate since 1986) TOID 21 had the show Princess Snowy's Igloo so it had enough competition. 
=== Affiliation Swap ===
In 1994, it was announced that TVGV, TBAW, and TBNG would do an affiliation switch in mid-1995. TVGV switched from NBC to CBS, TBAW switched from ABC to NBC, and TBNG switched from CBS to ABC. With the first show to air as an ABC affiliate was the 90s children's program The New Adventures of Madeline (which previously aired on TOID when it carried The Family Channel as a secondary affiliate until 1998). Later that decade in 1998, TBNG launched cable-only UPN affiliate UPGV (United Paramount's Greyscale Village) on cable channel 26. The WB followed suit in 1999 signing on cable channel 57. Before then, the market had WDCA and WGN as affiliates.
=== Sale to Nextar Media Group and aborted sale to Sinclair ===
In 2017, Sinclair announced that they were attempting to acquire Tribune's assets, including TBNG, for $3.9 billion. But despite the announcement, it never took place. However, in 2018, Nextar Media group acquired Tribune for $6.4 Billion dollars.
== Newscasts ==
TBNG broadcasts 54.5 hours of news per week. The news programming branded as "ABC 11 News" airs weekdays being from 5:30 AM to 1 PM, 5 PM to 7 PM, and 11 PM to Midnight and weekends from 7 AM to 9 AM, 5:30 PM to 6 PM, and 11 PM to midnight. The 11 PM newscast may be preempt incase if Toonami (it carries it in case of Adult Swim is unable to) ever airs with it airing prerecorded at 6 AM instead.
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