WLBK

Not to be confused with AM 1590.
WLBN, UHF virtual and PSIP channel 51, is an NBC-affiliated station licensed to Lebanon, Kentucky. It is owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group.
==History==
Having its inaugural sign-on in August 10, 1964, WLBN became the first television station to serve the Kentucky Midlands despite only serving Marion and Washington counties at first. It started as a CBS affiliate at first, but also began cherry-picking ABC and NBC programming off-schedule. As television broadcasting spead southwards with the launch of ABC affiliates Columbia-based WAIN-TV (channel 39, now a CBS affiliate) in 1964 and Campbellsville-based WCPV (channel 24) in 1967, all of which carried CBS programming off-schedule. In 1968, the Campbellsville-Greensburg and Columbia markets collapsed into one new DMA to cut costs. Thus, making WLBN the new full-time NBC affiliate of the two Kentucky Midlands DMAs.
In 2000, current owner Lockwood Broadcast Group purchased the station from Gray Television.
On New Year's Day 2020, the Lebanon-Springfield and Campbellsville-Columbia-Greensburg DMAs have merged into one market. Thus, making WLBN the sole NBC affiliate for the Kentucky Midlands.
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1964
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Category:Kentucky
Category:NBC network affiliates
Category:Channel 51
Category:Columbia, Kentucky
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Category:Lockwood Broadcast Group