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{{short description|Former LPTV station in Lake City, Florida}}
{{Short description|TV station in Lake City, Florida (1985–2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = DWMYG-LP
| callsign = WMYG-LP
| city = Lake City, Florida
| city = Lake City, Florida
| logo = Wmyg 2008.png
| logo = Wmyg 2008.png
| branding = My 11 Gainesville
| branding = My 11 Gainesville
| analog = 11 ([[Very high frequency|VHF]])
| analog = 11 ([[VHF]])
| digital =
| digital =
| virtual =
| virtual =
| affiliations = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Defunct]]
| affiliations = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Defunct]]
| translators =
| translators =
| owner = New Age Media, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
| owner = New Age Media, [[LLC]]
| licensee = New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC
| licensee = New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC
| operator = [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]<br>''(via master service agreement)''
| operator = [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] via master service agreement
| country = United States
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date|1985|7|3}}
| airdate = {{start date|1985|7|3}}
| last_airdate = {{end date|2015|11|18}}<br>({{age in years and days|1985|7|3|2015|11|18}})<br>''(license canceled)''
| last_airdate = {{ubl|{{end date|2015|11|18}}|({{age in years and days|1985|7|3|2015|11|18}})|''(license canceled)''}}
| location = [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]]/[[Gainesville, Florida]]
| location = [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]]–[[Gainesville, Florida]]
| callsign_meaning = MyNetworkTV Gainesville
| callsign_meaning = MyNetworkTV Gainesville
| sister_stations = [[WGFL]], [[WNBW-DT]], [[WYME-CD]]
| sister_stations = [[WGFL]], [[WNBW-DT]], [[WYME-CD]]
| former_affiliations = '''As WGFL [[Broadcast relay station|repeater]]:'''<br>The WB (primary, 1997–2002)<br>UPN (secondary, 1997–2002)<br>[[CBS]] (2002–2006)<br>'''As stand-alone station:'''<br>[[MyNetworkTV]] (2006–2015)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|'''As WGFL [[Broadcast relay station|repeater]]:'''|The WB (primary, 1997–2002)|UPN (secondary, 1997–2002)|[[CBS]] (2002–2006)|'''As stand-alone station:'''|[[MyNetworkTV]] (2006–2015)}}
| former_callsigns = W15AG (1985–2001)<br>WJXE-LP (2001–2002)<br>WBFL-LP (2002–2003)<br>WLCF-LP (2003–2006)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W15AG (1985–2001)|WJXE-LP (2001–2002)|WBFL-LP (2002–2003)|WLCF-LP (2003–2006)}}
| former_channel_numbers = 15 (UHF, 1985–2002)
| former_channel_numbers = 15 (UHF, 1985–2002)
| erp = 3 kW
| erp = 3 kW
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}}
}}


'''WMYG-LP''' (channel 11) is a defunct [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[analog television|analog]] television station in [[Lake City, Florida]], United States, which operated from 1985 to 2015. Last owned by New Age Media, it was most recently affiliated with [[MyNetworkTV]]. It was functionally replaced by a [[digital subchannel]] of co-owned, [[High Springs, Florida|High Springs]]–licensed [[CBS]] affiliate [[WGFL]] (channel 28). WMYG-LP was also [[sister station|sister]] to two [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]-licensed stations: low-power, [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[Antenna TV]] affiliate [[WYME-CD]] (channel 45) and full-power [[NBC]] affiliate [[WNBW-DT]] (channel 9). The latter is actually owned by MPS Media but operated by New Age Media under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA). All of the stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]. WMYG-LP's operations were based at the shared studios of WGFL and WNBW-DT on Northwest 80th Boulevard (along [[Interstate 75 in Florida|I-75]]/[[Florida State Road 93|SR 93]]) in Gainesville; its transmitter was located in Lake City's Lacymark section.
'''WMYG-LP''' (channel 11) is a defunct [[low-power television station]] in [[Lake City, Florida]], United States, which operated from 1985 to 2015. Last owned by New Age Media, it was most recently affiliated with [[MyNetworkTV]]. It was functionally replaced by a [[digital subchannel]] of co-owned, [[High Springs]]–licensed [[CBS]] affiliate [[WGFL]] (channel 28). WMYG-LP was also [[sister station|sister]] to two [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]-licensed stations: low-power, [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[Antenna TV]] affiliate [[WYME-CD]] (channel 45) and full-power [[NBC]] affiliate [[WNBW-DT]] (channel 9). The latter is actually owned by MPS Media but operated by New Age Media under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA). All of the stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]. WMYG-LP's operations were based at the shared studios of WGFL and WNBW-DT on Northwest 80th Boulevard (along [[Interstate 75 in Florida|I-75]]/[[Florida State Road 93|SR 93]]) in Gainesville; its transmitter was located in Lake City's Lacymark section.


WMYG-LP did not operate a [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] signal of its own, and there were no plans to convert the station's signal to digital. In addition, the analog signal's [[broadcast range]] was limited to the immediate Lake City area. However, WMYG-LP received full-market coverage via WGFL-DT2, which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit. Ever since its inception, WGFL-DT2 had broadcast in [[480i]] [[4:3]] [[Standard-definition television|standard definition]]; however, sometime during spring 2017, it had been upgraded to [[1080i]] [[16:9]] [[High-definition television|high definition]].<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=7727 RabbitEars TV Query for WGFL]</ref>
WMYG-LP did not operate a [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] signal of its own, and there were no plans to convert the station's signal to digital. In addition, the analog signal's [[broadcast range]] was limited to the immediate Lake City area. However, WMYG-LP received full-market coverage via WGFL-DT2, which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit. Ever since its inception, WGFL-DT2 had broadcast in [[480i]] [[4:3]] [[standard definition]]; however, sometime during spring 2017, it had been upgraded to [[1080i]] [[16:9]] [[High-definition television|high definition]].<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=7727 RabbitEars TV Query for WGFL]</ref>


The [[broadcast license]] for WMYG-LP was canceled on November 18, 2015;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=47483|title=Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC|last=FCC|first=Federal Communications Commission -|website=enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref><ref name="wgflschedule">{{Cite news|url=https://mycbs4.com/station/schedule|title=Schedule|publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]|work=MyCBS4.com|access-date=2018-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref> its programming continues under WGFL's license as "My 11" (referring to its channel position on most [[cable television|cable]] systems in the market).
The [[broadcast license]] for WMYG-LP was canceled on November 18, 2015;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=47483|title=Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|website=enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov|language=en|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="wgflschedule">{{Cite news|url=https://mycbs4.com/station/schedule|title=Schedule|publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]|work=MyCBS4.com|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> its programming continues under WGFL's license as "My 11" (referring to its channel position on most [[cable television|cable]] systems in the market).


The Gainesville [[media market|market]] is located between several other Florida DMAs. In these areas, local cable systems opted instead for the affiliate for their home market instead of WMYG-LP. This includes Cox and [[Charter Spectrum]] in [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] (part of the [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] market) that both offer [[WRBW]]. In Lake City (part of the [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] market), [[Xfinity|Comcast Xfinity]] provided [[WFOX-TV|WFOX-DT2]] in lieu of WMYG, which was technically a station local to Lake City.
The Gainesville [[media market|market]] is located between several other Florida DMAs. In these areas, local cable systems opted instead for the affiliate for their home market instead of WMYG-LP. This includes Cox and [[Charter Spectrum]] in [[Ocala]] (part of the [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] market) that both offer [[WRBW]]. In Lake City (part of the [[Jacksonville]] market), [[Comcast Xfinity]] provided [[WFOX-DT2]] in lieu of WMYG, which was technically a station local to Lake City.


==History==
==History==
WMYG-LP signed-on July 3, 1985 airing an analog signal on UHF channel 15 with the call sign '''W15AG'''. In 1997, after WGFL launched as a primary [[The WB|WB]] and secondary [[UPN]] affiliate, this station began serving as a repeater of that station. W15AG upgraded to low-power and changed its call sign to '''WJXE-LP''' in 2001. In 2002, it switched calls again to '''WBFL-LP''' and moved to VHF channel 11. Also that year, Jacksonville's longtime CBS affiliate [[WJXT]] became an [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]. During its tenure with the network, that station served as the default affiliate for much of North Central Florida.
WMYG-LP signed-on July 3, 1985, airing an analog signal on UHF channel 15 with the call sign W15AG. In 1997, after WGFL launched as a primary [[The WB|WB]] and secondary [[UPN]] affiliate, this station began serving as a repeater of that station. W15AG upgraded to low-power and changed its call sign to WJXE-LP in 2001. In 2002, it switched calls again to WBFL-LP and moved to VHF channel 11. Also that year, Jacksonville's longtime CBS affiliate [[WJXT]] became an [[independent station]]. During its tenure with the network, that station served as the default affiliate for much of North Central Florida.


WGFL quickly joined CBS to keep the network available in Gainesville. It also changed its on-air moniker from "WB 53" to "CBS 4" (named after the cable channel number on Cox systems). Corresponding with the network change, WGFL began broadcasting a digital signal on UHF channel 28. A second digital subchannel was established to continue a primary WB (through [[The WB 100+ Station Group|The WB 100+]]) and secondary UPN affiliation. This used the calls "WBFL" in a fictional manner (to match off-air analog channel 11) and was known on-air as "WB 10" after the cable channel location on Cox.
WGFL quickly joined CBS to keep the network available in Gainesville. It also changed its on-air moniker from "WB 53" to "CBS 4" (named after the cable channel number on Cox systems). Corresponding with the network change, WGFL began broadcasting a digital signal on UHF channel 28. A second digital subchannel was established to continue a primary WB (through [[The WB 100+]]) and secondary UPN affiliation. This used the calls "WBFL" in a fictional manner (to match off-air analog channel 11) and was known on-air as "WB 10" after the cable channel location on Cox.


On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced the two networks would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined operation would be called [[The CW]]. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents: [[CBS Corporation|CBS]] (the parent company of UPN) and the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]]. On February 22, [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] announced it would start up another new network called [[MyNetworkTV]]. This new service, which would be a sister network to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], would be operated by [[Fox Television Stations]] and its syndication division [[Twentieth Television]].
On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced the two networks would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined operation would be called [[The CW]]. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents: [[CBS Corporation|CBS]] (the parent company of UPN) and the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]]. On February 22, [[News Corporation]] announced it would start up another new network called [[MyNetworkTV]]. This new service, which would be a sister network to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], would be operated by [[Fox Television Stations]] and its syndication division [[Twentieth Television]].


MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming Independent. It was also created to compete against The CW. On September 5, WMYG became a separate station and joined MyNetworkTV. The call letters stayed the same since they refer to the network and it became known on-air as "My 11" (again referring to its cable channel).
MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent. It was also created to compete against The CW. On September 5, WMYG became a separate station and joined MyNetworkTV. The call letters stayed the same since they refer to the network and it became known on-air as "My 11" (again referring to its cable channel).


Meanwhile on September 18, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WCJB-TV]] added a new second digital subchannel of its own to be part of The CW provided through [[The CW Plus]]. WYPN-CA (a Class A repeater of WMYG) changed call letters to WYME-CA and become a separate station affiliated with [[MeTV]]. The service is a network designed for digital subchannels offering classic television sitcoms, dramas, and classic commercials from the 1950s through 1980s. WNBW added a second digital subchannel to offer a digital signal of WYME and expand its reach.
Meanwhile on September 18, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WCJB-TV]] added a new second digital subchannel of its own to be part of The CW provided through [[The CW Plus]]. WYPN-CA (a Class A repeater of WMYG) changed call letters to WYME-CA and become a separate station affiliated with [[MeTV]]. The service is a network designed for digital subchannels offering classic television sitcoms, dramas, and classic commercials from the 1950s through 1980s. WNBW added a second digital subchannel to offer a digital signal of WYME and expand its reach.


On September 25, 2013, New Age Media announced that it would sell most of its stations, including WMYG-LP and WGFL, to the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]].<ref name=bbj-saletosinclair>{{cite news|last=Haber|first=Gary|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group to pay $90M for eight New Age Media TV stations|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/09/25/sinclair-broadcast-group-new-age-media.html|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=Baltimore Business Journal|date=September 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-newagesinclair>{{cite news|title=Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/70742/sinclair-to-buy-8-new-age-stations-for-90m|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=September 25, 2013}}</ref> On October 31, 2014, New Age Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WMYG-LP;<ref name=fcc-wgfllicensenosale>{{cite web|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=Daniel A.|title=Re: New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC…|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=54347|format=PDF|date=October 31, 2014|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> the next day, Sinclair purchased the non-license assets of the stations it planned to buy from New Age Media and began operating them through a master service agreement.<ref name=sinclair-newagetosinclairnonlicense>{{cite press release|date=November 5, 2014|title=Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results|url=http://www.sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/Q3%2014.pdf|type=Press release|location=Baltimore|publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070109/http://www.sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/Q3%2014.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=sbgi-newagesinclairmsa>{{cite web|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q|url=http://sbgi.edgarpro.com/redirect_frames.asp?filename=0001104659%2D14%2D078963%2Etxt&filepath=%5C2014%5C11%5C10%5C&cols=0%2C3%2C4%2C7%2C8&SortBy=receivedate&AD=D&startrec=1&res=10&pdf=0|website=sbgi.edgarpro.com|access-date=November 15, 2014|date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107104019/http://sbgi.edgarpro.com/redirect_frames.asp?filename=0001104659%2D14%2D078963%2Etxt&filepath=%5C2014%5C11%5C10%5C&cols=0%2C3%2C4%2C7%2C8&SortBy=receivedate&AD=D&startrec=1&res=10&pdf=0|archive-date=January 7, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On September 25, 2013, New Age Media announced that it would sell most of its stations, including WMYG-LP and WGFL, to the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]].<ref name=bbj-saletosinclair>{{cite news|last=Haber|first=Gary|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group to pay $90M for eight New Age Media TV stations|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/09/25/sinclair-broadcast-group-new-age-media.html|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=Baltimore Business Journal|date=September 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-newagesinclair>{{cite news|title=Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/70742/sinclair-to-buy-8-new-age-stations-for-90m|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=September 25, 2013}}</ref> On October 31, 2014, New Age Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WMYG-LP;<ref name=fcc-wgfllicensenosale>{{cite web|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=Daniel A.|title=Re: New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC…|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=54347|format=PDF|date=October 31, 2014|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> the next day, Sinclair purchased the non-license assets of the stations it planned to buy from New Age Media and began operating them through a master service agreement.<ref name=sinclair-newagetosinclairnonlicense>{{cite press release|date=November 5, 2014|title=Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results|url=http://www.sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/Q3%2014.pdf|type=Press release|location=Baltimore|publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070109/http://www.sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/Q3%2014.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=sbgi-newagesinclairmsa>{{cite web|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q|url=http://sbgi.edgarpro.com/redirect_frames.asp?filename=0001104659%2D14%2D078963%2Etxt&filepath=%5C2014%5C11%5C10%5C&cols=0%2C3%2C4%2C7%2C8&SortBy=receivedate&AD=D&startrec=1&res=10&pdf=0|website=sbgi.edgarpro.com|access-date=November 15, 2014|date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107104019/http://sbgi.edgarpro.com/redirect_frames.asp?filename=0001104659%2D14%2D078963%2Etxt&filepath=%5C2014%5C11%5C10%5C&cols=0%2C3%2C4%2C7%2C8&SortBy=receivedate&AD=D&startrec=1&res=10&pdf=0|archive-date=January 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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|'''WNFT-LD'''
|'''[[WNFT-LD]]'''
|15 (UHF [[Digital television|digital]])
|15 (UHF [[Digital terrestrial television|digital]])
|8.1
|8.1
|DD2.0
|DD2.0
|[[480i]]
|[[480i]]
|[[4:3]]
|[[4:3]]
|WNFT-LP (2003-2007)
|WNFT-LP (2003–2007)
|Now a [[Bounce TV]] affiliate
|Now a [[Bounce TV]] affiliate
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|Now [[WYME-CD]] and an affiliate of [[Antenna TV]]
|Now [[WYME-CD]] and an affiliate of [[Antenna TV]]
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|}
# WYPN was the former UPN affiliate for the Gainesville market (joining the network on December 1, 2004).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gainesville.com/news/20041201/cox-lineup-drops-wjct-wuft-taking-its-place|title=Cox lineup drops WJCT; WUFT taking its place|last=writer|first=MARINA BLOMBERG Sun staff|access-date=2017-11-11|language=en}}</ref>
# WYPN was the former UPN affiliate for the Gainesville market (joining the network on December 1, 2004).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gainesville.com/news/20041201/cox-lineup-drops-wjct-wuft-taking-its-place|title=Cox lineup drops WJCT; WUFT taking its place|last=Blomberg|first=Marina|access-date=November 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==Newscasts==
==Newscasts==
WMYG formerly aired nightly newscasts from ''GTN News'', an [[News broadcasting#Television|operation]] which is produced by the [[Independent News Network]] from its studios located in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] (formerly in [[Davenport, Iowa]]), and supplemented by local reporters in the Gainesville area. Initially, newscasts at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. were offered;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://flnewscenter.com/?p=3311|title=Florida News Center » Blog Archive » More info on GTN…|website=flnewscenter.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-11}}</ref> the weeknight 7 p.m. newscast only lasted for a few months while the nightly 10 p.m. newscast continued for a few more years until being phased out due to budget cuts in 2014.<ref>[http://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/lots-of-changes-gainesville-market-i-didnt-know/ Lots of changes within the Gainesville market that I didn't know about...] ''The Changing Newscasts Blog'', September 13th, 2014.</ref> WGFL-DT2 now runs an [[Block programming|hour block]] of ''Last Man Standing'' at 10 p.m.<ref name="wgflschedule" />
WMYG formerly aired nightly newscasts from ''GTN News'', an [[News broadcasting#Television|operation]] which is produced by the [[Independent News Network]] from its studios located in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] (formerly in [[Davenport, Iowa]]), and supplemented by local reporters in the Gainesville area. Initially, newscasts at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. were offered;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://flnewscenter.com/?p=3311|title=Florida News Center » Blog Archive » More info on GTN…|website=flnewscenter.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> the weeknight 7 p.m. newscast only lasted for a few months while the nightly 10 p.m. newscast continued for a few more years until being phased out due to budget cuts in 2014.<ref>[http://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/lots-of-changes-gainesville-market-i-didnt-know/ Lots of changes within the Gainesville market that I didn't know about...] ''The Changing Newscasts Blog'', September 13, 2014.</ref> WGFL-DT2 now runs an [[Block programming|hour block]] of ''Last Man Standing'' at 10 p.m.<ref name="wgflschedule" />


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Latest revision as of 04:29, 28 May 2024

WMYG-LP
CityLake City, Florida
Channels
BrandingMy 11 Gainesville
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • New Age Media, LLC
  • (New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC)
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via master service agreement
WGFL, WNBW-DT, WYME-CD
History
First air date
July 3, 1985 (1985-07-03)
Last air date
  • November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)
  • (30 years, 138 days)
  • (license canceled)
Former call signs
  • W15AG (1985–2001)
  • WJXE-LP (2001–2002)
  • WBFL-LP (2002–2003)
  • WLCF-LP (2003–2006)
Former channel number(s)
15 (UHF, 1985–2002)
  • As WGFL repeater:
  • The WB (primary, 1997–2002)
  • UPN (secondary, 1997–2002)
  • CBS (2002–2006)
  • As stand-alone station:
  • MyNetworkTV (2006–2015)
Call sign meaning
MyNetworkTV Gainesville
Technical information
ClassTX
ERP3 kW
HAAT140 m (459 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°12′50″N 82°39′0″W / 30.21389°N 82.65000°W / 30.21389; -82.65000

WMYG-LP (channel 11) is a defunct low-power television station in Lake City, Florida, United States, which operated from 1985 to 2015. Last owned by New Age Media, it was most recently affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It was functionally replaced by a digital subchannel of co-owned, High Springs–licensed CBS affiliate WGFL (channel 28). WMYG-LP was also sister to two Gainesville-licensed stations: low-power, Class A Antenna TV affiliate WYME-CD (channel 45) and full-power NBC affiliate WNBW-DT (channel 9). The latter is actually owned by MPS Media but operated by New Age Media under a local marketing agreement (LMA). All of the stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by Sinclair Broadcast Group. WMYG-LP's operations were based at the shared studios of WGFL and WNBW-DT on Northwest 80th Boulevard (along I-75/SR 93) in Gainesville; its transmitter was located in Lake City's Lacymark section.

WMYG-LP did not operate a digital signal of its own, and there were no plans to convert the station's signal to digital. In addition, the analog signal's broadcast range was limited to the immediate Lake City area. However, WMYG-LP received full-market coverage via WGFL-DT2, which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit. Ever since its inception, WGFL-DT2 had broadcast in 480i 4:3 standard definition; however, sometime during spring 2017, it had been upgraded to 1080i 16:9 high definition.[1]

The broadcast license for WMYG-LP was canceled on November 18, 2015;[2][3] its programming continues under WGFL's license as "My 11" (referring to its channel position on most cable systems in the market).

The Gainesville market is located between several other Florida DMAs. In these areas, local cable systems opted instead for the affiliate for their home market instead of WMYG-LP. This includes Cox and Charter Spectrum in Ocala (part of the Orlando market) that both offer WRBW. In Lake City (part of the Jacksonville market), Comcast Xfinity provided WFOX-DT2 in lieu of WMYG, which was technically a station local to Lake City.

History

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WMYG-LP signed-on July 3, 1985, airing an analog signal on UHF channel 15 with the call sign W15AG. In 1997, after WGFL launched as a primary WB and secondary UPN affiliate, this station began serving as a repeater of that station. W15AG upgraded to low-power and changed its call sign to WJXE-LP in 2001. In 2002, it switched calls again to WBFL-LP and moved to VHF channel 11. Also that year, Jacksonville's longtime CBS affiliate WJXT became an independent station. During its tenure with the network, that station served as the default affiliate for much of North Central Florida.

WGFL quickly joined CBS to keep the network available in Gainesville. It also changed its on-air moniker from "WB 53" to "CBS 4" (named after the cable channel number on Cox systems). Corresponding with the network change, WGFL began broadcasting a digital signal on UHF channel 28. A second digital subchannel was established to continue a primary WB (through The WB 100+) and secondary UPN affiliation. This used the calls "WBFL" in a fictional manner (to match off-air analog channel 11) and was known on-air as "WB 10" after the cable channel location on Cox.

On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced the two networks would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined operation would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents: CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. On February 22, News Corporation announced it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV. This new service, which would be a sister network to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television.

MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent. It was also created to compete against The CW. On September 5, WMYG became a separate station and joined MyNetworkTV. The call letters stayed the same since they refer to the network and it became known on-air as "My 11" (again referring to its cable channel).

Meanwhile on September 18, ABC affiliate WCJB-TV added a new second digital subchannel of its own to be part of The CW provided through The CW Plus. WYPN-CA (a Class A repeater of WMYG) changed call letters to WYME-CA and become a separate station affiliated with MeTV. The service is a network designed for digital subchannels offering classic television sitcoms, dramas, and classic commercials from the 1950s through 1980s. WNBW added a second digital subchannel to offer a digital signal of WYME and expand its reach.

On September 25, 2013, New Age Media announced that it would sell most of its stations, including WMYG-LP and WGFL, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.[4][5] On October 31, 2014, New Age Media requested the dismissal of its application to sell WMYG-LP;[6] the next day, Sinclair purchased the non-license assets of the stations it planned to buy from New Age Media and began operating them through a master service agreement.[7][8]

Translators

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WMYG-LP previously rebroadcast its signal via the following translator stations:

Station Channel VC Audio Video Aspect Former callsigns Notes
WNFT-LD 15 (UHF digital) 8.1 DD2.0 480i 4:3 WNFT-LP (2003–2007) Now a Bounce TV affiliate
WYPN-CA1 45 (UHF analog) N/A DD2.0 480i 4:3 W14CB (1994–1997)
WJXE-LP (1997–2001) 		Now WYME-CD and an affiliate of Antenna TV
  1. WYPN was the former UPN affiliate for the Gainesville market (joining the network on December 1, 2004).[9]

Newscasts

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WMYG formerly aired nightly newscasts from GTN News, an operation which is produced by the Independent News Network from its studios located in Little Rock, Arkansas (formerly in Davenport, Iowa), and supplemented by local reporters in the Gainesville area. Initially, newscasts at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. were offered;[10] the weeknight 7 p.m. newscast only lasted for a few months while the nightly 10 p.m. newscast continued for a few more years until being phased out due to budget cuts in 2014.[11] WGFL-DT2 now runs an hour block of Last Man Standing at 10 p.m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WGFL
  2. ^ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Schedule". MyCBS4.com. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Haber, Gary (September 25, 2013). "Sinclair Broadcast Group to pay $90M for eight New Age Media TV stations". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sinclair To Buy 8 New Age Stations for $90M". TVNewsCheck. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  6. ^ Kirkpatrick, Daniel A. (October 31, 2014). "Re: New Age Media of Gainesville License, LLC…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results" (PDF) (Press release). Baltimore: Sinclair Broadcast Group. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Form 10-Q". sbgi.edgarpro.com. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  9. ^ Blomberg, Marina. "Cox lineup drops WJCT; WUFT taking its place". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Florida News Center » Blog Archive » More info on GTN…". flnewscenter.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Lots of changes within the Gainesville market that I didn't know about... The Changing Newscasts Blog, September 13, 2014.
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