WGGT fell further behind when TVX Broadcast Group bought WJTM in 1983 and changed its call letters to WNRW. Guiliford Broadcasters then sold WGGT to Glencairn, Ltd.. At the operation's height, it aired local newscasts each weeknight at 6 and 11 as well as on weekends under the branding The news operation was unable to gain significant traction in the ratings against In 2003, Sinclair restarted a local news department for WUPN and WXLV.Both newscasts were pulled in mid-2005 due to poor ratings;As part of the settlement of a retransmission consent agreement between Although Time Warner Cable/Charter-owned regional cable channels have produced news and sports content for broadcast stations in the past (such as a now-expired agreement between Television station in North Carolina, United StatesReception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM). WFMY's facility was the site of the first live television broadcast in the state of North Carolina on August 18, 1949 at 6:10 pm and officially signed on the air on September 22, 1949 as the second television station in North Carolina, debuting just a few months after fellow CBS affiliate WFMY-TV has been a primary CBS affiliate from its sign-on, but also initially carried secondary affiliations with In 1965, the News Company was bought by what eventually became On June 29, 2015, the Gannett Company split in two, with one side specializing in print media and the other side specializing in broadcast and digital media. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, as part of a duopoly with Winston-Salem-licensed ABC affiliate WXLV-TV (channel 45). Under the terms of the LMA, Sinclair dropped the simulcast, with UPN programming becoming exclusive to channel 48.
The Piedmont Triad region was too small at the time to support two independent stations, and there was not enough programming to go around. The station was initially a strong competitor with the area's other independent station, WJTM-TV (channel 45).
WMYV My48 provides entertainment programming from the MyTV network and serves the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, North Carolina region, including Burlington, Mebane, Summerfield, Reidsville, Clemmons, Mocksville, Lexington, Randleman, Asheboro, Ramseur Siler City Seagove, Denton, Statesville and Salisbury. The station was purchased by Sinclair outright in 2001, creating the market's first (and so far, only) legal duopoly. WGGT changed its call letters to WUPN-TV after Glencairn officially took control on June 19. Three weeks after the FCC's July 18 vote to have the deal reviewed by an administrative law judge amid "serious concerns" about Sinclair's forthrightness in its applications to sell certain conflict properties, on August 9, 2018, Tribune announced it would terminate the Sinclair deal, intending to seek other M&A opportunities. Check out today's TV schedule for GetTV (WMYV-DT2) Greensboro, NC and take a look at what is scheduled for the next 2 weeks. The transaction includes a transitional services agreement, though which Sinclair would have continued operating WXLV for six months after the sale's completion.
WGGT was unable to fill the void left by WNRW joining Fox. At that time, Act III took over management of WGGT as well, and nearly all of its employees were laid off, except for a secretary and a master control technician. The simulcast continued after Act III merged with Abry in 1993. The Alternate TV Wiki. At the end of December 1991, Act III Broadcasting, which had bought WNRW in 1988, stepped in and bought WGGT's stronger programming, then merged it onto WNRW's schedule. WMYV offers 47 hours of locally-produced news programming per week on its main subchannel (7 hours a day on weekdays and 6 hours on Saturdays and Sundays).
In 1996, Abry merged with the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The two stations share studios on Myer Lee Drive in Winston-Salem (along Business I-40); WMYV's transmitter is located in Randleman (along I-73/U.S. The WB (via The WB 100+ Station Group, 2003-2006, on DT2)Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.