KWBF
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| KWBF | |
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| Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Branding | My42 |
| Channels | 42 (UHF) analog, 44 (UHF) digital |
| Translators | KWBF-LP: 47 (UHF, Sheridan, Arkansas) |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV |
| Owner | Equity Broadcasting |
| Founded | May 3, 1993 |
| Call letters meaning | K Warner Brothers "(The) Frog (former slogan) |
| Former callsigns | KLRA-TV (2001) KYPX (1998-2001) KVUT (1993-1998) |
| Former affiliations | PAX (until 2001), The WB (until 2006) |
| Website | www.wb42.com |
KWBF, known locally as My 42, is a television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, broadcasting locally on channel 42 as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. The station is owned by Equity Broadcasting, which also operates repeater station KWBF-LP channel 47 in Sheridan, Arkansas.
After purchasing the license from defunct station KVUT, Paxson Communications began broadcasting on channel 42 on December 1, 1997. The station signed on as KYPX, an affiliate of Paxson's network PAX. In 2001, after Paxson sold the station to Equity, it swapped affiliations with new sister station KKYK-TV (now KKYK-DT) and became an affiliate of The WB.
Recently, the station made headlines when it decided to air The Book of Daniel after the NBC affiliate KARK declined to do so. Because of the controversial nature of the series, the station came under fire for this, and had to hire extra security after threats were made against the station.
In February 2006, News Corporation announced the formation of a new network, MyNetworkTV, one month after UPN and The WB announced they would merge into The CW. On March 30, Equity announced that KWBF would be an affiliate of MyNetworkTV, which launched in early September. KWBF's on-air branding has transitioned to My 42, but this has not yet appeared on its website; Equity has registered the my42lr.com domain, but no new site has appeared as of mid-November 2006.
KWBF's digital station carries its own SDTV signal as channel 42.1, and the SDTV signal of KKYK-DT as channel 42.2.
[edit] Previous Logos
 KWBF's WB42 logo, used until August 2006. |
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| Broadcast television in the Little Rock-Pine Bluff market (Nielsen DMA #57) | ||
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KETS 2 / KEMV 6 / KETG 9 (PBS/AETN) - KARK 4 (NBC) - KATV 7 (ABC) - KTHV 11 (CBS) - KLRT 16 (FOX) - KVTN 25 / KVTH 26 (Religious Ind./VTN/TLN) - KJLR 28 (TSC) - KKAP 36 (DAY) - KASN 38 (The CW) - KWBF 42 (MNTV) - KKYK-DT 49 / KKYK-CA 20 (RTN) - KLRA 58 (UNI) |
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KWBM 31 (Harrison) - KPBI-TV 34 / KPBI-CA 46 (Fayetteville / Fort Smith) - KWBF 42 (Little Rock) - KEJB 43 (El Dorado) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Arkansas | |
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Corporate Staff: Larry E. Morton (Chairman and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max. W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Henry G. Luken | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile |
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Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Television Network |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLMN | KMMF | KPBI | KPBI | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF |
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RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KEGS | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTVC | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS1 | WPXS2 |
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Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | WTMS | KUTF |
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Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | WJMF | KUTH | KUTU | KWNL | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF |
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Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades4 | Arkansas Twisters5 |
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1Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV. |
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2Equity operates this station owned by the Word of God Fellowship under a Local Marketing Agreement. |
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3Equity operates the station owned by Cranston II LLC. |
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4Equity has a 51% ownership stake in the ECHL franchise. However the team has been defunct since 2003. Equity plans to sell its remaining stake in the team. |
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5Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright. |
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Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.ebcorp.net |
