WBLU-LP

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WBLU-LP

Lexington, Kentucky
Branding	My RTN
Channels	62 (UHF) analog
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV RTN
Owner	Equity Broadcasting
Founded	May 3, 1999
Call letters meaning	WBLUegrass
Former affiliations	UPN: 1999-2004, The WB: 1999-2003 (secondary), independent: 2004-2006
Transmitter Power	4 kW

WBLU-LP is a low-power television station broadcasting on channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky. The station is owned by Equity Broadcasting of Little Rock, Arkansas, and is an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. The station is also an affiliate of Equity Broadcasting’s Retro Television Network. WBLU's signal broadcasts from downtown Lexington and provides coverage that does not extend far past the developed portions of the city, although the signal can be picked up in neighboring Scott and Bourbon counties . According the FCC website, an application was filed on January 12, 2007 to boost the current power of 4 kW to 42 kW on channel 62, which will increase the viewing area into the neighboring cities that touch Lexington.

1 Programming
2 History
3 Trivia
4 Station Logos
5 External links

[edit] Programming

WBLU airs MyNetworkTV programs six nights a week, Monday through Saturday, 8:00-10:00 P.M. The rest of the schedule is filled by reruns from RTN, syndicated programs, and infomercials. Like all Equity owned stations, WBLU's programming originates via satellite from Equity's headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. WBLU has no staff. In fact, the station's former location on West Tiverton Way is now an abandoned office suite.

[edit] History

Founded by B&C Communications, WBLU signed on the air May 3, 1999. Channel 62’s programming originally consisted of UPN programming from 8:00 to 10:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. The rest of the station’s programming consisted of infomercials and syndicated reruns.

In September 1999 WBLU added The WB as a secondary affiliation. The station aired WB programs off-schedule, weeknights at 10:00 P.M. and on weekends. Because of this, WB promos were usually deleted from the network's programs. The WB affiliation ended in September 2003 after WBKI (via cable) became the WB affiliate for the Lexington market.

In September 2004, WBLU lost its UPN affiliation when WKYT-TV established its digital channel, "UKYT" (now "CWKYT"). WBLU then became an independent television station. For the next two years, the station’s programming consisted of syndicated programs, infomercials and public-domain movies.

WBLU was purchased by Equity Broadcasting in August 2006. On September 5, 2006, The station became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Equity launched its Retro Television Network in the Lexington market on Channel 62 on that day as well. December 31, 2006 was the last day that WBLU had any staff, as Equity broadcasting decided to not staff the station beginning January 1, 2007.

[edit] Trivia

The channel 62 frequency was originally used by a full-powered station, WTVQ-TV, until 1980, when that station relocated to channel 36.

[edit] Station Logos

1999-2002	2002-2004	2004-2006	2006 (used only for one day, on MNTV's debut)
2006-

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Lexington market (Nielsen DMA #63)

WLEX 18 (NBC) - WKYT 27 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WTVQ 36 (ABC) - WKLE 46 (PBS/KET) - WDKY 56 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2) - WBLU-LP 62 (RTN/MNTV) - WLJC 65 (TBN) - WUPX 67 (ION)
Outlying Areas: WOBZ-LP 9 (A1/AS) - W10BM 10 (LeSea) - WKSO 29 / WKHA 35 / WKMR 38 / WKON 52 (PBS/KET) - WYMT 57 (CBS)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location WBKI 34 (The CW, Louisville)

MyNetworkTV Affiliates in the state of Kentucky

WAPM-CA 9 (Benham / Lynch) - WDKA 49 (Paducah) - WMYO 58 (Salem, IN / Louisville) - WBLU-LP 62 (Lexington)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Kentucky

Equity Broadcasting Corporation

v • d • e

Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Television Network

Fox Network Affiliates: KBTZ | KMMF | WMQF

Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | WTMS | KUTF

Other Stations: KMCC³ | KNBX | KUSE | WUHQ | WYGA

Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades⁴ | Arkansas Twisters⁵

¹Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV.

²Equity operates this station owned by the Word of God Fellowship under a Local Marketing Agreement.

³Equity operates the station owned by Cranston II LLC.

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.

⁵Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright.

Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.ebcorp.net

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../w/b/l/WBLU-LP_bde1.html"

Categories: Television stations in Kentucky | MyNetworkTV affiliates | Retro Television Network affiliates | Channel 62 low-power TV stations in the United States | Equity Broadcasting