WBCB (The CW Plus)

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This article is about the cable TV station in Youngstown. For the radio station, see WBCB (AM).

WFMJ-DT-2, a.k.a. "WBCB"
Youngstown, Ohio
Branding	WBCB, The Valley's CW
Channels	no analog, 20.2 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CW, Kids WB
Owner	WFMJ Television, Inc./The Vindicator
Founded	November, 2004
Former affiliations	The WB
Website	WBCB

WBCB is CW Network affiliate for Youngstown, Ohio. Launched in November 2004 as a WB affiliate, WBCB is the sister station of Youngstown's NBC affiliate, WFMJ. The station operates as one of WFMJ's digital sub-channels on UHF channel 20.

WBCB is carried on all major cable systems in the Youngstown/Warren area, including the two largest - Time Warner and Armstrong. The station is not available in the Youngstown local channel packages of either DirecTV or Dish Network, and is not seen by viewers who do not have cable or digital receivers.

WBCB does not produce its own local broadcasts but is planning at some point in the future in produce a 10 o'clock news.

Since the station is one of WFMJ's digital sub-channels, its official callsign is also WFMJ-DT. The unofficial WBCB callsign is only used for marketing purposes. Despite its switch to the CW as a result of the merger between the WB and UPN, the "WBCB" calls currently remain, likely until WFMJ finds a suitable replacement or just simply uses "WFMJ-DT2" as the callsigns.

[edit] Logos

WBCB's logo until September 2006.

[edit] External links

• News story on launch of WBCB (Youngstown Business Journal article)