WBLU-LP

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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.

Contents 1 Programming 2 History 3 Station Logos 4 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 infomercials, syndicated programs, and reruns from RTN. Like all Equity owned stations, programming originates from Equity's headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas.

[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 became the WB affiliate for the Lexington market.

In September 2004, WBLU lost its UPN affiliation when WKYT established its digital channel, UKYT. 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.

[edit] Station Logos

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

[edit] External links

• Equity Broadcasting
• MyNetworkTV
• Retro Television Network
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WBLU