WCBZ-CD

WCBZ-CD (channel 22) is a low-power, Class A television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Cozi TV. The station is owned by the Columbus Broadcasting Corporation.

WCBZ-CD
Channels
BrandingYour TV22
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerColumbus Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
April 17, 1989 (1989-04-17)
Former call signs
  • W22AE (1989–1995)
  • WBKA-LP (1995–2004)
  • WBKA-CA (2004–2009)
  • WMNO-CA (2009–2015)
  • WMNO-CD (2015–2018)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1989–2015)
  • Digital: 28 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1104
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT96.2 m (316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°6′53.8″N 82°58′55.3″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.yourtv22.com

History

WCBZ-CD was founded as W22AE in Marion, Ohio, on April 17, 1989. The station then changed its call letters to WBKA-LP in 1995. In 2004, the station was acquired from low-power broadcaster Crawford Broadcasting by Metro Video Productions, and was granted Class A status, thus changing its callsign to WBKA-CA.

In 2008, the station was acquired by Studio 51 Multimedia Productions, Ltd., and began operating as TV 22 Marion, offering comprehensive coverage of the events in the Marion County area, as well as other original programming. In August 2009, the WBKA-CA call sign was changed to WMNO-CA (for "Marion, Ohio").

In 2015, the station was purchased by Positive News Network, Inc., at which point it took on its current network affiliation.

In 2017, the call sign changed again to WCBZ-CD (for "Columbus Broadcasting") to better reflect its new ownership by Columbus Broadcasting Corporation.

In Marion, WCBZ-CD had been carried on Time Warner Cable (now Charter Spectrum) channel 3 (with cable box) or channel 96 (without cable box), but the station was removed from the Marion channel lineup on May 8, 2018.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WCBZ-CD[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
22.1 480i16:9COZICozi TV
22.2 GritGrit
22.3 MysteryIon Mystery
22.4 4:3GetGet
22.5 16:9CatchyCatchy Comedy
22.6 CTVIndependent
22.7 StoryStory Television
22.8 WeatherLocal weather

Analog-to-digital conversion

WCBZ-CD (as WMNO-CD) shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 22, on January 7, 2015, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation to UHF channel 28, using virtual channel 22.

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCBZ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WCBZ-CD
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