WABM
MyNetworkTV affiliate in Birmingham, Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WABM (channel 68) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Homewood-licensed CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21) and low-power ABC affiliate WBMA-LD (channel 58); Sinclair also operates Bessemer-licensed WDBB (channel 17), which serves as a full satellite station of WTTO, under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair partner company Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WDBB as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith.
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City | Birmingham, Alabama |
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Founded | October 13, 1983 |
First air date | January 31, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01-31) |
Former call signs | WCAJ (1986–1991) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 16820 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°29′4.8″N 86°48′25.2″W |
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Website | wabm68 |
WABM, WBMA-LD and WTTO share studios at the Riverchase office park on Concourse Parkway in Hoover (with a Birmingham mailing address); WABM's transmitter is located at the American General candelabra tower on Red Mountain (near Interstate 65) in southwestern Birmingham.