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{{short description|TV station in Decatur, Illinois}}
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call_letters = WBUI|
{{Infobox television station
city = Decatur|
| callsign = WBUI
station_logo = ]<br><br>]|
station_slogan = ''TV to Talk About''| | city = Decatur, Illinois
| logo = WBUI 2024.svg
station_branding = CW 23<br>This Illinois <small>(on DT2)</small>|
| logo_size = 235px
digital = 22 (])<br>]: 23 (])|
| branding = {{ubl|CW 23 ''(general)''|''] Sunrise'' (morning newscasts)|'']'' (9{{nbsp}}p.m. newscasts)}}
other_chs = |
subchannels = 23.1 ]<br>23.2 ]| | digital = 22 (])
affiliations = | | virtual = 23
network = | | subchannels =
founded = | | translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''23.1:''' ]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
airdate = May 1984 <ref>The ''Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook'' says May 14, while the ''Television and Cable Factbook'' says May 13.</ref>|
| network =
location = ]/]/<br>]/]|
| owner = GOCOM Media, ]
callsign_meaning = The '''WB''' ] (allusion to service to Champaign/Urbana)|
| licensee = GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC
former_callsigns = WFHL (1984&ndash;1998)<br>WPXU (1998&ndash;1999)|
| operator = ] via ]/]
former_channel_numbers = 23 (UHF analog, 1984&ndash;2009)|
owner = GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC| | location = {{ubl|]–]–|]–]}}
licensee = | | country = United States
sister_stations = ]| | founded = December 28, 1983
| airdate = {{start date and age|1984|5|14|p=y}}{{efn|The ''Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook'' says May 14, while the ''Television and Cable Factbook'' says May 13.}}
former_affiliations = ]/Religious (1984-1998)<br>] (1998-1999)<br>] (1999-2006)<br>] (secondary)|
| last_airdate =
effective_radiated_power = 325 ]|
| callsign_meaning = The WB (former affiliation) and ] (allusion of service to Champaign–Urbana)
HAAT = 401 m|
| sister_stations = WRSP-TV, WCCU, WICS, ]
class = |
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WFHL (1984–1998)|WPXU (1998–1999)}}
facility_id = 16363|
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 23 (UHF, 1984–2009)
coordinates = {{coord|39|56|56.2|N|88|50|13|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|] ] (1984–1998)|] (1998–1999)|] (1999–2006)|] (secondary, 1998–2002)}}
homepage = |
| erp = 325 ]
| haat = {{convert|401|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class =
| facility_id = 16363
| coordinates = {{coord|39|56|56|N|88|50|12|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = ]
| website = {{url|https://cw23tv.com/}}
}} }}


'''WBUI''' is a ] licensed to ] and serving the ] market, including the cities of ], ], and ]. The station broadcasts a ] digital signal on ] channel 22 from a transmitter in ] along ]. WBUI is affiliated with ] (on virtual channel 23.1) and ] (23.2). Owned by GOCOM Media of Illinois, the station is sister to the area's ] affiliates ]. WBUI's studios are located on South Main Street in Decatur, with some support operations handled at WRSP's studios in ]. '''WBUI''' (channel 23) is a ] licensed to ], United States, serving the ] region as an affiliate of ]. It is owned by GOCOM Media, ], alongside ]-licensed ] affiliate ], channel 55 (and its ], ]-licensed WCCU, channel 27). GOCOM maintains ] and ] agreements (JSA/SSA) with ], owner of Springfield-licensed ] affiliate ], channel 20 (and its semi-satellite, ]-licensed ], channel 15), for the provision of certain services. WBUI, WRSP and WICS share studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's ]; WBUI maintains an advertising sales office on South Main Street/] in downtown Decatur and transmitter facilities in ] (between ] and ]).


==Station History== ==History==
The station signed on May 14, 1984, as WFHL and was owned by the local ]. One half of the station's programming was Christian programming with shows such as '']'' and local ]. The station's original studios were located on North Parkway Court in Decatur. The other half of the schedule consisted of recent barter ], some older cartoons, family-oriented off-network ] shows, classic sitcoms, ], and old ].
This station's on-air run began in May 1984 as '''WFHL''', owned and operated by the local ]. In 1997, the station was sold to ], who ] the station as '''WPXU'''. ] would acquire the station from Paxson in 1999 and change it to ] affiliate '''WBUI'''. (The ] call letters are now used by a ] station in ].) WBUI remained affiliated with The WB until September 18, 2006, when the station joined the new CW Network, an amalgamation of The WB and ] networks.


In 1998, the station was sold to Paxson Communications, who renamed the station WPXU. The station replaced most hours of programming with ]s until it joined the company's ] network at its launch on August 31, 1998. At that point, the syndicated shows aired by previous ownership were dropped entirely. On October 5, WPXU added a secondary affiliation with ] as did several other Paxson-owned stations.<ref name=h&r-wpxuupn>{{cite news|last=Burke|first=David|title='Air exchange' puts UPN on WPXU|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=&p_product=DH&p_theme=dh&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=WPXU%20Pax&s_dispstring=WPXU%20Pax%20AND%20date%289/1/1998%20to%209/30/1998%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=9/1/1998%20to%209/30/1998%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|access-date=April 23, 2012|newspaper=]|date=September 18, 1998}}</ref>
On June 20, 2007, GOCOM Media announced its intent to purchase this station from ACME Communications.<ref>http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=121667</ref> The sale was approved on September 14 by the ], which waived its ] rules for the sale; the Central Illinois TV market did not have enough station owners at the time to legally permit another duopoly under normal conditions (there was already an existing duopoly in the ] as ] owns both ] and ]), but ACME claimed it was losing money on WBUI and could not find a buyer that did not require a duopoly waiver. The sale to GOCOM Media officially closed on October 25, 2007.<ref>http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=129751</ref>


] acquired the station from Paxson on June 2, 1999, and changed it to ] affiliate WBUI. (Paxson, now ], promptly moved the ] call letters to its station in ]). At this point, some of the syndicated shows previously airing on the station returned along with mix of classic sitcoms and cartoons. Even after the sale, the station retained its secondary UPN affiliation with ACME expanding the arrangement to ] in ] and ] in ] by 2000.<ref name=v-acmeupn>{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=Sharing the wealth|url=https://variety.com/2000/biz/news/sharing-the-wealth-1117776652/|access-date=April 22, 2012|newspaper=]|date=February 22, 2000}}</ref>
Current WBUI programming includes the full ] network lineup; original ] programming including '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. Meteorologists from ] provide hourly "'''''C'''''more '''''W'''''eather" updates every weekday from WICS' facilities on East Cook Street in Springfield. WBUI was previously Central Illinois' over-the-air home to select ] broadcasts, a relationship that ended after the 2010 season when Cardinals broadcasts moved exclusively to ]. On September 11, 2009, WBUI added the classic movie channel ] to subchannel 23.2, branded as '''This TV Illinois'''.<ref>http://www.news-gazette.com/news/entertainment/2009/09/11/area_viewers_getting_access_to_this_tv</ref> This TV is available on local cable (] digital channel 115, and ] digital channel 232). WBUI's website is currently a subsection of WRSP's FoxIllinois.com website, and has been since Broadcast Interactive Media took over WRSP's website in 2010 (clicking on WBUI's former URL, CentralIllinoisCW.com, takes the browser to the WBUI section of the WRSP site).

When WCFN (now ]) joined UPN in 2002, WBUI became a sole WB affiliate. Gradually from about 2000 until 2005, the station phased out most cartoons and classic sitcoms for more recent sitcoms, talk shows, and court shows. In September 2006 with the merge between UPN and The WB, WBUI (owned by a ]) took The CW affiliation by default while WCFN joined the other new broadcast television network, ]. On June 20, 2007, GOCOM Media announced its intent to purchase this station from ACME Communications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=121667 |title=ACME Communications |website=acmecommunications.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905012617/http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=121667 |archive-date=September 5, 2007}}</ref> The sale was approved on September 14 by the ] (FCC) which waived its ] rules for the sale.

The Central Illinois ] did not have enough station owners at the time to legally permit another duopoly under normal conditions (there was already an existing duopoly in the market, ]'s ] and WCFN). However, ACME and GOCOM sought a "failed station" waiver for the deal. ACME claimed it was losing money on WBUI and could not find a buyer that did not require a duopoly waiver. The sale to GOCOM Media officially closed on October 25, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=129751 |title=ACME Communications |website=acmecommunications.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081053/http://www.acmecommunications.com/pages/news_releases.html?d=129751 |archive-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> At that point, the station moved its operations from its original studios at North Parkway Court in Decatur into WRSP's facilities on Old Rochester Road in Springfield.

On ], 2012, the Sinclair Broadcast Group closed on the purchase of the non-license assets of GOCOM's three television stations (WRSP/WCCU and sister station WBUI) for approximately $25.6&nbsp;million. Sinclair provides sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/FINAL%20Q4%2012%20%20Press%20Release_sjybnjj2.shtml |title=Sinclair Broadcast Group |website=sbgi.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817050712/http://sbgi.net/site_mgr/temp/FINAL%20Q4%2012%20%20Press%20Release%5Fsjybnjj2%2Eshtml |archive-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref> Both WBUI and WRSP were initially operated from separate facilities from WICS/WICD. However, WCCU quickly moved its advertising sales operation from its location on South Neil Street/] in Champaign into WICD's studios. Eventually, WRSP and WBUI also moved from their offices in Springfield and were consolidated into WICS' facility.

Through a previous arrangement with WICS, the ABC outlet's weekday morning ] provided WBUI with ] seen on-air (during its airing of '']'') and through its website that were taped in advance. The segments were appropriately titled ''C-More Weather'' (owing to its CW affiliation). WBUI no longer offers ''The Daily Buzz'' as part of its schedule.

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's signal is ]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WBUI<ref></ref>
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.1
| ] || rowspan="4" | ] || CW || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.2
| rowspan="3"|] || Dabl || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.3
| TheNest || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.4
| Rewind || ]
|- style="background-color:#DFEBF6; border-top: 2px solid #003399;"
! scope = "row" | ]
| 480i || 4:3 || Antenna || ] (])
|}
{{legend|#DFEBF6|Broadcast on behalf of another station}}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WBUI shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 23, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to ] under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> using ] 23.

===Towers===
<gallery>
Image: WAND and WBUI towers.jpg|The {{convert|411.8|m|ft|1|sp=us|adj=on}} tall WBUI tower (left tower) near ], 2007.<ref>WBUI's tower is actually taller than the WAND tower at right, but is farther away from the point of observation. {{ASR|key=2613349|number=1215843}}.</ref>
Image:WBUI TV antenna.jpg|The upper portion of the WBUI-TV tower, 2007.
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==External links== ==External links==
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TV station in Decatur, Illinois

WBUI
CityDecatur, Illinois
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • GOCOM Media, LLC
  • (GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC)
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via JSA/SSA
Sister stationsWRSP-TV, WCCU, WICS, WICD
History
FoundedDecember 28, 1983
First air dateMay 14, 1984 (40 years ago) (1984-05-14)
Former call signs
  • WFHL (1984–1998)
  • WPXU (1998–1999)
Former channel number(s)Analog: 23 (UHF, 1984–2009)
Former affiliations
Call sign meaningThe WB (former affiliation) and University of Illinois (allusion of service to Champaign–Urbana)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID16363
ERP325 kW
HAAT401 m (1,316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°56′56″N 88°50′12″W / 39.94889°N 88.83667°W / 39.94889; -88.83667
Links
Public license information
Websitecw23tv.com

WBUI (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Decatur, Illinois, United States, serving the Central Illinois region as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by GOCOM Media, LLC, alongside Springfield-licensed Fox affiliate WRSP-TV, channel 55 (and its semi-satellite, Urbana-licensed WCCU, channel 27). GOCOM maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Springfield-licensed ABC affiliate WICS, channel 20 (and its semi-satellite, Champaign-licensed WICD, channel 15), for the provision of certain services. WBUI, WRSP and WICS share studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside; WBUI maintains an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur and transmitter facilities in Whitmore Township (between Oreana and I-72).

History

The station signed on May 14, 1984, as WFHL and was owned by the local Foursquare Church. One half of the station's programming was Christian programming with shows such as The 700 Club and local religious programs. The station's original studios were located on North Parkway Court in Decatur. The other half of the schedule consisted of recent barter cartoons, some older cartoons, family-oriented off-network drama shows, classic sitcoms, westerns, and old movies.

In 1998, the station was sold to Paxson Communications, who renamed the station WPXU. The station replaced most hours of programming with infomercials until it joined the company's Pax TV network at its launch on August 31, 1998. At that point, the syndicated shows aired by previous ownership were dropped entirely. On October 5, WPXU added a secondary affiliation with UPN as did several other Paxson-owned stations.

ACME Communications acquired the station from Paxson on June 2, 1999, and changed it to WB affiliate WBUI. (Paxson, now Ion Media Networks, promptly moved the WPXU-TV call letters to its station in Jacksonville, North Carolina). At this point, some of the syndicated shows previously airing on the station returned along with mix of classic sitcoms and cartoons. Even after the sale, the station retained its secondary UPN affiliation with ACME expanding the arrangement to KPLR-TV in St. Louis and WBXX-TV in Knoxville by 2000.

When WCFN (now WCIX) joined UPN in 2002, WBUI became a sole WB affiliate. Gradually from about 2000 until 2005, the station phased out most cartoons and classic sitcoms for more recent sitcoms, talk shows, and court shows. In September 2006 with the merge between UPN and The WB, WBUI (owned by a former WB network executive) took The CW affiliation by default while WCFN joined the other new broadcast television network, MyNetworkTV. On June 20, 2007, GOCOM Media announced its intent to purchase this station from ACME Communications. The sale was approved on September 14 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which waived its duopoly rules for the sale.

The Central Illinois market did not have enough station owners at the time to legally permit another duopoly under normal conditions (there was already an existing duopoly in the market, Nexstar Broadcasting's WCIA and WCFN). However, ACME and GOCOM sought a "failed station" waiver for the deal. ACME claimed it was losing money on WBUI and could not find a buyer that did not require a duopoly waiver. The sale to GOCOM Media officially closed on October 25, 2007. At that point, the station moved its operations from its original studios at North Parkway Court in Decatur into WRSP's facilities on Old Rochester Road in Springfield.

On December 31, 2012, the Sinclair Broadcast Group closed on the purchase of the non-license assets of GOCOM's three television stations (WRSP/WCCU and sister station WBUI) for approximately $25.6 million. Sinclair provides sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements. Both WBUI and WRSP were initially operated from separate facilities from WICS/WICD. However, WCCU quickly moved its advertising sales operation from its location on South Neil Street/US 45 in Champaign into WICD's studios. Eventually, WRSP and WBUI also moved from their offices in Springfield and were consolidated into WICS' facility.

Through a previous arrangement with WICS, the ABC outlet's weekday morning meteorologist provided WBUI with weather forecasts seen on-air (during its airing of The Daily Buzz) and through its website that were taped in advance. The segments were appropriately titled C-More Weather (owing to its CW affiliation). WBUI no longer offers The Daily Buzz as part of its schedule.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBUI
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
23.1 1080i 16:9 CW The CW
23.2 480i Dabl Dabl
23.3 TheNest The Nest
23.4 Rewind Rewind TV
27.3 480i 4:3 Antenna Antenna TV (WCCU)
  Broadcast on behalf of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

WBUI shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 23, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22, using virtual channel 23.

Towers

  • The 411.8-meter (1,351.0 ft) tall WBUI tower (left tower) near Argenta, Illinois, 2007. The 411.8-meter (1,351.0 ft) tall WBUI tower (left tower) near Argenta, Illinois, 2007.
  • The upper portion of the WBUI-TV tower, 2007. The upper portion of the WBUI-TV tower, 2007.

Notes

  1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says May 14, while the Television and Cable Factbook says May 13.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WBUI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Burke, David (September 18, 1998). "'Air exchange' puts UPN on WPXU". Herald & Review. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  3. Schneider, Michael (February 22, 2000). "Sharing the wealth". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. "ACME Communications". acmecommunications.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007.
  5. "ACME Communications". acmecommunications.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011.
  6. "Sinclair Broadcast Group". sbgi.net. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
  7. RabbitEars TV Query for WBUI
  8. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  9. WBUI's tower is actually taller than the WAND tower at right, but is farther away from the point of observation. "Listing 1215843". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission..

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