WCJB-DT2
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WCJB-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station
for Gainesville, Florida
. The station is part of The CW Plus
, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel of ABC
affiliate WCJB-TV
that is owned by Diversified Communications
. Over-the-air, WCJB-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 16.2 from a transmitter in Wacahoota. The station is also offered on cable. In High Springs
, it can be seen on Communicomm channel 6 while in Gainesville it can be seen on Cox
channel 10.
WCJB-DT2 is known on-air as Gainesville CW 10 and its parent station has studios on Northwest 43rd Street in Gainesville. The station's origins began on January 24, 2006 when UPN
and The WB announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents: CBS
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
.
The area's WB affiliate was operated by WGFL
on a second digital subchannel and Cox channel 10. On September 18, WCJB launched a new second digital subchannel to be the area's affiliate as part of the national CW Plus service. This took the channel location of WGFL-DT2 on Cox systems.
, WCJB-DT2 continues to air the nationally syndicated show The Daily Buzz
on weekday mornings from 6 to 9. During the show, there are local weather cut-ins.
The Daily Buzz
(weekday mornings 6 to 9)
WCJB TV 20 News at 6
(weeknights 10 to 10:30 repeat)
WCJB-DT2 features additional news personnel from WCJB. See that article for a complete listing.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
. The station is part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel of ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate WCJB-TV
WCJB-TV
WCJB-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for North Central Florida licensed to Gainesville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter in Wacahoota. The station can also be seen on CommuniComm Services channel 3, Cox channel 7, and Bright House...
that is owned by Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications is a broadcasting company, headquartered in Portland, Maine. Among the various publications and broadcast outlets, the company organizes trade shows, publishes magazines, produces digital business and operates broadcast stations....
. Over-the-air, WCJB-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 16.2 from a transmitter in Wacahoota. The station is also offered on cable. In High Springs
High Springs, Florida
High Springs is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,863 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,139 .-Geography:High Springs is located at ....
, it can be seen on Communicomm channel 6 while in Gainesville it can be seen on Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
channel 10.
WCJB-DT2 is known on-air as Gainesville CW 10 and its parent station has studios on Northwest 43rd Street in Gainesville. The station's origins began on January 24, 2006 when UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
and The WB announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents: CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
.
The area's WB affiliate was operated by WGFL
WGFL
WGFL is the CBS-affiliated television station for North Central Florida licensed to High Springs. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter in Newberry. The station can also be seen on Cox and CommuniComm Services channel 4. There is a high definition feed...
on a second digital subchannel and Cox channel 10. On September 18, WCJB launched a new second digital subchannel to be the area's affiliate as part of the national CW Plus service. This took the channel location of WGFL-DT2 on Cox systems.
Newscasts
Beginning February 2010, the channel stopped airing a weeknight 10 o'clock show on. Rather, it opted to rebroadcast the main channel's weeknight 6 o'clock show. Like all CW Plus affiliates in the Eastern Time ZoneEastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, WCJB-DT2 continues to air the nationally syndicated show The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program. The show is produced by Fisher Communications and is owned and distributed by ACME Communications; it is broadcast every weekday morning from studios at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida...
on weekday mornings from 6 to 9. During the show, there are local weather cut-ins.
The Daily Buzz
(weekday mornings 6 to 9)
- Anchors:
- Andy Campbell
- Holly Hannula
- News Updates:
- Kia Malone
- Weather:
- Local Weather:
- Mike Potter
WCJB TV 20 News at 6
(weeknights 10 to 10:30 repeat)
- Anchors:
- Paige Beck
- David Snyder
- Weather:
- Bill Quinlan
- Sports:
- Hank Astengo
WCJB-DT2 features additional news personnel from WCJB. See that article for a complete listing.