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WIAT
| WIAT | |
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| Brand | CBS 42 News |
| City of License | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Market | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Channel | 30 digital 42 virtual Subcarriers: 30.2 (Sports, virtual 42.2) 30.3 (Weather, virtual 42.3) Formerly: 42 analog (1965-2009) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Company | Nexstar Media Group |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows |
Dr. Phil
Jeopardy! Entertainment Tonight |
WIAT is the call sign for the CBS affiliate in Birmingham, Alabama. It broadcasts on digital channel 30, mapped on tuners as 42.
WIAT signed on in 1965 mainly as CBS affiliate WBMG, although its pickings of shows were those of lower rated fare as the higher rated shows landed under secondary affiliation with NBC station WAPI/channel 13 (today WVTM). Up to this point, WAPI had been a CBS affiliate. WBMG would alternately pick up NBC shows passed up by WAPI until 1970 when WAPI aired NBC shows exclusively with WBMG taking CBS solely. Because the station's signal did not penetrate out of Birmingham proper, CBS would be seen in western Alabama on WCFT/channel 33 and in Eastern Alabama on WHMA/channel 40 (both up until October 2014 were ABC satellites for WBMA-LD in Birmingham, under the call ABC33/40).
In 1998, WBMG changed its call to WIAT. Its transmitter power had been increased over the past ten years, and today WIAT is one of CBS's strongest affiliates.
Digital programming
| Virtual | Physical | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | 30.1 | WIAT-DT | Main WIAT (CBS) |
| 42.2 | 30.2 | WIAT-DT2 | Untamed Sports |
| 42.3 | 30.3 | WIAT-DT3 | Weather |
Current CBS Prime-Time Schedule
| Day | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | The Neighborhood | Poppa's House | NCIS | NCIS: Origins | CBS 42 News at 10 | ||
| Tuesday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | FBI | FBI International |
FBI Most Wanted |
CBS 42 News at 10 | |||
| Wednesday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | Survivor | The Summit | CBS 42 News at 10 | ||||
| Thursday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | Ghosts | Matlock | Elsbeth | CBS 42 News at 10 | ||
| Friday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | S.W.A.T. | Fire Country | Blue Bloods | CBS 42 News at 10 | |||
| Saturday | CBS 42 News at 6 | Jeopardy! | Crimetime I | Crimetime II | 48 Hours | CBS 42 News at 10 | |||
| Sunday | 60 Minutes | Tracker | The Equalizer | various | CBS 42 News at 10 | ||||
External Links
Official website for WIAT
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WIAT
