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WBSF

callsign	WBSF
city	Bay City, Michigan
atsc3	yes
branding	CW 46
digital	23 (UHF)
virtual	46
affiliations	46.1: The CW for others, see
founded	2004 as a digital subchannel
airdate	September 18, 2006
location	Bay City–Saginaw–Flint–Midland, Michigan
country	United States
callsign meaning	WB Saginaw-Flint‡R1R‡or Bay City-Saginaw-Flint
former channel numbers	Analog: 46 (UHF, 2006–2009) Digital: 46 (UHF, 2008–2019)
owner	Cunningham Broadcasting
licensee	Flint (WBSF-TV) Licensee, Inc.
operator	Sinclair Broadcast Group
sister stations	WEYI-TV, WSMH
former affiliations	The WB (2004–2006)
erp	600 kW
haat	365 m
facility id	82627
coordinates	43.21694°N, -83.72139°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://thecw46.com/

WBSF (channel 46), branded CW 46, is a television station licensed to Bay City, Michigan, United States, serving northeastern Michigan as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Saginaw-licensed WEYI-TV (channel 25) and Flint-licensed Fox/NBC affiliate WSMH (channel 66), for the provision of certain services.

The three stations share studios on West Pierson Road in Mount Morris Township (with a Flint mailing address); WBSF's transmitter is located at its former studios on West Willard Road in Vienna Township along the Genesee–Saginaw county line (with a Clio mailing address).

History

A permit was issued by the FCC for a new station on channel 46 in Bay City to Vista Communications Group in late 2003. The station was expected to be the WB

WBSF

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Analog-to-digital conversion

ATSC 3.0 conversion

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