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Overview
WABM is a MyNetworkTV station licensed by the FCC to Birmingham, Alabama, part of the Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL TV market.
Viewers find it on channel 68. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 20, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add ABC and True Crime Network. WABM also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
What's on WABM's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 68.1 | Independent |
| 68.2 | ABC |
| 68.3 | James Spann 24/7 Weather (WBMA-LD |
| 68.4 | True Crime Network |
The FCC license is held by Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc. The station is part of Sinclair Broadcast Group. The station dates back to 1986. It has used the WABM call letters since January 1991.
WABM's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 800 Concourse Parkway Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35244. Its website is www.wabm68.com.
Among the core children's programs WABM reported to the FCC for 2025: Xploration Super Animals, Jack Hannah Passport and Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- WABM
- Network
- MyNetworkTV (subchannels: ABC, True Crime Network)
- Virtual channel
- 68
- RF channel
- 20
- City of license
- Birmingham, Alabama
- TV market
- Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL
- Licensee
- Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.
- Owner
- Sinclair Broadcast Group
- On the air since
- 1986
- Call sign since
- January 1991
- Studio address
- 800 Concourse Parkway Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 16820
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wabm68.com
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WABM at a glance
- Network
- MyNetworkTV
- Channel
- 68 (RF 20)
- Licensed to
- Birmingham, AL
- Subchannels
- ABC, True Crime Network
- TV market
- Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL
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