computer science

WBSF

WBSF is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand WBSF rather than just read about it. In short: WBSF (channel 46), branded CW 46, is a television station licensed to Bay City, Michigan, United States, serving east central Michigan as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group under a shared services agreement (SSA), making it sister to WEYI-TV (channel 25) and dual Fox/NBC affiliate WSMH (channel 66).

Key takeaways

WBSF belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect WBSF to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of WBSF from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

WBSF (channel 46), branded CW 46, is a television station licensed to Bay City, Michigan, United States, serving east central Michigan as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group under a shared services agreement (SSA), making it sister to WEYI-TV (channel 25) and dual Fox/NBC affiliate WSMH (channel 66). 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 network affiliate for the Flint/Tri-Cities market. On October 1, 2004, the station's construction permit was approved. In that same year, Barrington Broadcasting launched WBSF on cable and on WEYI's second digital subchannel, bringing The WB back to the market after a three-year absence (WB programming in-market was last seen on WEYI on a secondary clearance from 1999 to 2001). On February 2, 2005, the FCC transferred the permit to Acme Television then to Barrington. With the merger of The WB and UPN to become The CW, WBSF became the area's network affiliate in September 2006 when the channel began broadcasting over the air. As a result of the network change, WBSF rebranded from "Mid-Michigan's WB" to "CW 46 Mid-Michigan". However, its call letters were not changed as the "B" in the calls also stands for Bay City which is the station's city of license. "S" and "F" stand for Saginaw and Flint, respectively. WBSF signed-on its analog channel on September 13, 2006, although it continued to be seen on WEYI-DT2. It was the only full-power television station to be built and signed-on by Barrington Broadcasting. On February 28, 2013, Barrington announced that it would sell its entire group, including WBSF and WEYI, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. However, due to FCC duopoly regulations, since Sinclair already owns Fox affiliate WSMH, Sinclair transferred the license assets of WBSF to Cunningham Broadcasting and of WEYI to Howard Stirk Holdings (owned by conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams). WSMH took over the operations of both WBSF and WEYI through local marketing agreements when the deal was completed on November 25.

Programming WBSF has served as an alternate NBC affiliate. In 2006, the channel aired an episode of Friday Night Lights on tape delay due to WEYI's broadcast of the second Michigan gubernatorial debate. The station may air any preempted NBC program should the preemption occur on WSMH-DT2 for a local special, breaking news story, any other emergency, or Detroit Lions preseason football.

Newscasts WBSF once aired a weeknight newscast called The 7 O'Clock News on CW 46 which was produced by WEYI. This production was canceled in April 2008.

Technical information

Subchannels The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the multiplexed signals of sister stations WEYI and WSMH:

Analog-to-digital conversion In June 2008, WBSF received its construction permit for its digital facilities with the station switching from analog to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009.

ATSC 3.0 conversion The station began broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 on March 15, 2022, carrying the signal of that station along with WJRT-TV, WNEM, WSMH, and WEYI-TV.

References

External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with WBSF

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what WBSF claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to WBSF before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about WBSF ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of WBSF

In research: WBSF appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses WBSF in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: WBSF is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2004 establishments in Michigan, ATSC 3.0 television stations, Charge! (TV network) affiliates, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for WBSF outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study WBSF in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what WBSF means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain WBSF out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is WBSF in simple terms?

Why does WBSF matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study WBSF?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on WBSF.