computer science

WMYV

WMYV 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 WMYV rather than just read about it. In short: WMYV (channel 48) is a television station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.

Key takeaways

WMYV 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 WMYV to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of WMYV from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

WMYV (channel 48) is a television station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. WMYV is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside ABC affiliate WXLV-TV (channel 45) and the two stations share studios on Myer Lee Drive (along US 421) in Winston-Salem; WMYV's transmitter is located in Randleman (along I-73/US 220).

History

Prior history of UHF channel 48 in the Piedmont Triad

The UHF channel 48 allocation in Greensboro was originally occupied by WUBC, an independent station that operated from 1967 until 1970.

Early history The current licensed station on channel 48 first signed on the air on May 9, 1981, as WGGT, running a general entertainment format featuring cartoons, classic movies, classic sitcoms, religious programs, and CBS network shows that were preempted by WFMY-TV (channel 2), as well as business news programming from the Financial News Network. It was owned locally by Guilford Broadcasters. The station was initially a strong competitor with the area's other independent station, WJTM-TV (channel 45). However, it took a toll financially. The Piedmont Triad region was too small at the time to support two independent stations, and there was not enough programming to go around. In addition, WGGT's signal was considerably weaker than rival WJTM's. WGGT fell further behind when TVX Broadcast Group bought WJTM in 1983 and changed its call letters to WNRW. With stronger ownership, WNRW was able to pick clean most of the better programming that was available, and had also beat out WGGT for the Triad's Fox affiliation in 1986. In the mid-1980s, the station aired a program on Sunday mornings called Pet Pals, which showcased a variety of information for people and pets. Co-hosted by Greensboro native Jerry Cunningham, Pet Pals was North Carolina's first weekly program dedicated to pets and became a hit. The most visible on-air personality at WGGT was "Billy Bobb" (created by comedian Dana Lowell), who hosted Billy Bobb's Action Theater and Billy Bobb's Fun Club from January 14, 1987, to December 18, 1991. WGGT was unable to fill the void left by WNRW joining Fox. Like most early Fox affiliates, WNRW was still essentially programmed as an independent; Fox would not air a full week's worth of programming until 1993. By 1987, WGGT was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It managed to stay on the air, albeit with far more barter programming. The financial woes continued unabated and it was close to filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1991. At the end of December 1991, Act III Broadcasting, which had bought WNRW in 1988, stepped in and bought WGGT's stronger programming, then merged it onto WNRW's schedule. WGGT began simulcasting WNRW, creating a strong combined signal with over 60% overlap in the market. The two stations became known as the "Piedmont Superstation". At that time, Act III took over management of WGGT as well, and nearly all of its employees were laid off, except for a secretary and a master control technician. The simulcast continued after Act III merged with Abry in 1993.

As an ABC/UPN affiliate WNRW and WGGT took a secondary affiliation with UPN when it debuted on January 16, 1995, while retaining its primary Fox affiliation. The two stations then jointly became the market's ABC affiliate that September after longtime ABC station WGHP (channel 8) became a Fox station following its purchase by the network. In 1995, Act III sold all stations to Sullivan Broadcasting, a company backed by ABRY Broadcast Partners for an undisclosed price. In 1998, Sullivan Broadcasting was merged with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, with a local marketing agreement (LMA) with WGGT included in the deal. Guilford Broadcasters then sold WGGT to Mission Broadcasting. However, 90 percent of Mission's stock was owned by David S. Smith, as well as ABRY's own shareholders. In effect, Sullivan/Sinclair owned both stations and now had a duopoly in the Triad in violation of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. Sullivan/Sinclair further circumvented the rules by taking control of WGGT's operations under the LMA with WNRW (now WXLV) as the senior partner. Under the terms of the LMA, Sullivan/Sinclair dropped the simulcast, with UPN programming becoming exclusive to channel 48. WGGT changed its call letters to WUPN-TV after Mission officially took control on June 19. The station was purchased by Sinclair outright in 2001, creating the market's first legal duopoly.

As a MyNetworkTV affiliate On January 24, 2006, the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner and CBS Corporation announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and UPN and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called The CW. On February 22, 2006, News Corporation announced the launch of a competing "sixth" network called MyNetworkTV, which would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. On March 2, Sinclair announced that all of its UPN and WB affiliates, except for one of its stations in markets where the company owned affiliates of both networks, would join MyNetworkTV. This cleared the way for WTWB-TV to sign an affiliation deal with The CW on March 17, 2006. On June 19, channel 48 changed its call letters to the current WMYV in anticipation of this affiliation switch, which took place on September 5, 2006. On May 8, 2017, Sinclair entered into an agreement to acquire WGHP owner Tribune Media. It intended to keep WGHP and WMYV, selling WXLV-TV and eight other stations to Standard Media Group. The transaction was designated in July 2018 for hearing by an FCC administrative law judge, and Tribune moved to terminate the deal the next month.

Newscasts WMYV started its newscasts in April 1983, titled 48 Newsbreak, in partnership with WBIG-AM; hosted by Lloyd Gordon with 2-minute newsbreak segments, focusing on local and regional news and the weather. In February 1985, the partnership replaced WBIG with WMAG due to Gordon's retirement, with Frank Laseter taking over hosting duties.

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Illustrations

Former news logo.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with WMYV

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what WMYV 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 WMYV 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 WMYV 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 WMYV

In research: WMYV 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 WMYV 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: WMYV is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1981 establishments in North Carolina, ATSC 3.0 television stations, Comet (TV network) affiliates, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for WMYV 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 WMYV in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what WMYV 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 WMYV out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is WMYV in simple terms?

Why does WMYV 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 WMYV?

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 WMYV.