computer science

WRBW

WRBW 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 WRBW rather than just read about it. In short: WRBW (channel 65), branded Fox 35 Plus, is a television station in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

WRBW (channel 65), branded Fox 35 Plus, is a television station in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. WRBW is owned by Fox Television Stations alongside WOFL (channel 35) and the two stations share studios on Skyline Drive in Lake Mary; WRBW's transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida. Channel 65 in Orlando spent nearly twelve years in hearings and multiple protracted legal battles. After four groups sought the permit, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the station to Rainbow Broadcasting, headed by Cuban immigrant Joseph Rey, in 1984. Metro Broadcasting, another applicant, challenged the FCC's comparative hearing criteria, which included a preference for minority and female ownership of broadcast stations. At a time when affirmative action restrictions were under new scrutiny, Metro's challenge lingered at the FCC and the courts for years and was not finally adjudicated until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the commission in Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC in 1990. That decision granted Rey the construction permit for WRBW, but he soon became enmeshed in a years-long tower site space dispute with WKCF, the new station's most direct potential competitor. At one point, tower site management had to override WKCF management, who were not willing to reduce power to let WRBW's antenna be safely attached to the tower. WRBW went on the air on June 6, 1994. It operated as an independent station for less than a year before affiliating with the startup UPN in January 1995. The station added a local newscast produced by WFTV and, after being purchased by United Television in 1999, Orlando Magic basketball games to its lineup. Fox acquired WRBW in its 2001 purchase of United Television and traded for WOFL to create a duopoly. The station affiliated with MyNetworkTV in 2006 when UPN folded; in 2019, WRBW was rebranded as Fox 35 Plus, an extension of WOFL with a dedicated 8 p.m. local newscast.

Prehistory

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Illustrations

MyNetworkTV logo for WRBW, used from 2006 until 2019

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with WRBW

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

In research: WRBW 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 WRBW 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: WRBW is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1994 establishments in Florida, ATSC 3.0 television stations, Fox Television Stations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for WRBW 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 WRBW in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is WRBW in simple terms?

Why does WRBW 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 WRBW?

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 WRBW.