WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL)
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WBMA-LD, virtual channel 58 (UHF digital channel 40), is a low-powered ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, it is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate WABM (channel 68, also licensed to Birmingham) and Homewood-licensed CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21); Sinclair also operates Bessemer-licensed WDBB (channel 17), which serves as a full satellite station of WTTO, under a time brokerage agreement (TBA) with Sinclair partner company Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WDBB as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa |
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| Broadcast Affiliation | ABC |
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Scattered strong storms around this afternoon; Still hot
Mon, September 21, 2026 at 5:56 AM (image from Kaylee Doucet) SUN, HEAT, STORMS: No real change in Alabama’s weather situation through tomorrow. Afternoon highs mostly in the low to mid 90s, with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms around during the afternoon and evening hours. SPC has the northern half of the state in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms; like recent days the storms will be very healthy where they form.