▁before ▁the ▁analog ▁shut down ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Origin ally , ▁W NB W ▁indicated ▁it ▁would ▁eventually ▁air ▁some ▁local ▁programming ▁including ▁local ▁new sc asts ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁This ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁maintain ▁its ▁N BC ▁affili ation . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁w att age ▁of ▁its ▁transmit ter , ▁any ▁us able ▁signal ▁is ▁not ▁received ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁G aines ville ▁residents . ▁Iron ically , ▁W Y ME ▁broadcast s ▁a ▁higher - power ed ▁analog ▁signal ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁Class ▁A ▁station . ▁That ▁station , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁repe ater ▁of ▁W MY G , ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁out let ▁and ▁joined ▁Me TV . ▁The ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁network ▁specifically ▁designed ▁for ▁digital ▁sub ch annels ▁offering ▁classic ▁television ▁sit com s , ▁dram as , ▁and ▁classic ▁commer ci als ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁W NB W ▁launched ▁a ▁second ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁to ▁offer ▁W Y ME ▁a ▁digital ▁signal . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁New ▁Age ▁Media ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁sell ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁stations , ▁including ▁W G FL ▁and ▁W MY G - LP , ▁to ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group . ▁Con current ly , ▁M PS ▁Media ▁planned ▁to ▁sell ▁W