pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə stˈeɪʃənz ɐfˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən wɪð fˈɑːks, ðə nˈɛtwɜːks tˈuː klˈoʊsɪst ˌoʊvɚðɪˈɛɹ ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪts wɜː sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt dˈʌbəljˌuːsˈɪt ænd skɹˈæntən ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt wˈʊlftˌiːvˈiː, nˈiːðɚɹ ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ sˈɪɡnəl tə kˈʌvɚ ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv bˈɪŋəmtən pɹˈɑːpɚɹ ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɛɹiəz ɹˈʌɡᵻd tɚɹˈeɪn.
Prior to the station's affiliation with Fox, the network's two closest over-the-air affiliates were Syracuse affiliate WSYT and Scranton affiliate WOLF-TV, neither of which had a strong signal to cover the city of Binghamton proper owing to the area's rugged terrain.