verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message wibw dt2 topeka kansas united states branding my network topeka me tv topeka channels digital wibw dt 13.2 vhf virtual 13.2 psip affiliations mynetworktv & me tv owner gray television gray television licensee llc first air date september 5 2006 2006 09 05 call letters meaning see wibw former affiliations secondary colours tv 2006 2009 this tv 2009 2012 transmitter power 27 kw digital height 413 m digital facility id 63160 digital transmitter coordinates 39 0 21.8 n 96 2 58.3 w 39.006056 n 96.049528 w 39.006056 ; 96.049528 digital licensing authority fcc digital website www.wibw.com wibw dt2 is a primary mynetworktv and secondary me tv affiliated television station located in topeka kansas united states . it operates as a second digital subchannel of cbs affiliate wibw tv channel 13 which is owned by gray television . over the air it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on vhf channel 13.2 from a transmitter located on windy hill road in maple hill . wibw tv maintains studio facilities located on commerce place next to the interchange of i 70 i 470 us 40 us 75 and k 4 in southwestern topeka . on cable the subchannel is also available on cox communications channel 11 in topeka and channel 12 elsewhere within its northeast kansas service area . the subchannel is officially branded as my network topeka for general purposes both during time periods occupied by mynetworktv programming as well as for promotions for the programming service and alternately branded as me tv topeka during me tv programming hours . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 newscasts 4 references 5 external links history edit on february 22 2006 news corporation which would later spin off its american television properties into 21st century fox in july 2013 announced the launch of mynetworktv a new network that would be operated by two of its divisions fox television stations and twentieth television . 1 2 mynetworktv was created to compete against another upstart network that would launch at the same time that september the cw a network created through a partnership between cbs corporation and time warner which had announced one month earlier on january 24 that the two companies would respectively shut down upn and the wb which originally consisted primarily of the higher rated programs from its two predecessors ; mynetworktv was also formed to give upn and wb affiliated stations that were not named as the cw s charter affiliates another option besides converting into independent stations . 3 4 prior to the cw announcement wibw station management had considered launching a digital subchannel affiliated with upn which had previously been affiliated with fox affiliate ktmj ca channel 43 from the network s launch in 1995 until 2003 with its programming airing in late evening timeslots . 5 on march 13 2006 wibw was named as mynetworktv s topeka affiliate through a 13 station affiliation agreement with owner gray television . 6 one month later on april 10 2006 montecito broadcast group announced that nbc affiliate ksnt channel 27 would serve as the cw s topeka affiliate through its national feed for smaller markets the cw plus carrying the network on its second digital subchannel . 7 wibw tv first signed its second digital subchannel on the air on september 5 2006 as a primary affiliate of mynetworktv and a secondary affiliate of the multicultural television network colours tv . in september 2009 wibw dt2 became a secondary affiliate of this tv carrying a mix of syndicated programming to fill select evening time periods otherwise occupied by feature film content from the network . the subchannel disaffiliated from this tv on september 10 2012 and switched its secondary affiliation to me tv both networks were owned at the time by weigel broadcasting . me tv programming airs on wibw dt2 during the late morning afternoon and overnight hours as well as much of the weekend schedule outside of late afternoon and evening timeslots . in a september 5 interview with the topeka capital journal then wibw tv general manager jim ogle cited that the station chose to switch 13.2 s secondary affiliation to allow leverage in scheduling local newscasts and sports programs onto the subchannel as the vast majority of me tv programs run either 30 minutes or an hour in length in comparison to the feature length movies aired by this tv . most of the syndicated programming aired on the subchannel was dropped by september 2014 when wibw dt2 began clearing most of the me tv schedule outside of the first two hours of prime time on weeknights that are occupied by mynetworktv content . 8 programming edit outside of the me tv and mynetworktv schedules wibw dt2 also carries select major league soccer games involving sporting kansas city consising entirely of away games produced by kansas city independent station kmci tv and college football and basketball games from the atlantic coast conference provided by raycom sports acc network syndication service . newscasts edit in september 2007 wibw began producing local newscasts for its second digital subchannel in the form of a one hour extension of its weekday morning newscast 13 news this morning initially running from 7 00 to 8 00 a.m. with a rebroadcast immediately afterward ; before expanding to a full two hour broadcast in september 2009 and a half hour prime time newscast at 9 00 p.m. each weeknight in addition to simulcasts of the 5 00 to 7 00 a.m. block of the weekday morning newscast seen on wibw s main channel ; 9 these newscasts pre empted classic television series and children s programming broadcast by wibw dt2 s secondary this tv and later me tv affiliations during those time periods . the morning and primetime newscasts on competed with those produced by nbc affiliate ksnt seen on that station s fox affiliated sister ktmj cd channel 43 . the subchannel also began airing simulcasts of the saturday evening 6 00 p.m. sunday evening 5 30 p.m. and weekend 10 00 p.m. newscasts mainly due to preemptions incurred by cbs sports broadcasts that run into those programs timeslots on the station s main channel . the morning and 9 00 p.m. newscasts were cancelled in september 2014 with their former time periods replaced by classic television series provided by the subchannel s secondary me tv affiliation ; as such wibw dt2 airs very little programming other than that provided by me tv and mynetworktv or through sports syndication services . references edit news corp. to launch new mini network for upn stations . usa today . gannett company . february 22 2006 . retrieved january 21 2013 . john eggerton february 22 2006 . news corp. unveils mynetworktv . broadcasting & cable . reed business information . gilmore girls meet smackdown ; cw network to combine wb upn in cbs warner venture beginning in september . cnnmoney.com . time warner . january 24 2006 . upn and wb to combine forming new tv network . the new york times . the new york times company . january 24 2006 . dave pomeroy december 23 2005 . digital becoming mainstream . the topeka capital journal . morris communications . retrieved august 19 2015 . mynetworktv adds 30 new affiliates press release . news corporation . march 30 2006 . retrieved august 18 2015 via the futon critic . allison romano august 17 2015 . cw signs 13 more affils . broadcasting & cable . reed business information . bill blankenship september 5 2012 . wibw 13.2 to switch from my tv to me tv . the topeka capital journal . morris communications . diana marszalek july 23 2013 . news finds a new home among diginets . tvnewscheck . newscheck media . external links edit official website mynetworktv v t e television stations in northeastern kansas including topeka reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations ktwu 11 .1 pbs .2 mhz worldview pbs kids .3 enhance create pbs encore ksqa 12 .1 tcn .3 bounce wibw tv 13 .1 cbs .2 mntv this kksu lp 21 ind. wrob ld 25 .1 buzzr .2 justice .3 queue .4 heartland .5 newsmax .6 wxn .7 rev n .8 untamed sports .9 works .10 this ksnt 27 .1 nbc .2 ktmj cd k31bw 31 silent k33ic 33 tbn ktmj cd 43 ktlj ca 6 kmjt lp 15 ketm ca 17 fox ktka tv 49 .1 abc .2 weather ind. .3 cw defunct stations k25ds 25 tbn see also kansas city omaha st. joseph wichita tv kansas city tv st. joseph tv tulsa tv omaha tv lincoln tv joplin tv v t e television stations in kansas city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wdaf tv 4.1 fox 4.2 antenna tv 4.3 this tv kctv 5.1 cbs kmbc tv 9.1 abc 9.2 metv kajf ld 16.1 silent 16.2 gettv 16.3 sbn 16.4 lc 16.5 qvc kcpt 19.1 pbs 19.2 pbs encore 19.3 create kcks ld 25.1 this 25.2 justice tv 25.3 q 25.4 heartland 25.5 newsmax 25.6 weathernation 25.7 rev n tv 25.8 untamed sports 25.9 the works 25.10 buzzr kcwe 29.1 the cw 29.2 movies kcdn ld 35.1 ds kmci tv 38.1 ind. 38.2 bounce 38.3 escape 38.4 grit kshb tv 41.1 nbc 41.2 cozi tv 41.3 laff k45io d 45.1 hsn kukc lp 48 uni kpxe tv 50.1 ion 50.2 qubo 50.3 life 50.4 ion shop 50.5 qvc over air 50.6 hsn ksmo tv 62.1 mntv 62.2 mundomax local cable channels fox sports kansas city jayhawk television network time warner cable sports channel 6 news lawrence adjacent locals st. joseph kqtv 2.1 abc ktaj tv 16.1 tbn 16.2 hillsong 16.3 smile juce tv 16.4 enlace 16.5 salsa kbjo ld 21.1 the cw knpn ld 26.1 fox 26.2 news press 3 now 26.4 tmd sedalia kmos tv 6.1 pbs 6.2 create 6.3 world topeka ktwu 11.1 pbs 11.2 mhz pbs kids 11.3 create pbs encore wibw tv 13.1 cbs 13.2 mntv metv ksnt 27.1 nbc 27.2 fox ktka tv 49.1 abc 49.2 wx 49.3 the cw defunct stations kujh lp 14 ind. kcty 25 dumont see also st. joseph tv topeka tv omaha tv des moines tv columbia jefferson city tv v t e mynetworktv network affiliates in the state of kansas wibw 13.2 topeka kmtw 36.1 wichita see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in kansas v t e gray television abc network affiliates kcrg kgns 1 kjct knoe 1 kolo kota khsd ksfy kaby kpry kspr 2 wbko whsv wjrt wtok wtvg wvaw cbs network affiliates kalb 1 kgwn kstf kktv kmvt knoe knpl koln kgin kosa kwch kbsd kbsh kbsl kwtx kbtx kxii kxjb kylx wagm 1 wcav wctv wswg wdbj wecp wibw wifr wiye wkyt wymt wrdw wsaw wsvf 1 wtvy wvlt the cw network affiliates 1 kbtx kcwy kgwn kstf kjct knoe kscw ksfy kaby kpry kwtx kxjb kycw kylx wagt wbko wbxx wjhg wkyt wmtv wqcw wswg wtok wtvg wymt fox network affiliates kevn kiit kndx kxnd ksvt kxii 1 wagm wahu wbko 1 wluc 1 wova wsvf wzaw mynetworktv affiliates 1 kktv kosa ksnb kxii kyes wahu wctv wecp whsv wibw witn wrdw wsaw wsaz wswg wtok wtvy wiye wvlt nbc network affiliates kalb kcwy kfyr kqcd kmot kumv kgns kkco knop ksnb ktuu kvly kytv wagt weau wilx witn wjhg wluc wmtv wndu wowt wrgx wsaz wtap other stations tel kgns 1 kkco 1 uni kdcu 3 ind. k17dl d 4 acquisitions benedek broadcasting hoak media schurz communications 1 these stations except for kscw & wqcw broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 owned by schurz communications gray