branding fox21 delmarva wboc news slogan delmarva s local fox station general delmarva s news leader channels digital wboc dt 21.2 uhf affiliations fox owner draper holdings business trust wboc inc. first air date march 2003 2003 03 call letters meaning see wboc former affiliations upn 2003 2006 transmitter power 740 kw digital height 279 m digital facility id 71218 digital transmitter coordinates 38 30 17.5 n 75 38 35.6 w 38.504861 n 75.643222 w 38.504861 ; 75.643222 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.fox21delmarva.com wboc dt2 is the fox affiliated television station for the delmarva peninsula of maryland and delaware . it is a second digital subchannel of cbs affiliate wboc tv and is locally owned by draper holdings business trust . over the air the station broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on uhf channel 21.2 from a transmitter in the ralphs section of laurel delaware . unlike most digital subchannels wboc dt2 is one of a few identifying with its physical digital channel 21.2 rather than a traditional virtual channel 16.3 through psip . therefore the station is branded as fox21 delmarva . on cable it is carried on verizon fios and comcast channel 5 as well as directv channel 17 . wboc dt2 s parent station has studios on north salisbury boulevard u.s. 13 business in salisbury maryland . syndicated programming on wboc dt2 includes mike & molly steve harvey the big bang theory jeopardy and wheel of fortune . on july 23 2014 directv announced it was in a carriage dispute draper holdings owner of wboc tv . it was announced that if draper and directv could not reach a fair deal before july 31 2014 directv would no longer be permitted to carry draper holding s stations . 1 wboc and fox21 said they were asking for far less money than what directv pays for national networks like espn even though they claim their combined ratings are much higher than espn s ratings . directv stated draper wants seven times more in their new contract . 2 on august 1 directv and draper holdings reached a settlement and the channels remain on the air with no blackouts . contents 1 history 2 newscasts 3 references 4 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message in march 2003 wboc launched this subchannel to be the area s upn affiliate known on air as upn21 total tv . before then either the network s baltimore affiliates first wnuv and later wutb or wdca in washington d.c. had been piped in on cable systems on the maryland side of the market while wpsg in philadelphia had served the delaware side . on january 24 2006 upn and the wb announced the two networks would cease broadcasting and merge . the new combined service would be called the cw . the letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents c bs the parent company of upn and the w arner bros. unit of time warner . abc affiliate wmdt operated and promoted cable exclusive wb affiliate wbd provided through the wb 100 . it was announced on march 28 wmdt had gained the cw affiliation for the cable channel through similar service the cw plus . the station then created a new second digital subchannel to offer access to cw programming for non cable subscribers . on may 9 wboc made public this subchannel would become a fox affiliate beginning august 21 2006 . 3 4 wmdt dt2 became part of the cw at the network s launch on september 18 2006 . before 2006 either wbff in baltimore or wttg in washington d.c. had served as the fox affiliate for the maryland side of the market while wtxf tv in philadelphia served the delaware side . newscasts edit when wboc dt2 became a fox affiliate the main channel began producing local news weeknights at 5 for a half hour known as wboc news at 5 on fox21 and every night at 10 also for thirty minutes called wboc news at 10 on fox21 . both shows air from a secondary set and feature a separate graphics package . weekday mornings at 6 this station simulcasts the second hour of the main channel s weekday morning show . on august 26 2008 wboc began airing its local newscasts in high definition from a newly constructed addition to its studios known as the newsplex . 5 since wboc dt2 airs in standard definition its shows can only be seen in hd on verizon fios and comcast digital systems . in addition to the main facilities in salisbury the station operates delaware bureaus in dover in the rodney village section on us 13 south dupont highway and milton at the square . 6 wboc dt2 features news personnel from wboc . see that article for a complete listing . references edit wboc and fox21 could disappear from directv channel lineup after july 31 wboc tv july 24 2014 wboc tv16 fox21 could leave directv wttg fox 5 station history archived november 27 2011 at the wayback machine . wboc tv 16 upn21 to become fox21 wboc tv 16 the wboc newsplex wboc tv 16 about us external links edit fox21delmarva.com official fox 21 delmarva website wboc.com official wboc tv website v t e television on the delmarva peninsula including salisbury maryland and dover delaware reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wnga ld 7.1 wrav ld 8.1 ind w14dk d 14.1 wboc tv 16.1 cbs 16.2 antenna tv 21.2 fox wcpb 28.1 pbs mpt 28.2 mpt 2 28.3 v me wrde ld 31.1 nbc 31.2 mntv cozi wgdv ld 32.1 w35cs d 35.1 gcn wmde 36.1 ssn wmdt 47.1 abc 47.2 the cw 47.3 metv wdpb 64.1 pbs 64.2 y2 64.3 y info w58dh 58 w63dc 63 w65ef 65 w67ea 67 tbn adjacent locals washington wrc tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 cozi tv wttg 5.1 fox 5.2 movies wjla tv 7.1 abc 7.2 metv 7.3 comet wusa 9.1 cbs 9.2 bounce tv 9.3 justice network wfdc dt 14.1 uni 14.2 gettv 14.3 grit 14.4 escape wzdc cd 25.1 tmd wmdo cd 47 47.1 unim s 47.2 latv baltimore wmar tv 2.1 abc 2.2 laff 2.3 bounce tv wbal tv 11.1 nbc 11.2 metv wjz tv 13.1 cbs 13.2 decades philadelphia kyw tv 3.1 cbs 3.2 decades wpvi tv 6.1 abc 6.2 live well network 6.3 laff wpsj cd 8.1 mundomax 8.2 sbn 8.3 god tv 8.4 hope channel wcau 10.1 nbc 10.2 cozi tv wphl tv 17.1 mntv 17.2 antenna tv 17.3 this tv 17.4 mummers tv wfpa cd 28 unim s wtxf tv 29.1 fox 29.2 movies 29.3 buzzr wmcn tv 44.1 ind 44.2 tuff tv wgtw tv 48.1 tbn 48.2 the church channel 48.3 juce tv smile of a child tv 48.4 tbn enlace usa 48.5 tbn salsa wpsg 57.1 cw wppx tv 61.1 ion 61.2 qubo 61.3 ion life 61.4 ion shop 61.5 qvc 61.6 hsn wuvp dt 65.1 uni 65.2 unim s wfpa cd 65.3 gettv 65.4 bounce tv maryland broadcast television baltimore pittsburgh pa salisbury washington d.c. see also hampton roads tv v t e fox network affiliates serving the state of maryland wboc dt 21 21.2 salisbury wbff 45 baltimore see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in maryland retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wboc dt2 & 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