In addition, due to its analog signal transmitting at an extremely low power, the station's broadcast range only included the immediate areas south of the Susquehanna River North Branch and did not even reach most of the city of Binghamton.

However, in order to reach the entire market, WBPN-LP was simulcast on WICZ-TV's second digital subchannel (40.2), which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit.

Cox surrendered WBPN-LP's broadcast license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation on June 15, 2021,[2] ahead of the FCC-mandated July 13 shutdown of analog LPTV stations.

[7] The station had a pending application to air a low-power digital signal of its own on UHF channel 28 under the call sign WBPN-LD.

Ultimately, Cox Media Group would surrender WBPN-LP's license to the FCC on June 15, 2021, less than a month before the long-anticipated shutdown date for analog LPTV stations.