a separate newscast specifically focusing on the binghamton area was brought back to wivt and wbgh on june 28, 2009 through a simulcast on both stations. this effort originally consisted of a 6 p.m. weeknight newscast entirely produced from wetm's studios in elmira. eventually, production of the news and sports portions of the broadcast shifted back to the wivt and wbgh facility. these segments are recorded earlier in the day (usually by 5 o'clock) and feature locally based photojournalists in binghamton. a repeat of the 6 o'clock newscast at 11 was subsequently added to the schedules of wivt and wbgh. during the broadcast, wsyr in syracuse provides a local weather forecast (featuring rotating meteorologists) that is also recorded in advance. soon after adding the hyper-local binghamton news, wivt ceased simulcasting wetm's newscasts making the taped weeknight newscast the only local news shown on the station. however, wbgh continued to air wetm's weekend 11 p.m. newscast until some point in late 2013.