on june 5, 2009, wivt and wbgh announced there would be a consolidation of news operations with sister station wetm-tv in elmira after newport television made across the board cuts. wbng reported all but two people from the news staff and all production personnel for the news department would be terminated. the "press & sun-bulletin" later identified the two personnel remaining as news director jim ehmke and news anchor peter quinn but also said fifteen other members of the original 28 person staff, including non-news personnel, would remain based in binghamton. the two stations would continue to be locally operated and maintain engineer staff at the studios on ingraham hill road. wivt and wbgh then began simulcasting wetm's newscasts with only regional weather coverage of the eastern twin tiers.