WNGS is not HD yet. Heck they dont even have a digital channel yet. They are using 7-2 for digital (piggybacking off ABC) and 67 for analog.My gut (aka, a flat out guess) on why WKBW wasn't turned on is that since they are also controlling WNGS in that market, which is a RTN station, that they probably want WNGS uplinked as well.
WNGS SD is up and running on Dish
and you are correct...Equity owns them but WKBW runs the commercials