WNGT-CD
ATSC 3.0station | |
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City | Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
Channels | |
Branding | WRAL Plus |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 34.1:Independent/ Local news |
Ownership | |
Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1] |
WRAL-TV,WRAZ,WRAL,WCLY,WCMC-FM,WDNC | |
History | |
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Former channel number(s) |
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Call signmeaning | NextGen TV (trade nameforATSC 3.0) |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71089 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 334.2 m (1,096 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′35.1″N78°32′7.2″W/ 35.676417°N 78.535333°W |
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Public license information |
WNGT-CD(channel 34), brandedWRAL Plus,is alow-power,Class A television stationlicensed to bothSmithfieldandSelma, North Carolina,United States, serving theResearch Triangleregion. Locally owned byCapitol Broadcasting Company,it is programmed as a news-formattedindependent station.WNGT-CD issistertoNBCaffiliate and companyflagshipWRAL-TV(channel 5) andFoxaffiliateWRAZ(channel 50), both licensed toRaleigh.The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh; WNGT-CD's transmitter is located atop WRAL-TV's former analog tower, on TV Tower Road inAuburn, North Carolina.Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street (US 301) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery.
On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock Communications reached a deal to sell then-WARZ-CD to Capitol Broadcasting for use as anATSC 3.0NextGen TV multiplex for its Raleigh television stations.[1]
While WNGT-CD's signal is used to multiplex ATSC 3.0 transmissions, its original programming is now aired via a subchannel of WRAL-TV that displays asvirtual channel34.1.
On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD.
Technical information
[edit]Subchannel
[edit]Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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34.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WNGT CD | WRAL Plus |
ATSC 3.0 lighthouse
[edit]WNGT-CD's ATSC 3.0 multiplex carries its main programming and those of its sister Capitol stations andPBSmember station WUNC-TV.
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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4.1 | 1080p | 16:9 | PBS NC1 | PBS(WUNC-TV) |
5.1 | WRAL* | NBC(WRAL-TV) | ||
34.1 | 720p | WNGT* | WRAL Plus | |
50.1 | WRAZ* | Fox(WRAZ) |
On November 20, 2020, then-WARZ-CD switched over to ATSC 3.0, with simulcasts from WRAL-TV and WRAZ. On December 10, WRAL-TV began the ATSC 1.0 simulcast of WARZ-CD. On March 22,PBS North Carolinabegan simulcast of WUNC-TV.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.September 17, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 18,2020.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WNGT-CD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for WRAL-TV".RabbitEars.RetrievedDecember 22,2020.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD".RabbitEars.RetrievedDecember 21,2020.
- ^"Licensing and Management System - Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000116685".March 8, 2021.RetrievedMarch 10,2021.
- 1991 establishments in North Carolina
- ATSC 3.0 television stations
- Capitol Broadcasting Company
- Independent television stations in the United States
- Low-power television stations in North Carolina
- Television channels and stations established in 1991
- Television stations in the Research Triangle
- Southern United States television station stubs