WGCW-LD

For the former translator with the same calls that previously served Savannah, Georgia, seeWSCG (TV) § Translators.

WGCW-LD

Albany, Georgia United States
Channels	Digital:36 (UHF) Virtual:36
Branding	Albany CW
Programming
Affiliations	36.1:CW+ 36.2:The365
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee,LLC)
Sister stations	WALB,WCTV,WTOC-TV,WTVM
History
Founded	February 22, 2011
First air date	April 22, 2019(2019-04-22)
Former call signs	W36EG-D (2011–2018)
Former affiliations	Silent(2011–2019)
Call signmeaning	Georgia CW
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	184721
Class	LD
ERP	15kW
HAAT	87.7 m (288 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°36′46.7″N84°11′18.4″W
Translator(s)	WALB-DT10.4 (VHF) Albany, GA
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	Website

WGCW-LD(channel 36) is alow-power television stationinAlbany, Georgia,United States, affiliated withThe CW Plus.It is owned byGray Televisionalongside dualNBC/ABCaffiliateWALB(channel 10). Both stations share studios on Stuart Avenue in Albany, where WGCW-LD's transmitter is also located.

Due to WGCW-LD's low power status, itsbroadcast rangeonly covers the immediate Albany area. Therefore, it can also be seen through a16:9widescreenstandard definitionsimulcaston WALB's fourthdigital subchannelin order to reach the entiremarket;this signal can be seen on channel 10.4 from a transmitter east ofDoerun,along theColquitt–Worthcounty line.

History

WGCW-LD was founded on February 22, 2011, as a new low-power television station on UHF channel 36,W36EG-D.In 2019, the station became the market'sCWaffiliate, after owner Gray Television moved the network affiliation from the third digital subchannel ofCBSaffiliateWSWG(channel 44), licensed toValdosta,which was sold by Gray toMarquee Broadcastingin order to purchase WALB fromRaycom Media.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal ismultiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
36.1	720p	16:9	WGCW-LD	The CW Plus
36.2	480i		THE365	The365