WGGN-TV

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WGGN-TV
kW
HAAT283 m (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°4′30.3″N 82°27′4″W / 41.075083°N 82.45111°W / 41.075083; -82.45111
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbmtoday.org

WGGN-TV (channel 52) is a

WGGN (97.7 FM) and Willard-based WLRD (96.9 FM). The three stations share studios in Castalia; WGGN-TV's transmitter is located in New London
.

Operating on a commercial license, the station presently broadcasts religious programming from local churches and national ministries. It also airs infomercials in overnights and on Saturday mornings.[2]

History

The station was founded in 1980 and first signed on the air on December 5, 1982, as an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is

multiplexed
:

Subchannels of WGGN-TV[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
52.1 720p
16:9
WGGNDTV Main WGGN-TV programming
52.2 480i JTV
Jewelry TV
52.3 HSN HSN
52.4 OAN One America News Network
52.5 RAV Real America's Voice

Analog-to-digital conversion

WGGN-TV shut down its analog signal, over

UHF channel 52, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42,[4] using virtual channel
52.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGGN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WGGN TV 52.1 Program Schedule" (PDF). Christian Broadcasting Ministries. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WGGN
  4. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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