WNGT-CD

WNGT-CD, virtual channel 34 (UHF digital channel 23), is a low-power, Class A Decades-affiliated television station licensed to both Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, United States and serving the Triangle region (Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill–Fayetteville). Locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, it is a sister station to Capitol's duopoly of NBC affiliate and company flagship WRAL-TV (channel 5) and Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50), both licensed to Raleigh. The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh, while WNGT-CD's transmitter is located atop WRAL-TV's former analog tower, on TV Tower Road in Auburn, North Carolina. Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street (US 301) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery.

For the TV station in Toledo, Ohio that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006, see WMNT-CD.
WNGT-CD
ATSC 3.0 station
Smithfield–Selma/
Raleigh/Durham/
Fayetteville, North Carolina
United States
CitySmithfield–Selma, North Carolina
ChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 34
BrandingWRAL Sports Plus
Programming
Affiliations34.1: Decades/Local Sports
Ownership
OwnerCapitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1]
WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL-FM, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC
History
Former call signs
W35AR (1988–1996)
WARZ-LP (1996–2011)
WARZ-LD (2011–2015)
WARZ-CD (2015-2021)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
35 (UHF, 1988–1996)
34 (UHF, 1996–2011)
Digital:
34 (UHF, 2011–2019)
Independent (1988–2009)
The Sportsman Channel (2009)
Retro TV (2009-2021)
3ABN (2021-2022)
Call sign meaning
NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71089
ERP15 kW
HAAT334.2 m (1,096 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°40′35.1″N 78°32′7.2″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock Communications reached a deal to sell then-WARZ-CD to Capitol Broadcasting for use as an ATSC 3.0 NextGen 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 as virtual channel 34.1.

On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD.

Technical information

Subchannel
Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[2] ATSC 1.0 host
34.1480i16:9WNGT CDDecades / WRAL Sports PlusWRAL-TV

ATSC 3.0 lighthouse

WNGT-CD's ATSC 3.0 multiplex carries its main programming and those of its sister Capitol stations and PBS member station WUNC-TV.

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[3]
4.11080p16:9PBS NC1ATSC 3.0 simulcast of WUNC-TV / PBS
5.10480iWRALATSC 3.0 simulcast of WRAL-TV / NBC
5.111080p
34.10480iWNGTDecades / WRAL Sports Plus
34.11720p
50.10480iWRAZATSC 3.0 simulcast of WRAZ / Fox
50.11720p

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 Carolina began simulcast of WUNC-TV.[4]

References
  1. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. "RabbitEars TV Query for WRAL-TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. "RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. "Licensing and Management System - Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000116685". March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.


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