WPGA-LD
WPGA-LD (channel 50) is a low-power television station in Macon, Georgia, United States, affiliated with the news-formatted digital multicast network Newsy. It is owned by Marquee Broadcasting alongside Perry-licensed MeTV affiliate WPGA-TV (channel 58). Both stations share studios on Forsyth Street in downtown Macon, while WPGA-LD's transmitter is located on GA 87/US 23/US 129 ALT (Golden Isles Highway), along the Twiggs–Bibb county line.
| Macon, Georgia United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 50 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 50.1: Newsy 50.2: Story Television |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Marquee Broadcasting (Marquee Broadcasting Georgia, Inc.) |
| WPGA-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | July 14, 2004 |
Former call signs | W66BH (1989–1995) W52CL (1995–2004) W50DA (2004–2009) WPGA-LP (2009–2021) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 52 (UHF, 1998–2004) 50 (UHF, 2004–2021) |
Call sign meaning | Perry, Georgia (after co-owned stations WPGA-TV and WPGA-FM) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67972 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 133.7 m (439 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°45′4.3″N 83°33′26.7″W |
History
The station first signed on the air on July 14, 2004, as W50DA; it originally operated as an owned-and-operated translator station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. In 2009, Register Communications (owner of then-ABC affiliate WPGA-TV) purchased the station from TBN for $6,000.[1] In early September 2009, W50DA dropped TBN programming and announced that it would change its network affiliation to the Retro Television Network on October 12. The day after the switch, the station's callsign was changed to WPGA-LP.
WPGA-LP had a construction permit that was first issued to the station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2006 to flash-cut its digital signal into operation, which would significantly increase its signal coverage; this permit expired in March 2009. In mid-August 2011, WPGA-LP changed its primary affiliation to This TV, which was previously carried on the second digital subchannel of WPGA-TV (which is now affiliated with MeTV).
In addition to This TV programming, WPGA-LP for a time once used to simulcast the WPGA-FM radio program Mix in the Morning, which also aired on WPGA-TV, sister radio station WPGA (980 AM) and WNEX (1400 AM), each weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.
On July 2, 2015, This TV moved back to WPGA-TV on DT3; subsequently, WPGA-LP went dark for an undetermined amount of time.
On July 14, 2021, WPGA-LP was licensed to begin digital operation, changing its call sign to WPGA-LD.
On October 26, 2021, after six years of silence, WPGA-LD returned to the air affiliating with the Atlanta-based 24 hour news network Newsy.
References
- Deals, Broadcasting & Cable, August 1, 2009.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 67972 (WPGA-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System