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{{short description|Low power TV station licensed to Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina}}

{{short description|Low power TV station licensed to Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina}}

{{for|the TV station in Toledo, Ohio that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006|WMNT-CD}}

{{for|the TV station in Toledo, Ohio, that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006|WMNT-CD}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox television station

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WNGT-CD

| callsign = WNGT-CD
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| branding = WRAL Plus

| branding = WRAL Plus

| city = Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina

| city = Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina

| digital = 23 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])

| digital = 23 ([[UHF]])

| virtual = 34

| virtual = 34

| subchannels =

| subchannels =

| affiliations = '''34.1:''' {{ubl|[[Catchy Comedy]]|Local News}}

| affiliations = '''34.1:''' [[Independent station|Independent]] / Local news

| founded =

| founded =

| location = {{ubl|[[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]–[[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]]–|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]–[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]–|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]}}

| location = {{ubl|[[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]–[[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]]–|[[Raleigh]]–[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]–|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]}}

| country = United States

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = NextGen TV ([[trade name]] for [[ATSC 3.0]])

| callsign_meaning = NextGen TV ([[trade name]] for [[ATSC 3.0]])

| owner = [[Capitol Broadcasting Company|Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.]]<ref name="warzsold"/>

| owner = [[Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.]]<ref name="warzsold"/>

| sister_stations = [[WRAL-TV]], [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]], [[WRAL (FM)|WRAL]], [[WCLY]], [[WCMC-FM]], [[WDNC]]

| sister_stations = [[WRAL-TV]], [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]], [[WRAL (FM)|WRAL]], [[WCLY]], [[WCMC-FM]], [[WDNC]]

| former_callsigns = W35AR (1988–1996)<br>WARZ-LP (1996–2011)<br>WARZ-LD (2011–2015)<br>WARZ-CD (2015–2021)

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W35AR (1988–1996)|WARZ-LP (1996–2011)|WARZ-LD (2011–2015)|WARZ-CD (2015–2021)}}

| former_affiliations = Independent (1988–2009)<br>[[The Sportsman Channel]] (2009)<br>[[Retro TV]] (2009–2021)<br>[[3ABN]] (2021-2022)

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1988–2009)|[[The Sportsman Channel]] (2009)|[[Retro TV]] (2009–2021)|[[3ABN]] (2021–2022)|[[Catchy Comedy|Decades/Catchy Comedy]] (2022–2023)}}

| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>35 (UHF, 1988–1996)<br>34 (UHF, 1996–2011)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>34 (UHF, 2011–2019)

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 35 (UHF, 1988–1996), 34 (UHF, 1996–2011)|'''Digital:''' 34 (UHF, 2011–2019)}}

| erp = 15 kW

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|334.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| haat = {{convert|334.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 71089

| facility_id = 71089

| class = [[Class A television service|CD]]

| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|35.1|N|78|32|7.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC}}

| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|35.1|N|78|32|7.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC}}

| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]

| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]

| homepage =

| homepage =

}}

}}


'''WNGT-CD''' (channel 34) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television service|Class A television station]] licensed to both [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]] and [[Selma, North Carolina]], United States, serving the [[Research Triangle]] region. Locally owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]], it is a [[sister station]] to [[NBC]] affiliate and company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[WRAL-TV]] (channel 5) and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]] (channel 50), both licensed to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|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 ([[U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina|US 301]]) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery.

'''WNGT-CD''' (channel 34), branded '''WRAL Plus''', is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television station]] licensed to both [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]] and [[Selma, North Carolina]], United States, serving the [[Research Triangle]] region. Locally owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]], it is programmed asa news-formatted [[independent station]]. WNGT-CD is [[sister station|sister]] to [[NBC]] affiliate and company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[WRAL-TV]] (channel 5) and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]] (channel 50), both licensed to [[Raleigh]]. 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 in [[Auburn, North Carolina]]. Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street ([[U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina|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 an [[ATSC 3.0]] NextGen TV multiplex for its Raleigh television stations.<ref name="warzsold">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101821048&formid=314&fac_num=71089|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref name="warzsold">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101821048&formid=314&fac_num=71089|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>


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.

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.

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

|-

! scope = "row" | 34.1

! scope = "row" | 34.1

| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WNGT CD || [[Catchy Comedy]] / WRAL Plus

| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WNGT CD || WRAL Plus

|}

|}


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|+ Subchannels of WNGT-CD (ATSC 3.0)<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNGT-CD#station|website=RabbitEars|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>

|+ Subchannels of WNGT-CD (ATSC 3.0)<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNGT-CD#station|website=RabbitEars|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Video]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Short name

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Short name

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Programming

! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Programming

|-

|-

! scope = "row" | 4.1

! scope = "row" | [[PBS North Carolina|4.1]]

| [[1080p]] || rowspan=7| [[16:9]] || PBS NC1 || ATSC 3.0 simulcast of [[PBS North Carolina|WUNC-TV]] / [[PBS]]

| rowspan=2|[[1080p]] || rowspan=4|[[16:9]] || PBS NC1 || [[PBS]] ([[WUNC-TV]])

|-

|-

! scope = "row" | 5.10

! scope = "row" | [[WRAL-TV|5.1]]

| [[480i]] || rowspan=2 | WRAL || rowspan=2 | ATSC 3.0 simulcast of WRAL-TV / [[NBC]]

| WRAL* || [[NBC]] ([[WRAL-TV]])

|-

|-

! scope = "row" | 5.11

! scope = "row" | 34.1

| rowspan=2|[[720p]] || WNGT* || WRAL Plus

| 1080p

|-

! scope = "row" | 34.10

| 480i || rowspan=2 | WNGT || rowspan=2 | [[Catchy Comedy]] / WRAL Plus

|-

! scope = "row" | 34.11

| [[720p]]

|-

! scope = "row" | 50.10

| 480i || rowspan=2 | WRAZ || rowspan=2 | ATSC 3.0 simulcast of WRAZ / [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]

|-

|-

! scope = "row" | 50.11

! scope = "row" | [[WRAZ (TV)|50.1]]

| WRAZ* || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]])

| 720p

|}

|}


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{{Capitol Broadcasting}}

{{Capitol Broadcasting}}


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[[Category:Television stations in the Research Triangle|NGT-CD]]

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[[Category:1991 establishments in North Carolina]]

[[Category:ATSC 3.0 television stations]]

[[Category:Capitol Broadcasting Company]]
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[[Category:Independent television stations in the United States]]

[[Category:Low-power television stations in North Carolina|NGT-CD]]

[[Category:Low-power television stations in North Carolina|NGT-CD]]

[[Category:Capitol Broadcasting Company]]

[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1991]]

[[Category:ATSC 3.0 television stations]]

[[Category:Television stations in the Research Triangle|NGT-CD]]

[[Category:Catchy Comedy affiliates]]




Latest revision as of 23:12, 22 April 2024

For the TV station in Toledo, Ohio, that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006, see WMNT-CD.

WNGT-CD
ATSC 3.0 station
  • Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • United States
    • CitySmithfield–Selma, North Carolina
    Channels
  • Virtual: 34
    • BrandingWRAL Plus
    Programming
    Affiliations34.1: Independent / Local news
    Ownership
    OwnerCapitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1]

    Sister stations

    		WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, 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)

    • Former affiliations

    • Independent (1988–2009)
  • The Sportsman Channel (2009)
  • Retro TV (2009–2021)
  • 3ABN (2021–2022)
  • Decades/Catchy Comedy (2022–2023)

    • Call sign meaning

    		NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0)
    Technical information[2]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID71089
    ClassCD
    ERP15 kW
    HAAT334.2 m (1,096 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates35°40′35.1″N 78°32′7.2″W / 35.676417°N 78.535333°W / 35.676417; -78.535333
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS

    • WNGT-CD (channel 34), branded WRAL Plus, is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle region. Locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, it is programmed as a news-formatted independent station. WNGT-CD is sistertoNBC 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; 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.

    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[edit]

    Subchannel[edit]

    Subchannel provided by WNGT-CD (ATSC 1.0) on the WRAL-TV multiplex[3]
    Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
    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 and PBS member station WUNC-TV.

    Subchannels of WNGT-CD (ATSC 3.0)[4]
    Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
    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 Carolina began simulcast of WUNC-TV.[5]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "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.
  • ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNGT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WRAL-TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  • ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  • ^ "Licensing and Management System - Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000116685". March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.


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