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{{short description|Low power TV station licensed to Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina}} |
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{{for|the TV station in Toledo, Ohio, that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006|WMNT-CD}} |
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{{Infobox television station |
{{Infobox television station |
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| callsign |
| callsign = WNGT-CD |
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| atsc3 = yes |
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| logo = |
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| logo = |
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| slogan = |
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| branding = WRAL Plus |
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| city = [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]–[[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]], [[North Carolina]] |
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| city = Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
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| branding = |
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| digital |
| digital = 23 ([[UHF]]) |
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| virtual = 34 |
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| subchannels = 34.3 [[Retro Television Network|Retro]]<br />34.2 BLANK |
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| subchannels = |
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| affiliations = |
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| affiliations = '''34.1:''' [[Independent station|Independent]] / Local news |
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| founded = |
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| founded = |
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| location = [[Smithfield, North Carolina]] |
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| location = {{ubl|[[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]–[[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]]–|[[Raleigh]]–[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]–|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]}} |
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| callsign_meaning = |
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| country = United States |
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| owner = Waters & Brock Communications, Inc.<br>''(sale pending to [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]])'' |
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| callsign_meaning = NextGen TV ([[trade name]] for [[ATSC 3.0]]) |
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| former_callsigns = W35AR (1988-1996)<br>WARZ-LP (1996-2011)<br>WARZ-LD (2011-2015) |
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| owner = [[Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.]]<ref name="warzsold"/> |
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| former_affiliations = Independent (1988-2009)<br>[[The Sportsman Channel]] (2009) |
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| sister_stations = [[WRAL-TV]], [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]], [[WRAL (FM)|WRAL]], [[WCLY]], [[WCMC-FM]], [[WDNC]] |
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| former_channel_numbers = 35 (1988-1996) |
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W35AR (1988–1996)|WARZ-LP (1996–2011)|WARZ-LD (2011–2015)|WARZ-CD (2015–2021)}} |
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| erp = 15 kW |
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| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1988–2009)|[[The Sportsman Channel]] (2009)|[[Retro TV]] (2009–2021)|[[3ABN]] (2021–2022)|[[Catchy Comedy|Decades/Catchy Comedy]] (2022–2023)}} |
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| facility_id = 71089 |
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| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 35 (UHF, 1988–1996), 34 (UHF, 1996–2011)|'''Digital:''' 34 (UHF, 2011–2019)}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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| erp = 15 kW |
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|31|46.00|N|78|18|7.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC}} |
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| haat = {{convert|334.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| homepage = [http://www.warz.tv/ WARZ.tv] |
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| facility_id = 71089 |
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| class = [[Class A television service|CD]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|35.1|N|78|32|7.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[FCC]] |
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| homepage = |
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'''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 as a 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. |
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'''WARZ-CD''' is a religious Class-A television station in [[Smithfield, North Carolina]], part of the [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] television market, carrying religious programming from Local, Gospel Music Television, and [[Retro Television Network]]. It broadcasts on [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 23 digital. WARZ TV34 reaches over 1.8 million people in Johnston, Wake, Wilson, Wayne, Harnett, Lee, Cumberland, Wake And Sampson counties in N.C.. |
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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> |
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The station is a Class-A operation, and switched to digital broadcasting on September 3, 2010. It is carried on [[Charter Communications]] cable channel 6, and [[Time Warner Cable]] channel 5 and the signal currently reaches Raleigh, Wilson, Lillington, Sanford, Spring Lake, Anderson Creek, Goldsboro, Kenly, Lucama, Benson, Clayton, Princeton, Angier, Dunn and more. |
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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. |
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On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock reached a deal to sell WARZ-CD for $725,000 to [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]] for use as an [[ATSC 3.0]] multiplex for its Raleigh television stations.<ref>{{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= BALDTA - 20200917AAY APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE|date=September 17, 2020|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD. |
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== External links == |
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*{{TVQ|WARZ}} |
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==Technical information== |
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===Subchannel=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|+ Subchannel provided by WNGT-CD (ATSC 1.0) on the WRAL-TV multiplex<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WRAL-TV|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WRAL-TV#station|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref> |
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! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]] |
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! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]] |
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! scope = "col" | Short name |
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! scope = "col" | Programming |
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! scope = "row" | 34.1 |
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| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WNGT CD || WRAL Plus |
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|} |
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===ATSC 3.0 lighthouse=== |
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WNGT-CD's ATSC 3.0 multiplex carries its main programming and those of its sister Capitol stations and [[PBS]] member station WUNC-TV. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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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> |
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! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]] |
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! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]] |
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! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Short name |
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! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Programming |
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! scope = "row" | [[PBS North Carolina|4.1]] |
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| rowspan=2|[[1080p]] || rowspan=4|[[16:9]] || PBS NC1 || [[PBS]] ([[WUNC-TV]]) |
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! scope = "row" | [[WRAL-TV|5.1]] |
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| WRAL* || [[NBC]] ([[WRAL-TV]]) |
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! scope = "row" | 34.1 |
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| rowspan=2|[[720p]] || WNGT* || WRAL Plus |
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! scope = "row" | [[WRAZ (TV)|50.1]] |
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| WRAZ* || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]]) |
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|} |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Licensing and Management System - Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000116685 |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f9177f542950177f9d31ee10c9f&id=25076f9177f542950177f9d31ee10c9f&goBack=N |date=March 8, 2021 |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Raleigh-Durham TV}} |
{{Raleigh-Durham TV}} |
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{{Other North Carolina Stations}} |
{{Other North Carolina Stations}} |
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{{Capitol Broadcasting}} |
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[[Category:1991 establishmentsinNorth Carolina]] |
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[[Category:ATSC 3.0 television stations]] |
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[[Category:Capitol Broadcasting Company]] |
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[[Category:Independent television stations in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Low-power television stations in North Carolina|NGT-CD]] |
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1991]] |
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[[Category:Television stations in the Research Triangle|NGT-CD]] |
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ATSC 3.0 station | |
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City | Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
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Branding | WRAL Plus |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 34.1: Independent / Local news |
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Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1] |
WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC | |
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Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71089 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 334.2 m (1,096 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′35.1″N 78°32′7.2″W / 35.676417°N 78.535333°W / 35.676417; -78.535333 |
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Public license information |
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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.
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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34.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WNGT CD | WRAL Plus |
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 | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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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]
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