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WNGT-CD
ATSC 3.0 station
CitySmithfield–Selma, North Carolina
Channels
BrandingWRAL Plus
Programming
Affiliations34.1: Independent / Local news
Ownership
Owner Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. [1]
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)
Call sign meaning
NextGen TV ( trade name for ATSC 3.0)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID71089
Class CD
ERP15 kW
HAAT334.2 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
Links
Public license information

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 sister to 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; 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

Subchannel

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

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

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


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