WGNT PORTSMOUTH, VA

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
27-1 20.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWGNTCW "CW27" 
27-220.2480i (w)DD2.0 AntennaAntenna TV  
27-320.3480i (w)DD2.0 GritGrit  
27-420.4480i (w)DD2.0 DablDabl  
27-520.5480i (w)DD2.0 QVC2QVC2  
27-620.6480i (w)DD2.0 HSN2HSN2  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 9762 
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DTV-STA:
Granted
Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. PORTSMOUTH, VA
0000194350 (25076ff381ac5a260181ad36075701ba) - App - (Exp. 01/06/2023)
→ Extension Granted: 0000205808 (25076f918531e7250185357336080185) - App - (Exp. 07/06/2023)
1230' 324.9 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 81.23 kW)
60.3 mile contour / 11429.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,052,165
1227' AGL; 1250' AMSL; (1057874)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
RF Systems PEP70E-O5-2-T
NAD83: N 36° 48' 31.8", W 76° 30' 11.3" (36.808833, -76.503139)
DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. PORTSMOUTH, VA
0000034473 (25076ff35f58800d015f58ad448c0001) - App
0000118341 (25076f91735724fd017359481c770c6e) - App
1230' 570 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 142.5 kW)
(37.85 kW + 11.78 dB gain = 570 kW ERP)
63.3 mile contour / 12588.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,189,258
1227' AGL; 1250' AMSL; (1057874)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
RF Systems PEP70E-O5-2-T
NAD83: N 36° 48' 31.8", W 76° 30' 11.3" (36.808833, -76.503139)
  TSID: 3059 (0x0BF3)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (08/15/2022)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel
Display
Channel
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
20.127-1WGNT10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.5 ‑ 9.250x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
20.227-2Antenna20x0040480i704x48016:90x00411.05 ‑ 30x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
20.327-3Grit30x0050480i704x48016:90x00510.85 ‑ 30x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
20.427-4Dabl40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.5 ‑ 30x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
20.527-5QVC250x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.65 ‑ 30x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
20.627-6HSN260x0080480i704x48016:90x00810.5 ‑ 2.90x0081DD2.00x0084192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorScripps-Howard
LicenseeScripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
Analog Sign-on: December 6, 1953 (27)
Digital Sign-on: July 15, 2002 (50)
Repack: 
Form 387 0000118366
Form 399 0000028466
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 27. Digital channel 50.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 50. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 50.
Last Analog: 
Channel 27  :  971' 2340 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  WYAH  W YAHweh  
01/29/1979  WGNT  W YAHweh  
09/13/1989  WGNT  W Greater Norfolk Television  
  WGNT    
  WGNT    
  WGNT    
  WGNT    
  WGNT    
Signed on as DuMont WTOV on December 6, 1953.
--/--/1955: Went silent.
--/--/1956: Returned to the air as an Independent.
--/--/1958: Went silent.
Early1960s: Returned to the air by Pat Robertson of CBN. It became Religious WYAH.
Late 1970s: Sold to Centennial Broadcasting for $8 million and became Independent as WGNT.
Early1990s: Sold to Paramount for $45 million.
01/16/1995: Became UPN "UPN27."
07/15/2002: WGNT-DT signed on.
09/18/2006: Affiliated with The CW.
Station has no translators.

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