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DTV-LIC: Granted	Channel 20  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 1226' AGL; 1249' 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 (08/17/2024)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
20.1	27-1	WGNT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.95 ‑ 12.65	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
20.2	27-2	Antenna	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	0.8 ‑ 3	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
20.3	27-3	Grit	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.85 ‑ 3	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
20.4	27-4	Dabl	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.7 ‑ 3	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
20.5	27-5	QVC2	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	0.65 ‑ 3	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
20.6	27-6	HSN2	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	0.5 ‑ 3	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Operator:	Scripps-Howard
Licensee:	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
Sister:	WTKR
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.