ATSC 3.0 station | |
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City | Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
Channels | |
Branding | WRAL Plus |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 34.1: Independent / Local news |
Ownership | |
Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. [1] |
WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC | |
History | |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) |
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Call sign meaning | NextGen TV ( trade name for ATSC 3.0) |
Technical information [2] | |
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 |
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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.
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]
ATSC 3.0 station | |
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City | Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
Channels | |
Branding | WRAL Plus |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 34.1: Independent / Local news |
Ownership | |
Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. [1] |
WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC | |
History | |
Former call signs |
|
Former channel number(s) |
|
| |
Call sign meaning | NextGen TV ( trade name for ATSC 3.0) |
Technical information [2] | |
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 |
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.
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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]