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{{short description|PBS member station in Chatsworth, Georgia}} |
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{{copy edit|date=June 2019}} |
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{{Infobox broadcast |
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| call_letters = WNGH-TV<br>''([[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of [[WGTV]],<br>[[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]/[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]])'' |
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| location = [[Chatsworth, Georgia|Chatsworth]]/[[Dalton, Georgia]] |
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| city = Chatsworth, Georgia |
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| station_logo = GaPublicBroadcasting Logo.svg |
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| logo_size = 165px |
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| station_slogan = ''Television Worth Sharing'' |
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| station_branding = [[Georgia Public Broadcasting|GPB]] |
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| analog = |
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| digital = 33 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])<br>''(to move to 4 ([[very high frequency|VHF]]))'' |
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| virtual = 18 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]]) |
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| subchannels = |
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| other_chs = ''W12DK-D 12 [[Young Harris, Georgia|Young Harris]]<br>W50AB 50 [[Hiawassee, Georgia|Hiawassee]]'' |
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| affiliations = {{GPB DTV/text|18}} |
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| network = |
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| country = United States |
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| founded = |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1967|1|30|p=y}} |
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| enddate = |
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| callsign_meaning = [[north Georgia mountains|'''N'''orth '''G'''eorgia '''H'''ighlands]] |
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| former_callsigns = WCLP (1967–1979)<br>WCLP-TV (1979–2008) |
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>18 (UHF, 1967–2009) |
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| licensee = Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission |
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| sister_stations = '''TV:''' WGTV, [[WXGA-TV]], [[WVAN-TV]], [[WABW-TV]], [[WCES-TV]], [[WACS-TV]], [[WJSP-TV]], [[WMUM-TV]]<br>'''Radio:''' [[WNGH-FM]] |
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| former_affiliations = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1967–1970) |
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| effective_radiated_power = 400 [[kilowatt|kW]]<br>11.4 kW ([[construction permit|CP]]) |
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| HAAT = {{convert|550|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|566.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (CP) |
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| class = |
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| facility_id = 23942 |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|34|45|2.3|N|84|42|52.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.gpb.org/}} |
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}} |
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'''WNGH-TV''', [[virtual channel]] 18 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 33), is a Public Broadcasting Service ([[PBS]]) [[network affiliate#member station|member]] [[television station]] serving [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States that is [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Chatsworth, Georgia|Chatsworth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocable.org/browse-stations/callsign/wngh-tv-chatsworth-ga|title=WNGH TV {{!}} Local TV Channel 18 (CHATSWORTH, GA)|website=NoCable.org|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> Owned by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, it is a [[sister station]] to National Public Radio ([[NPR]]) member [[WNGH-FM]] (98.9 MHz). The two stations share transmitter facilities at [[Fort Mountain State Park]] east of Chatsworth. WNGH-TV is operated as part of the [[state network|statewide]] [[Georgia Public Broadcasting]] (GPB) television network. |
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Despite its UHF frequency, the [[height above average terrain|height]] of WNGH's transmitter gives it one of GPB's [[broadcast range|largest coverage areas]]. It penetrates for some distance into the core of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] area; Chatsworth and Dalton are part of the Chattanooga [[media market|market]]. It provides at least secondary coverage as far north as [[Athens, Tennessee]] and as far south as [[metro Atlanta]]'s north-northwestern suburbs, many of which can no longer receive GPB's flagship station, [[WGTV (TV)|WGTV]] (channel 8). Two [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] stations help bring the signal to the mountainous parts of the service area. Some network program duplication occurs with [[WTCI-TV]] (channel 45), the main PBS station for the Chattanooga area. |
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==History== |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} |
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The station made its first broadcast on January 30, 1967 as '''WCLP''', a [[National Educational Television]] (NET) and Georgia Educational Television [[network affiliate]]. It was Chattanooga's first educational television station, joined by WTCI-TV in 1970. On February 2, 1979, the station branded itself as '''WCLP-TV'''. In 2002, WCLP's digital signal started on channel 33. |
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On April 15, 2008, WCLP-TV changed its call sign to '''WNGH-TV''', which matches GPB's new local FM radio station, [[WNGH-FM]]. After purchasing the FM station, its transmitter was moved to the same [[broadcast tower]] as the TV station, atop a mountain within [[Fort Mountain State Park]]. |
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Due to equipment failure in 2008, the station's analog signal operated at reduced [[effective radiated power|power]] (30% of normal, or 1,500 kW) until it switched entirely to digital. |
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==Translators== |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} |
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All of WNGH's broadcast translators have been located near the state's borders regions with [[Alabama]], [[Tennessee]], and [[North Carolina]]—areas where coverage from a full-powered GPB transmitter is insufficient, due to the distance from the main transmitters and the terrain of the [[north Georgia mountains]]. |
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Currently, only '''W12DK-D''' is operating, having applied for and been granted a [[broadcast license]] to cover its [[construction permit]] in December 2009. It is atop [[Brasstown Bald]], the highest point in the state, which is also anticipated to hold the new 97-watt GPB radio station [[WBTB (FM)|WBTB]] FM 90.3. |
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===Former translators=== |
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*'''W04BJ''' [[Young Harris, Georgia]] |
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*'''W27AA''' [[Draketown, Georgia]] |
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*'''W35AA''' [[LaFayette, Georgia]] |
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*'''W50AB''' [[Hiawassee, Georgia]] |
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*'''W51AB''' [[Flintstone, Georgia]] |
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*'''W65AD''' [[Cedartown, Georgia]] |
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==Digital television== |
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{{GPB DTV|18|WNGH-DT|Create|Knowled|Kids}}<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNGH#station RabbitEars TV Query for WNGH]</ref> |
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===Analog-to-digital conversion=== |
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WNGH-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 18, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to [[Digital television transition in the United States|transition from analog to digital broadcasts]]. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |accessdate=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Through the use of [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]], digital television receivers display the station's [[virtual channel]] as its former UHF analog channel 18. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.gpb.org/ GPB Website] |
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**[http://www.gpb.org/files/pdfs/tv_stationmap2A.pdf GPB stations map] – includes WNGH coverage area |
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*{{TVQ|WNGH-TV}} |
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**{{TVQ|W12DK-D}} (former W04BJ) |
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**{{TVQ|W50AB}} or [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=167055 its former digital companion] |
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**{{TVQ|DW27AA}} |
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**{{TVQ|DW65AD}} |
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**{{TVQ|DW35AA}} |
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**{{TVQ|DW51AB}} |
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*{{BIA|WNGH|TV|TV}} |
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{{Chattanooga TV}} |
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{{Atlanta TV}} |
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{{PBS Georgia}} |
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{{GPB}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wngh-Tv}} |
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[[Category:Television stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee|NGH-TV]] |
[[Category:Television stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee|NGH-TV]] |
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[[Category:PBS member stations]] |
[[Category:PBS member stations]] |
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