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{{short description|PBS member station in Chatsworth, Georgia}} |
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} |
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{{ref improve|date=November 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]] PBS |
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| analog = |
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| digital = 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|[[1967 in television|1967]]|1|30|p=y}} ({{Time ago|1967-01-30}}) as '''WCLP''' |
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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 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]], 1967–2009)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>33 (UHF, until 2019) |
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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 = 11.2 kW |
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| HAAT = {{convert|573.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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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 ([[very high frequency|VHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 4), is a Public Broadcasting Service ([[PBS]]) [[network affiliate#member station|member]] [[television station]] serving [[Dalton, 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]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} It penetrates for some distance into the area of [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]; Chatsworth and Dalton are part of the Chattanooga [[media 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, to match GPB's new local FM-radio station, [[WNGH-FM]]. The FM station's 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]] (1,500 kW, 30% of normal) until it switched entirely to digital. |
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==Translators== |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} |
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WNGH has broadcast translators which extend the station's coverage into areas blocked by distance or terrain, notably by the [[north Georgia mountains]]. All of these translators have been located near the state's border regions with [[Alabama]], [[Tennessee]], and [[North Carolina]]. |
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Currently,{{when|date=November 2019}} only the W12DK-D translator is operating, under a [[broadcast license]] which covered its [[construction permit]] in December 2009.{{clarify|date=November 2019|issue=this covers its construction but is it operating? Since when?}} It is atop [[Brasstown Bald]], the highest point in the state, which is anticipated to be shared by the 97-watt GPB radio station [[WBTB (FM)|WBTB]] FM 90.3. |
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W12DK-D replaced two other stations: |
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*W04BJ in [[Young Harris, Georgia]], an analog station permanently off-air since a May 2008 equipment failure |
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*W50AB in [[Hiawassee, Georgia]], which was rejected for a digital license in May 2007, as it was then covered by W04BJ's [[broadcast range]] |
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Four other stations near Alabama had their analog licenses and digital applications or [[construction permit]]s canceled, apparently at GPB's request:{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} |
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*W27AA in [[Draketown, Georgia]], which was canceled in November 2006 |
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*W65AD in [[Cedartown, Georgia]], which was canceled in September 2007 |
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*W35AA in [[LaFayette, Georgia]], which was canceled in July 2007 |
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*W51AB in [[Flintstone, Georgia]], which was canceled in September 2002 |
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This was the largest number of translators assigned to any of the GPB stations. Two others are currently assigned to primary (parent) station [[WGTV (TV)|WGTV]], though all stations [[simulcast]] at all times. |
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==Digital television== |
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{{GPB DTV|18|WNGH-DT|Create|Knowled|Kids}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNGH#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WNGH |access-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811003825/http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNGH#station |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |url-status=live }}</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. This was 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 18, its former UHF analog channel. |
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On September 3, 2019, the station changed from UHF channel 33 to VHF channel 4, after winning several million dollars in the [[reverse auction]] portion of [[FCC auction 1000]]. |
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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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