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WGNT

WGNT (channel 27), branded as The Spot – Norfolk 27, is an independent television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Norfolk-licensed CBS affiliate WTKR (channel 3). The two stations share studios on Boush Street in downtown Norfolk; WGNT's…

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Owner
E. W. Scripps Company · (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)
Affiliations
27.1: Independent · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
The Spot – Norfolk 27
Call sign meaning
"Great New Television"
Channels
Digital: 20 (UHF) · Virtual: 27
City
Portsmouth, Virginia

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Channel 27 in the 1950s: WTOV-TV

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WGNT

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples131
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
Components1

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WGNT

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related to Centennial ownership, UPN affiliation, Viacom ownership, and Local TV/Dreamcatcher Broadcasting ownerships · 42
WGNT → After, After Centennial, As, August, By, CBN, Centennial, Centennial Communications, Club, Coast Live, Daily Press, Delaware, Draper Communications, Ernest Harris, Family Group, FCC, Freeman, Great New Television, Howard Jernigan, However
related to Aborted sale to Sinclair; sale to Nexstar and resale to Scripps · 23
WGNT → August, FCC, Fox, However, In, July, Nexstar, Nexstar Media Group, Norfolk, On April, Scripps Company, Scripps-owned, September, Sinclair, Sinclair Broadcast Group, The CW, Tribune, Tribune Media, WAVY-TV, WTKR
related to Channel 27 in the 1950s: WTOV-TV · 12
WGNT → August, December, It, May, Norfolk, October, Ohio, Steubenville, VHF, WTOV-TV, WVEC-TV, WYAH-TV
related to Newscasts · 12
WGNT → After Paramount Stations Group, December, In, June, NewsChannel, Powered, The, This, UPN, WGNT News, WTKR, WTKR's
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 9
WGNT → As, DTV Delay Act, January, July, June, SAFER Act, The, UHF, United States
Former affiliations · 3
WGNT → Independent (1961–1995), The CW (2006–2024), UPN (1995–2006)
Affiliations · 2
WGNT → 27.1: Independent, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WGNT → Digital: 20 (UHF), Virtual: 27
Former channel numbers · 2
WGNT → Analog: 27 (UHF, 1961–2009), Digital: 50 (UHF, 2002–2020)
Owner · 2
WGNT → (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC), E. W. Scripps Company

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WGNTAffiliations27.1: Independent1.00infobox
WGNTAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WGNTBrandingThe Spot – Norfolk 271.00infobox
WGNTCall sign meaning"Great New Television"1.00infobox
WGNTChannelsDigital: 20 (UHF)1.00infobox
WGNTChannelsVirtual: 271.00infobox
WGNTCityPortsmouth, Virginia1.00infobox
WGNTERP570 kW1.00infobox
WGNTFacility ID97621.00infobox
WGNTFirst air dateOctober 1, 1961 (1961-10-01)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer affiliationsIndependent (1961–1995)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer affiliationsUPN (1995–2006)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer affiliationsThe CW (2006–2024)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer call signsWYAH(-TV) (1961–1989)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer channel numbersAnalog: 27 (UHF, 1961–2009)1.00infobox
WGNTFormer channel numbersDigital: 50 (UHF, 2002–2020)1.00infobox
WGNTHAAT375 m (1,230 ft)1.00infobox
WGNTLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WGNTOwnerE. W. Scripps Company1.00infobox
WGNTOwner(Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)1.00infobox
WGNTPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WGNTPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WGNTSister stationsWTKR1.00infobox
WGNTTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WGNTWebsitewtkr.com/category/wgnt/1.00infobox

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