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WDGA-CD

Coordinates: 34°43′59.9″N 85°1′2.9″W / 34.733306°N 85.017472°W / 34.733306; -85.017472
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WDGA-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNorth Georgia Television
WDNN-CD
History
FoundedMarch 7, 1988
First air date
May 31, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-05-31)
Former call signs
  • W43AT (1988–1995)
  • WDNN-LP (1995–2003)
  • WDNN-CA (2003)
  • WDGA-CA (2003–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 43 (UHF, 1989–2015)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2015–2020)
Call sign meaning
Dalton, Georgia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49235
ClassCD
ERP2.28 kW
HAAT288 m (945 ft)
Transmitter coordinates34°43′59.9″N 85°1′2.9″W / 34.733306°N 85.017472°W / 34.733306; -85.017472
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Public license information

WDGA-CD (channel 43) is a low-power, Class A television station in Dalton, Georgia, United States. It is owned by North Georgia Television alongside WDNN-CD (channel 49). The two stations share studios on South Spencer Street in Dalton.

History

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WDGA-CD was affiliated with the Spanish-language Azteca América network until December 1, 2012, when it became an affiliate of Heartland, just a month after the network relaunched after almost a ten-year absence.

Programming

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Some Heartland programs are pre-empted in favor of locally produced public affairs programming in certain timeslots.[2]

Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDGA-CD[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
43.1 720p 16:9 WDGA-HD Heartland
43.2 480i 4:3 Antenna TV

Spectrum auction results

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WDGA-CD was expected to move its allocation to UHF digital channel 30 due to its participation of the FCC incentive auction of 2016–17. The station was licensed to operate on channel 30 on January 24, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDGA-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station info". WDNNTV.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WDGA". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 17, 2024.