WGGN-TV

Not to be confused with WGN-TV.

WGGN-TV
Sandusky, Ohio United States

Slogan	The Better Choice
Channels	Digital: 42 (UHF) Virtual: 52 (PSIP)
Translators	W33BW 33 Ashland, Ohio
Affiliations	.1: Religious Independent .2: Audio simulcast of WGGN-FM
Owner	Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.
Founded	1980
First air date	December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05)
Call letters' meaning	Witnessing God's Good News
Sister station(s)	WGGN (FM), WLRD
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 52 (UHF, 1982–2009)
Former affiliations	TBN (1982–200?)
Transmitter power	450 kW
Height	283 m
Facility ID	11027
Transmitter coordinates	41°4′30″N 82°27′5″W / 41.07500°N 82.45139°W / 41.07500; -82.45139
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.wggn.tv

WGGN-TV, virtual channel 52 (UHF digital channel 42), is a religious independent television station located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., which also owns Castalia-licensed WGGN (97.7 FM) and Willard-based WLRD (96.9 FM). WGGN maintains office facilities located in Castalia, and its transmitter is located in New London. WGGN-TV's programming is relayed on low-powered translator station W33BW (channel 33) in Ashland.

History

The station was founded in 1980 and first signed on the air on December 5, 1982 as a partner station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Operating on a commercial license, the station presently broadcasts religious programming from local churches.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
52.1	1080i	4:3	WGGN-DT	Main WGGN-TV programming
52.2	480i	4:3	WGGN-DT	Weather (audio simulcast of WGGN-FM)

Analog-to-digital conversion

WGGN-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 52, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42.^[2] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 52, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.

References

↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WGGN
↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links

Television in Northeast Ohio, including Cleveland, Akron, and Canton

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WKYC (3.1 NBC, 3.2 Justice, 3.3 WX radar) WEWS-TV (5.1 ABC, 5.2 Cozi TV, 5.3 Laff) WLFM-LP 6 (Radio) WJW (8.1 Fox, 8.2 Antenna TV) W16DO-D / WAOH-CD (16.1 / 29.1 Retro TV) WDLI-TV (17.1 TBN, 17.2 Hillsong, 17.3 Smile/JUCE, 17.4 Enlace, 17.5 Salsa) WOIO (19.1 CBS, 19.2 MeTV) WQDI-LD (20.1 Estrella TV, 20.2 AccuWeather, 20.3 Comet, 20.4 ASN, 20.5 OnTV4U, 20.6 QVC Plus, 20.7 Doctor TV) WVPX-TV (23.1 Ion, 23.2 Qubo, 23.3 Ion Life, 23.4 Ion Shop, 23.5 QVC, 23.6 HSN) WVIZ (25.1 PBS, 25.2 OH Chan, 25.3 World, 25.4 Create, 25.9 CSCN audio only) WEKA-LD (41.1 Newsmax TV, 41.2 SBN, 41.3 Buzzr, 41.4 Liquidation, 41.5 QVC, 41.6 Country, 41.7 Tuff TV) WUAB (43.1 MNTV, 43.2 Bounce, 43.3 Grit) WNEO (45.1 PBS, 45.2 Fusion, 49.5 MHz, 45.4 V-me) WEAO (49.1 PBS, 49.2 Fusion, 49.3 MHz, 49.4 V-me) WCDN-LD (53.1 Daystar) WBNX-TV (55.1 CW, 55.2 Happy, 55.3 Movies!, 55.4 H&I) WQHS-DT (61.1 UNI, 61.2, UniMás, 61.3 GetTV, 61.4 Escape)

Outlying areas	WIVD-LD 22/W27DG-D 27/WIVN-LD 29/WIVM-LD 39/WIVX-LD 51 (x.1 This TV/Ind, x.2 This TV, x.3 RTV, x.4 WJDD audio only) WOHZ-CD (41.1 Weather radar/Ind) W41AP 41 (Ind) WRLM (47.1 TCT, 47.2 TCT HD, 47.3 variety, 47.4 ABN) W47AB 47 (PBS via WOSU-TV) WGGN-TV (52.1 Religious,Ind, 52.2 WGGN-FM) WMFD-TV (68.1 Ind, 68.2 WOHZ-CD 41.1 Weather radar/Ind)

Cable-only stations	Fox Sports Ohio SportsTime Ohio Medina Cable Access Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (Northeast Ohio)

ATSC 3.0 digital television	WI9X3Y (UHF 31 FOX)

Defunct stations	WAKN-LP 11 WICA-TV 15 WRAP-LP 32 W32AR 32 (TBN) WKBF-TV 61

Mobile DTV	WKYC (3.1 NBC)

Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville See also Erie and Ontario TV

Television in the Northwest Ohio area, including Toledo, Port Clinton, Findlay, Bowling Green and the Lake Erie Islands

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WTOL (11.1 CBS, 11.2 MeTV, 11.3 Grit) WTVG (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW, 13.3 WN) WFND-LD (22.1 Youtoo/Daystar) W38DH (23.1 HSN) WNWO (24.1 NBC, 24.2 ASN, 24.3 Comet, 24.4 Retro TV) WDFM-LP_Analog (26 Ind, Defiance) WBGU-TV (27.1 PBS, 27.2 PBS Kids/PBS Encore, 27.3 Create) WGTE (30.1 PBS, 30.2 Family, 30.3 Create/OH Ch.) WUPW (36.1 Fox, 36.2 Bounce TV, 36.3 Escape) WLMB (40.1 religious) WMNT-CD (48.1 MNTV/Justice, 48.2 ANT, 48.3 This TV, 48.4 Cozi TV) WDTJ-LD (68.1 Daystar)

Cable-only stations	Buckeye Cable Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit Fox Sports Ohio The Ohio Channel MGTV STO

Defunct stations	WT05 (Ind/WB/CW, cable-only) W09CG 9 (TBN) W21BF 21 (The WB) WBTL-LP 34 (HSN)

Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Duluth, MN Flint–Saginaw–Bay City Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo Green Bay, WI Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan South Bend, IN Toledo, OH

Other television stations in the state of Ohio

Independent	WGCT-CD 8 (Columbus) WMFD-TV 12 (Mansfield) WDEM-CD 17 (Columbus) W23BZ-D 23.1 (Columbus) WOTH-CD 25 (Cincinnati) WDFM-LP 26 (Defiance) WVTX-CD 28 (Bridgeport) WTLW 44 (Lima)

Home shopping	WRAP-LP 32 (Infos., Cleveland) W38DH 38 (HSN, Toledo)

America One	WMNO-CD 22 (Marion) WFND-LD 22 (Findlay, also Daystar)

Religious	W09CG (TBN, Findlay) W17AY (TBN, Seaman) WDLI-TV 17 (TBN, Canton/Akron/Cleveland) WDTJ-LP 22 (Daystar, Toledo) WWRD-LP 32 (RTV, Centerville) WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (independent, Marion-Delaware) WLMB 40 (FamilyNet/Worship, Toledo) WJOS-LD 45 (FamilyNet, Pomeroy) WRLM 47 (TCT, Canton) WSFJ-TV 51 (TBN, Newark/Columbus) WGGN-TV 52 (Sandusky) WCDN-LD 53 (Daystar, Cleveland)

Foreign-language	W23BZ-D 23.2 (Azteca, Columbus) WCSN-LD 32 (32.1 Mexicanal, 32.3 Dalmar TV, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)

Misc.	W16OD-D 16/ WAOH-CD 29 (Retro TV) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39 (Retro TV, Canton/Newcomerstown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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