WGCW-LD

For the former translator with the same calls that previously served Savannah, Georgia, see WSCG (TV) § Translators.

WGCW-LD

Albany, Georgia United States
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 36
Branding	Albany CW
Programming
Affiliations	36.1: CW+ 36.2: The365
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WALB, WCTV, WTOC-TV, WTVM
History
Founded	February 22, 2011[1]
First air date	April 22, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-22)
Former call signs	W36EG-D (2011–2018)
Former affiliations	Silent (2011–2019)
Call sign meaning	Georgia CW
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	184721
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	87.7 m (288 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°36′46.7″N 84°11′18.4″W
Translator(s)	WALB-DT 10.4 (VHF) Albany, GA
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	Website

WGCW-LD (channel 36) is a low-power television station in Albany, Georgia, United States, affiliated with The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual NBC/ABC affiliate WALB (channel 10). Both stations share studios on Stuart Avenue in Albany, where WGCW-LD's transmitter is also located.

Due to WGCW-LD's low power status, its broadcast range only covers the immediate Albany area. Therefore, it can also be seen through a 16:9 widescreen standard definition simulcast on WALB's fourth digital subchannel in order to reach the entire market; this signal can be seen on channel 10.4 from a transmitter east of Doerun, along the Colquitt–Worth county line.

History

WGCW-LD was founded on February 22, 2011, as a new low-power television station on UHF channel 36, W36EG-D. In 2019, the station became the market's CW affiliate, after owner Gray Television moved the network affiliation from the third digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WSWG (channel 44), licensed to Valdosta, which was sold by Gray to Marquee Broadcasting in order to purchase WALB from Raycom Media.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming[3]
36.1	720p	16:9	WGCW-LD	The CW Plus
36.2	480i		THE365	The365

References

1. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WGCW-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Digital TV Market Listing for WGCW-LD". Trip Ericson. RabbitEars. Retrieved July 31, 2019.