WNGT-CD

For the TV station in Toledo, Ohio, that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006, see WMNT-CD.

WNGT-CD

ATSC 3.0 station
Smithfield–Selma– Raleigh–Durham– Fayetteville, North Carolina United States
City	Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 34
Branding	WRAL Plus
Programming
Affiliations	34.1: Independent / Local news
Ownership
Owner	Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1]
Sister stations	WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC
History
Former call signs	W35AR (1988–1996) WARZ-LP (1996–2011) WARZ-LD (2011–2015) WARZ-CD (2015–2021)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 35 (UHF, 1988–1996), 34 (UHF, 1996–2011) Digital: 34 (UHF, 2011–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1988–2009) The Sportsman Channel (2009) Retro TV (2009–2021) 3ABN (2021–2022) Decades/Catchy Comedy (2022–2023)
Call sign meaning	NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71089
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	334.2 m (1,096 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°40′35.1″N 78°32′7.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WNGT-CD (channel 34), branded WRAL Plus, is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle region. Locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, it is programmed as a news-formatted independent station. WNGT-CD is sister to NBC affiliate and company flagship WRAL-TV (channel 5) and Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50), both licensed to Raleigh. The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh; WNGT-CD's transmitter is located atop WRAL-TV's former analog tower, on TV Tower Road in Auburn, North Carolina. Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street (US 301) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery.

On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock Communications reached a deal to sell then-WARZ-CD to Capitol Broadcasting for use as an ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV multiplex for its Raleigh television stations.^[1]

While WNGT-CD's signal is used to multiplex ATSC 3.0 transmissions, its original programming is now aired via a subchannel of WRAL-TV that displays as virtual channel 34.1.

On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD.

Technical information

Subchannel

Subchannel provided by WNGT-CD (ATSC 1.0) on the WRAL-TV multiplex^[3]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
34.1	720p	16:9	WNGT CD	WRAL Plus

ATSC 3.0 lighthouse

WNGT-CD's ATSC 3.0 multiplex carries its main programming and those of its sister Capitol stations and PBS member station WUNC-TV.

Subchannels of WNGT-CD (ATSC 3.0)^[4]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
4.1	1080p	16:9	PBS NC1	PBS (WUNC-TV)
5.1			WRAL*	NBC (WRAL-TV)
34.1	720p		WNGT*	WRAL Plus
50.1			WRAZ*	Fox (WRAZ)

On November 20, 2020, then-WARZ-CD switched over to ATSC 3.0, with simulcasts from WRAL-TV and WRAZ. On December 10, WRAL-TV began the ATSC 1.0 simulcast of WARZ-CD. On March 22, PBS North Carolina began simulcast of WUNC-TV.^[5]

References

1. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WNGT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "RabbitEars TV Query for WRAL-TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
4. "RabbitEars TV Query for WNGT-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
5. "Licensing and Management System - Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000116685". March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.