WDGA-CD explained

Callsign:WDGA-CD
Digital:30 (UHF)
Virtual:43
Location:Dalton, Georgia
Country:United States
Owner:North Georgia Television
Founded:March 7, 1988
Callsign Meaning:Dalton, Georgia
Sister Stations:WDNN-CD
Erp:2.28 kW
Haat:2880NaN0
Facility Id:49235
Class:CD
Coordinates:34.7333°N -85.0175°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

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

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

Some Heartland programs are pre-empted in favor of locally produced public affairs programming in certain timeslots.[1]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDGA-CD[2] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
43.1720pWDGA-HDHeartland
43.2480iAntenna TV

Spectrum auction results

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wdnntv.com/?page_id=444 "Station info"
  2. Web site: RabbitEars TV Query for WDGA. RabbitEars.info. June 17, 2024.