WDGA-CD Knowpia

WDGA-CD
Dalton, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; ; United States;
City	Dalton, Georgia
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 43;
Programming
Subchannels	43.1: Heartland; 43.2: Antenna TV
Affiliations	Heartland (2012–present)
Ownership
Owner	North Georgia Television
Sister stations	WDNN-CD
History
Founded	March 7, 1988
First air date	May 31, 1989 (34 years ago)
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);
Former affiliations	Spanish Independent (1989–2001); Azteca America (2001–2012);
Call sign meaning	Dalton GeorgiA
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49235
ERP	3.17 kW
HAAT	914 ft (279 m)
Transmitter coordinates	34°44′0.2″N 85°1′2.8″W / 34.733389°N 85.017444°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wdnntv.com

WDGA-CD, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-power, Class A Heartland-affiliated television station licensed to Dalton, Georgia, United States and primarily serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, and its northwest Georgia suburbs. The station is owned by North Georgia Television, which also owns WDNN-CD (channel 49), also licensed in Dalton.^[2]

History edit

WDGA-CD was affiliated with the Spanish-language Azteca America 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 edit

Some Heartland programs are pre-empted in favor of locally produced public affairs programming in certain timeslots.^[3]

Digital television edit

Digital channels edit

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming^[2]
43.1	720p	16:9	WDGA-HD	Main WDGA-CD programming / Heartland
43.2	480i	4:3		Antenna TV

Spectrum auction results edit

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

References edit

^ "Facility Technical Data for WDGA-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b RabbitEars.Info Query on WDGA-CD
^ "Station info". WDNNTV.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.