WGGN-TV

WGGN-TV
Sandusky–Cleveland–Toledo, Ohio United States

City	Sandusky, Ohio
Channels	Digital: 3 (VHF) Virtual: 52
Branding	WGGN-TV 52
Programming
Affiliations	52.1: Religious Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Christian Broadcasting Ministries (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
Sister stations	WGGN (FM), WLRD
History
Founded	1980
First air date	December 5, 1982 (41 years ago) (1982-12-05)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 52 (UHF, 1982–2009) Digital: 42 (UHF, until 2019) Translator: W33BW 33 Ashland
Former affiliations	TBN (1982–2008)
Call sign meaning	"Witnessing God's Good News"
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11027
ERP	10 kW
HAAT	283 m (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°4′30.3″N 82°27′4″W / 41.075083°N 82.45111°W / 41.075083; -82.45111
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.cbmtoday.org

WGGN-TV (channel 52) is a religious independent television station licensed to Sandusky, Ohio, United States, serving the Cleveland and Toledo television markets. It is owned by Christian Broadcasting Ministries alongside two religious radio stations: Castalia-licensed WGGN (97.7 FM) and Willard-based WLRD (96.9 FM). The three stations share studios in Castalia; WGGN-TV's transmitter is located in New London.

Operating on a commercial license, the station presently broadcasts religious programming from local churches and national ministries. It also airs infomercials in overnights and on Saturday mornings.^[2]

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History

The station was founded in 1980 and first signed on the air on December 5, 1982, as an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. As time went on, the station lost its TBN affiliation, but maintained a Christian based religious format.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WGGN-TV^[3]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
52.1	720p	16:9	WGGNDTV	Main WGGN-TV programming
52.2	480i		JTV	Jewelry TV
52.3			HSN	HSN
52.4			OAN	One America News Network
52.5			RAV	Real America's Voice

Analog-to-digital conversion

WGGN-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 52, on June 12, 2009, the official date on 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,^[4] using virtual channel 52.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WGGN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WGGN TV 52.1 Program Schedule" (PDF). Christian Broadcasting Ministries. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WGGN
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

Official website

v t e Broadcast television in Northeast Ohio
This region includes the following cities: Cleveland Akron Canton Mansfield Sandusky Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WKYC 3 .1 NBC .2 Crime .3 Cozi .4 Quest .5 Nest .6 LC .7 QVC2 .8 Nosey (soon) WEWS-TV 5 .1 ABC .2 Grit .3 Laff .4 Defy .5 HSN .6 QVC WJW 8 .1 Fox .2 ANT .3 Comet .4 Charge WDLI-TV 17 .1 Scripps News WOIO 19 .1 CBS .2 MeTV/MNTV .3 Dabl .4 The365 WVPX-TV 23 .1 Ion .2 Court .3 Bounce .4 Mystery .5 JTV .6 QVC .8 HSN2 WVIZ 25 .1 PBS .2 OH Ch. .3 World .4 Create .5 PBS Kids .7 WKSU .8 WCLV .9 CSCN WUAB 43 .1 CW .2 Outlaw .3 Oxygen WRLM 47 .1 TCT WEAO 49 .1 PBS .2 Fusion .3 FNX WBNX-TV 55 .1 Ind. .2 Buzzr .3 Movies! .4 H&I .5 Start .6 Binge WQHS-DT 61 .1 Univision .2 UniMás .3 Get .4 Mystery .5 Nuestra Visión .6 LC
Low power	WTCL-LD 6 / WOHZ-CD 6 .1 TMD .2 MeTV/MNTV 19.10 CBS 43.10 CW WRAP-LD 16 .1/.2/.3/.4 Infomercials WQDI-LD 20 .1/.4 Timeless TV .2 Novelisima .3 beIN .5 QVC2 .6 OnTV4U WUEK-LD 26 .1 TBD .2 NTD America .3 SBN .4 LC .6 beIN .7 LX KONV-LD 28 .1 ULFN .2 Law & Crime .3 beIN Español .4 beIN .5 QVC2 .6 Outlaw WOCV-CD 35 .1 Catchy .2 Story .3 MeTV Toons .12 EMLW WEKA-LD 41 .1 OnTV4U .2 MTRSPT1 .3 SBN .4 Timeless TV .6 RVTV .7 Outlaw WCDN-LD 53 .1 Daystar .2 Daystar Español .3 Reflections
Outlying areas	WIVX-LD 13 / WIVM-LD 39 .1 Ind./This .2 This .3 Grio .4 NewsNet .5 Retro .6 Heartland .7 Ace .8 JTV – Akron, Newcomerstown, Canton W18ES-D 34 .1 PBS .2 OH Ch. .3 Create .4 PBS Kids – Mansfield WGGN-TV 52 .1 Rel. Ind. .2 JTV .3 HSN .4 OAN .5 Am. Voice – Sandusky WMFD-TV 68 .1 Ind. .2 WX .3 Grio – Mansfield
Cable	Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Ohio Spectrum News 1 (Ohio)
ATSC 3.0	WI9X3Y (UHF 31 Fox)
Defunct	WAKN-LP 11 WICA-TV 15 WKBF-TV 61 Spectrum Sports (Ohio)
Ohio broadcast television Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta, OH/Parkersburg, WV Steubenville, OH/Wheeling, WV Toledo Youngstown Zanesville See also List of mass media in Cleveland

v t e Broadcast television in Northwest Ohio
This region includes the following cities/areas: Toledo Bowling Green Vacationland (Sandusky/Port Clinton/Lake Erie Islands) Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WTOL 11 (.1 CBS, .2 Crime, .3 Grit, .4 Quest, .5 LC, .6 Get, .7 Nest, .8 Laff) WTVG 13 (.1 ABC, .2 CW, .3 MeTV, .4 The365, .5 Ion, .6 Dabl, .7 WxN, .8 Outlaw) WNWO-TV 24 (.1 NBC, .2 Charge!, .3 Comet, .4 TBD) WBGU-TV 27 (.1 PBS, .2 PBS Kids/Encore/OH Ch., .3 Create) WGTE-TV 30 (.1 PBS, .2 PBS Kids, .3 Create/OH Ch.) WUPW 36 (.1 Fox, .2 Bounce, .3 Mystery, .4 Court, .5 Defy, .6 Scripps) WLMB 40 (.1 Rel. Ind., .2 RadiantTV, .5 Newsmax2)
Low power	WFND-LD 19 (.1 BCSN) WDMY-LD 23 (.1 HSN) WNHO-LD 44 (.1 Comm, .2 Rel. Ind., .3 WOSN – Defiance) WMNT-CD 48 (.1 MNTV/Cozi, .2 ANT, .3 This, .4 Get, .5 Grio, .6 LC, .7 NewsNet, .8 Sports News Highlights, .9 Cozi) WDTJ-LD 68 (.1 Daystar)
Outlying areas	WGGN-TV 52 (.1 Rel. Ind., .2 JTV, .3 HSN, .4 LC, .5 Am. Voice)
Cable	BCAN BCSN Bally Sports Detroit Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Ohio The Ohio Channel MGTV Spectrum News 1 (Ohio)
ATSC 3.0	WDMY-LD (23.1 HSN)
Defunct	WT05 (cable) W21BF 21 WBTL-LP 34
Ohio broadcast television Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta, OH/Parkersburg, WV Steubenville, OH/Wheeling, WV Toledo Youngstown Zanesville See also Detroit

v t e Other television stations in the state of Ohio
Independent	WGCT-CD 8 Columbus WDEM-CD 17 Columbus WFND-LD 19 Findlay WQMC-LD 23 Columbus WRCX-LD 40 Dayton WBNX-TV 55 Akron–Cleveland WMFD-TV 68 Mansfield
Bounce	WVPX-DT 23.3 Akron–Cleveland WSFJ-TV 51 London–Columbus
Cozi	WKYC-DT 3.2 Cleveland WCBZ-CD 22 Marion–Columbus WMNT-CD 48 Toledo
Home shopping	WKYC-DT 3.6 Shop LC, Cleveland WEWS-DT 5.5 / WVPX-DT 23.8 HSN, Cleveland/Akron WDMY-LD 23 HSN, Toledo WEWS-DT 5.6 / WVPX-DT 23.6 QVC, Cleveland/Akron
Religious	WOCB-CD 39 / WXCB-CA 42 Ind., Marion–Delaware WLMB 40 Ind., Toledo WLMA 44 Ind., Lima WNHO-LD 44 Ind., Defiance WRLM 47 TCT, Canton–Cleveland WGGN-TV 52 Ind., Sandusky WCDN-LD 53 Daystar, Cleveland WDTJ-LD 68 Daystar, Toledo
Spanish	WTCL-LD 6 / WOHZ-CD 6 Telemundo, Cleveland / Canton WBQC-LD 25 Telemundo, Cincinnati WCSN-LD 32.4 Nuestra Visión, Columbus Mexicanal, Columbus WQHS-DT 61 Univision, Cleveland
Misc.	WDLI-TV 17 Scripps News, Canton/Akron/Cleveland WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39 Retro TV, Canton / Newcomerstown WOCV-CD 35 Catchy Comedy, Cleveland
Defunct	WAOH-CD 29 Akron WWRD-LP 32 Centerville–Dayton WJOS-LD 45 FamilyNet, Pomeroy
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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