WFGC
{{Short description|Television station in Palm Beach, Florida}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WFGC
| city = Palm Beach, Florida
| logo = CTN Palm Beach logo.png
| logo_size = 240px
| branding =
| analog =
| digital = 7 (VHF)
| virtual = 61
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|61.1: CTN|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}
| network =
| owner = Christian Television Network
| licensee = Christian Television of Palm Beach County, Inc.
| location = Palm Beach–West Palm Beach, Florida
| country = United States
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1993|5|21|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|West Palm Beach|Florida|God|Christ}}
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 61 (UHF, 1993–2009)|Digital: 49 (UHF, 2003–2020)}}
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 67.6 kW
| haat = {{convert|354|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class =
| facility_id = 11123
| coordinates = {{coord|26|35|21.2|N|80|12|42.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{url|https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/wfgc/}}
}}
WFGC (channel 61) is a religious television station licensed to Palm Beach, Florida, United States, serving the West Palm Beach area as an owned-and-operated station of the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's studios are located on West Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach (in the former studio of Fox affiliate WFLX, channel 29), and its transmitter is located near Royal Palm Beach, Florida.
Technical information
=Subchannels=
The station's signal is multiplexed:
class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WFGC{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WFGC#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WFGC|website=RabbitEars|accessdate=April 17, 2025}} ! scope = "col" | Channel ! scope = "col" | Res. ! scope = "col" | Aspect ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming |
scope = "row" | 61.1 |
---|
scope = "row" | 61.2
| rowspan=4| 480i || rowspan=4| 4:3 || Lifesty || CTN Lifestyle |
scope = "row" | 61.3
| CTNi || CTN International |
scope = "row" | 61.4
| BUZZR || Buzzr |
scope = "row" | 61.5
| BIZ-TV || Biz TV |
=Analog-to-digital conversion=
WFGC ended regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 61, 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 49, using virtual channel 61.{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=March 24, 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/wfgc/}}
{{Christian Television Network}}
{{WPB TV}}
{{Florida Religious Stations}}
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Category:1993 establishments in Florida
Category:Christian Television Network stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1993
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