WNGT-CD

{{Short description|Television station in Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina}}

{{for|the TV station in Toledo, Ohio, that was WNGT-LP from 1996 to 2006|WMNT-CD}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WNGT-CD

| atsc3 = yes

| logo =

| branding = WRAL Plus

| city = Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina

| digital = 23 (UHF)

| virtual = 34

| subchannels =

| affiliations = 34.1: Independent / Local news

| founded =

| location = {{ubl|Smithfield–Selma–|Raleigh–Durham–|Fayetteville, North Carolina}}

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0)

| owner = Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.

| sister_stations = WRAL-TV, WRAZ, WRAL, WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W35AR (1988–1996)|WARZ-LP (1996–2011)|WARZ-LD (2011–2015)|WARZ-CD (2015–2021)}}

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1988–2009)|The Sportsman Channel (2009)|Retro TV (2009–2021)|3ABN (2021–2022)|Decades/Catchy Comedy (2022–2023)}}

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 35 (UHF, 1988–1996), 34 (UHF, 1996–2011)|Digital: 34 (UHF, 2011–2019)}}

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|334.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 71089

| class = CD

| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|35.1|N|78|32|7.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| homepage =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101821048&formid=314&fac_num=71089|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}

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.

The station is the local broadcast home of the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both the Bulls and WNGT-CD are owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.{{Cite web|title=Bulls Broadcast Info|url=https://www.milb.com/durham/team/broadcast-corner|publisher=Durham Bulls|access-date=April 13, 2025}}