WGAL
NBC affiliate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WGAL (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Columbia Avenue (PA 462) in Lancaster Township. Its transmitter is located near US 30 north of Hallam.
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City | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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First air date | March 18, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-03-18) |
Former call signs | WGAL-TV (1949–1991) |
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Call sign meaning | from WGAL radio (now WRKY) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53930 |
ERP | 59 kW |
HAAT | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′4″N 76°37′7″W |
Translator(s) | 35 (UHF) Harrisburg |
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Website | www |
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Largely due to WGAL's licensing, it has been the market leader for most of the time since records have been kept. During the analog era, it was the only commercial VHF station in eastern Pennsylvania licensed outside of Philadelphia.