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 (42 years ago)
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
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
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]

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.