WGMB-TV

WGMB-TV

Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 44
Branding	WGMB Fox 44; Fox 44 News
Programming
Affiliations	44.1: Fox 44.2: The CW 44.3: Cozi TV
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WBRL-CD, WVLA-TV, KZUP-CD
History
Founded	September 21, 1990
First air date	August 11, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-08-11)
Former call signs	WPFT (CP, 1990) WGMB (1990–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 44 (UHF, 1991–2009) Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaning	Galloway Media Broadcasting (former owner) -or- Gumbo
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12520
ERP	665 kW
HAAT	422.6 m (1,386 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′34.6″N 91°16′36.1″W / 30.326278°N 91.276694°W / 30.326278; -91.276694
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.brproud.com

WGMB-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside CW owned-and-operated station WBRL-CD (channel 21) and independent station KZUP-CD (channel 19); Nexstar also provides certain services to NBC affiliate WVLA-TV (channel 33) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with White Knight Broadcasting. The four stations share studios on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge; WGMB-TV's transmitter is located near Addis, Louisiana.