WCWG

WCWG
CityLexington, North Carolina
Channels
Branding
  • Triad CW (general)
  • WXII 12 News on Triad CW (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WXII-TV
History
FoundedMay 3, 1983
First air date
October 30, 1985 (39 years ago) (1985-10-30)
Former call signs
  • WEJC (1985–1996)
  • WBFX (1996–2000)
  • WTWB-TV (2000–2006)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 20 (UHF, 1985–2009)
  • Digital: 19 (UHF, 2003–2017), 31 (UHF, 2017–2019)
Call sign meaning
"CW Greensboro"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35385
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT571.9 m (1,876 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°22′31″N 80°22′25″W / 36.37528°N 80.37361°W / 36.37528; -80.37361
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wxii12.com/cw

WCWG (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Lexington, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Winston-Salem–licensed NBC affiliate WXII-TV (channel 12). WCWG and WXII-TV share studios on Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem; through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WXII-TV's spectrum from an antenna on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCWG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.