WGBC

WGBC
Channels
Branding
  • Fox 30
  • NBC 30 (on DT2)
  • Twin States News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC[1]
  • (CTM License LLC)
WMDN, WHPM-LD
History
First air date
June 2, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-06-02)
Former call signs
WLBM-TV (1982–1991)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 30 (UHF, 1982–2009)
  • NBC (1982–1990 and 1991–2009, now on DT2)
  • Dark (1990–1991)
  • RTV (secondary, 2009–2010)
Call sign meaning
Global Communications (former owner)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24314
ERP828 kW
HAAT165.3 m (542 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°19′40″N 88°41′31″W / 32.32778°N 88.69194°W / 32.32778; -88.69194
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.twinstates.news

WGBC (channel 30) is a television station in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with Fox and NBC. It is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC, which provides certain services to CBS affiliate WMDN (channel 24) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Big Horn Television. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities on Crestview Circle, in unincorporated Lauderdale County, south of Meridian. Together, WGBC and WMDN are known as "The Meridian Family of Stations".

  1. ^ WMDN TV - Big River - Asset Purchase Agreement - Execution - 7-19-21 - For FCC
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.