WGEM-TV

WGEM-TV


CityQuincy, Illinois
Channels
Branding
  • WGEM (general)
  • WGEM-NBC (DT1)
  • Tri-States CW (DT2)
  • WGEM-Fox (DT3)
  • MeTV Tri-States (DT4)[3]
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WGEM-FM
History
First air date
September 4, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-09-04)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 54 (UHF, 2001–2009), 10 (VHF, 2009–2024)
  • Both secondary:
  • ABC (1953–1969, 1971–c. 1995)
  • Fox (1990–1994)
Call sign meaning
Gem City (civic slogan of Quincy)
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54275
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT238 m (781 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°57′4″N 91°19′54″W / 39.95111°N 91.33167°W / 39.95111; -91.33167
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wgem.com

WGEM-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Quincy, Illinois, United States, serving the Quincy, Illinois–Hannibal, MissouriKeokuk, Iowa market as an affiliate of NBC, The CW Plus, and Fox. Owned by Gray Television, it is sister to the company's sole radio property, sports station WGEM-FM (105.1). Both stations share studios in the New Tremont Apartments (formerly the Hotel Quincy) on Hampshire Street in downtown Quincy. WGEM-TV's transmitter is located east of the city on Cannonball Road near I-172.

Until August 2, 2021, WGEM-TV served as the flagship television property of founding owner Quincy Media, and was sister to the company's namesake newspaper, The Quincy Herald-Whig.

  1. ^ a b "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, July 16 2021, Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ The Official Logo Of WGEM-DT4 MeTV Tri-States
  4. ^ wgem.com
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGEM-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.