WJBF

WJBF

Augusta, Georgia United States
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	WJBF NewsChannel 6 MeTV WJBF 6.2 (DT2) CW 6 (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: ABC 6.3: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
History
First air date	November 26, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-11-26)
Former call signs	WJBF-TV (1953–1954)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 42 (UHF, 1999–2020)
Former affiliations	NBC (primary 1953–1967, secondary 1967–1974) CBS (secondary, 1953–1954) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956)
Call sign meaning	John Brooks Fuqua (founder of the station)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27140
ERP	755 kW
HAAT	504.4 m (1,655 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°24′20.7″N 81°50′0.5″W / 33.405750°N 81.833472°W / 33.405750; -81.833472
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wjbf.com

WJBF (channel 6) is a television station in Augusta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's third digital subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of The CW, in which Nexstar holds a majority stake. WJBF's studios are located in Television Park, near the Augusta Mall in Augusta, and its transmitter is located in Beech Island, South Carolina.