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| Channels | |
| Branding | Albany CW |
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| WALB | |
| History | |
| Founded | February 22, 2011[1] |
First air date | April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22) |
Former call signs | W36EG-D (2011–2018) |
| Silent (2011–2019) | |
Call sign meaning | Georgia CW |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184721 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 87.7 m (288 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°36′46.7″N84°11′18.4″W / 31.612972°N 84.188444°W /31.612972; -84.188444 |
| Translator(s) | WALB 10.4 Albany, GA |
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Public license information | LMS |
WGCW-LD (channel 36) is alow-power television station inAlbany, Georgia, United States, affiliated withThe CW Plus. It is owned byGray Media alongside dualNBC/ABC affiliateWALB (channel 10). The two stations share studios on Stuart Avenue in Albany, where WGCW-LD's transmitter is also located.
Due to WGCW-LD's low power status, itsbroadcast range only covers the immediate Albany area. Therefore, it can also be seen through a16:9widescreenstandard definitionsimulcast on WALB's fourthdigital subchannel (10.4) from a transmitter east ofDoerun, along theColquitt–Worth county line.
WGCW-LD was founded on February 22, 2011, as a new low-power television station on UHF channel 36, W36EG-D. In 2019, the station became the market'sCW affiliate, after owner Gray Television moved the network affiliation from the third digital subchannel ofCBS affiliateWSWG (channel 44), licensed toValdosta, which was sold by Gray toMarquee Broadcasting in order to purchase WALB fromRaycom Media.
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 36.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WGCW-LD | The CW Plus |
| 36.2 | 480i | THE365 | 365BLK |
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