WGGB-DT2
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| Springfield / Holyoke, Massachusetts | |
| Branding | Fox 6 Springfield |
| Channels | Analog: Comcast 6 Charter 10 |
| Affiliations | Fox (primary) MyNetworkTV (secondary) |
| Owner | Gormally Broadcasting, LLC |
| Founded | March 31, 2008 |
| Call letters’ meaning | see WGGB-TV |
| Former affiliations | The Tube (until 2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 500 kW (digital) |
| Height | 301.5 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 10132 (digital) |
| Transmitter Coordinates | (digital) |
| Website | none |
WGGB-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. The station is a second digital subchannel of ABC affiliate WGGB-TV which is owned by Gormally Broadcasting, LLC. Over-the-air, WGGB-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 55.2 from WGGB's transmitter which is located on Mount Tom in Holyoke.
Via cable, it is offered on Comcast channel 6 and Charter channel 10. There is a high definition signal of WGGB-DT2 on Comcast digital cable channel 861. WGGB-DT2's parent station has studios on Liberty Street in Springfield. Along with network shows, syndicated programming includes The Simpsons, Family Guy, Scrubs, and Everybody Loves Raymond. Based on its channel location on Comcast, it is known on-air as Fox 6 Springfield.
[edit] History
Before launch of WGGB-DT2, the Springfield / Holyoke television market was the largest DMA to not have a Fox affiliate of its own. WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut served as the default affiliate on cable. On November 16, 2007 the Springfield Republican reported that WGGB would be launching a Fox affiliate on its second digital subchannel. It was expected to begin broadcasting by the end of the year. The station launched on March 31, 2008. Since WGGB-DT2 took WTIC-TV's cable channel location on Comcast systems, the latter moved to the digital tier on channel 292. It is not known if Cox cable viewers will have access to WGGB-DT2. At one point, WGGB's second digital channel had been broadcasting The Tube, a 24-hour digital music channel.
It was dropped at the end of 2006. When the station launched, it also started to show MyNetworkTV programming as a secondary affiliate. That network's shows are seen on weeknights from 11:30 P.M. to 1:30 A.M. and on early Sunday mornings from 12:30 A.M. to 2:30 A.M. It was announced that with the startup of WGGB-DT2, a new 10 P.M. newscast would be added to the lineup. This production was scheduled to begin airing on or before February 1. However with the delay of WGGB-DT2's launch, it will start airing for a half-hour during the week of June 9. There is currently no website for the station. There is one being planned.
[edit] News team
Fox 6 Springfield News at 10
(Weeknights 10 to 10:30 P.M.)
- Anchor:
- Kathy Tobin
- Weather:
- Ed Carroll
- Sports:
- Scott Coen
- Reporter:
- Marci Izard
WGGB-DT2 will feature additional news personnel from WGGB. See that article for a complete listing.
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