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WGBC
Meridian, Mississippi
Branding	NBC 30
Channels	Analog: 30 (UHF) Digital: 31 (UHF)
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Global Communications (WGBC-TV, LLC)
First air date	1982[1]
Call letters’ meaning	GloBal Communications
Former callsigns	WLBM-TV (1982-1991)
Transmitter Power	1580 kW (analog) 828 kW (digital)
Height	187 m (analog) 165.3 m (digital)
Facility ID	24314
Transmitter Coordinates	32°19′33.8″N 88°41′12.8″W / 32.326056, -88.686889 (analog) 32°19′40″N 88°41′31.3″W / 32.32778, -88.692028 (digital)
Website	www.wgbctv.com

WGBC is the NBC television affiliate for Meridian, Mississippi, broadcasting on analog channel 30 and digital channel 31.

History

The station began broadcasting originally as WLBM in 1982. WLBM was a semi-satellite of nearby WLBT, Jackson's NBC affillate. Previously, NBC programming had been available to eastern Mississippi viewers on WTOK part-time, from 1953 to 1972, or on WHTV (now WMDN), from 1972 to 1980.

WLBM's studios caught fire in 1990, knocking the station off the air and leaving much of eastern Mississippi without an over-the-air NBC affiliate. Comcast provided NBC programming from Hattiesburg's WDAM for cable subscribers. NBC returned to the market when Global Communications brought the station back on the air as WGBC in September 1991. Its transmitter is located in Meridian.

Newscasts

From 1991 through 1994, WGBC aired news programs Monday through Friday branded as WGBC News 30. However, those broadcasts ended after local businessman, Alex Shields, bought majority control of the station. Within a year, WGBC entered into a local marketing agreement with WMDN. In 1997, local news returned to WGBC as part of 24/30 News since the broadcast originated from WMDN's studios. By 1998, WGBC was left without a newscast when 24/30 News was rebranded WMDN News and aired exclusively on WMDN.

Programming

In addition to NBC network programming, WGBC airs a variety of syndicated programming including Maury, Inside Edition, and syndicated comedies including My Wife and Kids and Girlfriends. Weekend syndicated programming includes Stargate SG-1, and reruns of Smallville and Star Trek: Enterprise.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel:

Digital channels

Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009, WGBC will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 31. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display WGBC's virtual channel as 30.

External links

• WGBC Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WGBC
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WGBC-TV

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