WMGT-DT2
Encyclopedia
WMGT-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV
-affiliated television station
for Central Georgia
. The station is a second digital subchannel
of NBC
affiliate WMGT-TV
that is the flagship of owner Morris Multimedia
.
Over-the-air, it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 40.2 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate
along the Bibb
and Twiggs
County line. Known on-air as My 41.2, this can also be seen on Cox
digital channel 111, Charter
digital channel 123, and Comcast
digital channel 235.
Syndicated
programming on WMGT-DT2 includes: Frasier
, My Name Is Earl
, Everybody Loves Raymond
, and The Simpsons
. Its parent station has studios on Poplar Street in Downtown Macon
. WMGT-DT2 began airing MyNetworkTV on July 6, 2009. Before this, the network was previously carried as a secondary affiliation on Fox affiliate WGXA
since the service's launch on September 5, 2006.
affiliate WGXA-DT2
. It also simulcasts the main channel's weekday morning show.
Weather team
Reporters
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Central Georgia
Central Georgia
Central Georgia refers to the region containing the metropolitan region surrounding the city of Macon, in Bibb County in the U.S. state of Georgia....
. The station is a second digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WMGT-TV
WMGT-TV
WMGT-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Bibb and Twiggs County line. The station is the flagship of owner Morris...
that is the flagship of owner Morris Multimedia
Morris Multimedia
Morris Multimedia, Inc. is a media company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1970 by Charles H. Morris. Morris Multimedia, among the largest privately held media companies in the United States, is the parent company of Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Network.- Newspapers :The Morris...
.
Over-the-air, it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 40.2 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate
U.S. Route 129
U.S. Route 129 is an offshoot route of U.S. Route 29, which it intersects near Athens, Georgia. US 129 currently runs for 582 miles from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Chiefland, Florida, at U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida...
along the Bibb
Bibb County, Georgia
Bibb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 153,887. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 154,709...
and Twiggs
Twiggs County, Georgia
Twiggs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1809. As of 2000, the population was 10,590. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,280...
County line. Known on-air as My 41.2, this can also be seen on Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
digital channel 111, Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
digital channel 123, and Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
digital channel 235.
Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on WMGT-DT2 includes: Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
, Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
, and The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
. Its parent station has studios on Poplar Street in Downtown Macon
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
. WMGT-DT2 began airing MyNetworkTV on July 6, 2009. Before this, the network was previously carried as a secondary affiliation on Fox affiliate WGXA
WGXA
WGXA is the Fox affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Twiggs and Bibb County line. The station can also be seen on Cox channel 2...
since the service's launch on September 5, 2006.
Newscasts
When WMGT-DT2 began airing, two new local newscasts were added to the schedule weeknights at 7 and 10. The earlier show competes with a broadcast on ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate WGXA-DT2
WGXA-DT2
WGXA-DT2 is the ABC-affiliated television station for Central Georgia. The station is a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate WGXA that is owned by Frontier Radio Management. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 16.2 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate...
. It also simulcasts the main channel's weekday morning show.
News team
Current anchors- Rachad Hollis - weekday mornings Daybreak; also reporter
- Coreen Savitski - weeknights at 7 and 10 p.m.; also reporter
Weather team
- Michael Estime - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 10 p.m.
- Samantha Smith - meteorologist; weekday mornings Daybreak
- Dino Hill - meteorologist; fill-in
Reporters
- Brittany Gonzalez - general assignment reporter
- Jane KingJane King (journalist)Jane King is an American journalist. King does syndicated business and financial reports for Bloomberg News from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Formerly, King covered local Business News for CNN's Newsource division, CNN Marketsource...
- Bloomberg Business Report reporter - Melissa Lee - general assignment reporter
- Bill Maier - "Focus on the Family" host and segment producer
- Ashley Minelli - general assignment reporter
- Kyle Warnke - general assignment reporter
- Dustin Wilson - general assignment reporter