WGVT-LD

WGVT-LD
Gainesville, Florida United States
City	Gainesville, Florida
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26
Programming
Subchannels	(see below)
Affiliations	(see below)
Ownership
Owner	Budd Broadcasting
History
Founded	January 23, 2004
First air date	2004
Former call signs	W26CZ (2004-2006) WSSH-LP (2006-2009)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	125809
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	423 ft
Transmitter coordinates	29°44′23″N 82°23′8″W / 29.73972°N 82.38556°W / 29.73972; -82.38556
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS

WGVT-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is a low-powered Retro TV-affiliated^[1] television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida. The station is owned by Budd Broadcasting.

History[]

The station’s construction permit was initially a digital companion channel issued on January 23, 2004 under the calls of W26CZ. On November 27, 2006, it was reassigned the callsign WSSH-LP . On March 17, 2009, it moved to the current callsign WGVT-LD.^[2]

Digital channels[]

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
26.1	480i	4:3	WGVT-LD	Retro
26.2				Heartland
26.3				blank
26.4				Bounce

Other Budd Broadcasting Stations[]

WGVT-LD - Gainesville, Florida
WNFT-LD - Gainesville, Florida
WOFT-LD - Orlando, Florida
WUJX-LD - Jacksonville, Florida

Former Budd Broadcasting Stations[]

WFXU - Live Oak, Florida - sold to Gray Television
- Yankeetown, Florida - defunct^[3]
WGFL - High Springs, Florida - sold to Pegasus Communications
WKUG-LP - Glasgow, Kentucky - defunct
WKUT-LD - Elizabethtown, Kentucky - sold to HC2 Holdings
WKUW-LD - White House, Tennessee - sold to HC2 Holdings

References[]

^ ^a ^b WGVT-LD GAINESVILLE, FL, RabbitEars
^ "FCC Info Search". Cavell Mertz & Associates, Inc.
^ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

External links[]

BIAfn's Media Web Database — Information on WGVT-TV

Broadcast television in North Central Florida and the Nature Coast, including Gainesville, Ocala, and Lecanto

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Gainesville
/ Ocala

Full-power
stations

WUFT (5.1 PBS, 5.2 Create, 5.3 TFC)
WNBW-DT (9.1 NBC, 9.2 Charge!, 9.3 Comet, 9.4 ANT)
WCJB-TV (20.1 ABC, 20.2 CW+, 20.3 MeTV, 20.4 Circle, 20.5 Crime)
WGFL (28.1 CBS, 28.2 MNTV, 28.3 TBD)
WOGX (51.1 Fox, 51.2 Movies!, 51.3 Ion, 51.4 Decades)

Low-power
stations

WNFT-LD (8.1 Bounce)
WRUF-LD (10.1 Ind./Wx)
(14 Silent)
(18.1 Ind.)
WESH-DRT (19.1 NBC, 19.2 MeTV)
WKMG-LD (21.1 CBS, 21.2 Dabl, 21.3 Cozi, 21.4 Start, 21.5 Decades, 21.8 H&I)
WGVT-LD (26.1 RTN, 26.2 Heartland, 26.3 Silent, 26.4 Bounce)
(27.1 Daystar)
W30EM-D (30.1 Ind.)
WACX-LD (32.1 Rel., 32.2 , 32.3 GEB, 32.4 SBN, 32.5 , 32.6 BVOVN, 32.7 , 32.8 CBN News, 32.9 QVC2, 32.10 , 32.11 Mega)
WYME-CD (45.1 ANT)

Outlying areas

WFGZ-LD (22.1 Silent; Lake City)
W26DP-D (26.1 CW, 26.2 Start, 26.3 Fave, 26.4 Dabl, 26.5 Circle; Lecanto)
WXCK-LD (33.1 Ind.; Chiefland)
WYKE-CD (47.1 YTA; Lecanto)

Cable channels

Bally Sports Florida
Bally Sports Sun
Community 12TV (Gainesville)
Marion Education Channel (Ocala)
News 13 (Orlando)
SEC Network
YurView Florida

Adjacent locals

First Coast	WJXT (4.1 Ind., 4.2 Dabl, 4.3 Start) (seen in Gainesville via Cox Cable 19) WJXE-LD (10.1 Azteca, 10.2 beIN, 10.3/.4/.5 Ads) (licensed to Gainesville)
Central FL	WESH (2.1 NBC, 2.2 MeTV) WKMG-TV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 Dabl, 6.3 Cozi, 6.4 Start, 6.5 Decades) WOFL (35.1 Fox, 35.2 Buzzr)
Tampa Bay	WTSP (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Twist, 10.3 Crime, 10.4 Quest, 10.5 TMD) WTOG (44.1 CW, 44.2 Start, 44.3 Fave TV, 44.4 Dabl, 44.5 Circle)

Defunct stations

Gainesville	WMYG-LP (11 MNTV) WUOF-LD (23.1 Ind.) W24DM-D (24.1 Ind.) WBXG-LD (33.1 SBN) W56EJ (56 LAT) W63DB (63 Ads) W69AY (69 Rel.)
Ocala	W07BP-D (7.1 Edu.) WNDS-LD (44.1 DrTV)

Florida broadcast television areas by city: Fort Myers; Gainesville/Ocala; Jacksonville; Miami/Ft. Lauderdale; Mobile/Pensacola; Orlando; Panama City; Tallahassee; Tampa/St. Petersburg; West Palm Beach

Broadcast television in NE Florida and SE Georgia, including Jacksonville and Brunswick

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Jacksonville

Full-power

WJXT (4.1 Ind., 4.2 Dabl, 4.3 Start)
WJCT (7.1 PBS, 7.2 Create, 7.3 Kids, 7.4 TFC/More!, 7.5 World)
WTLV (12.1 NBC, 12.2 ANT, 12.3 True Crime, 12.4 Court)
WCWJ (17.1 CW, 17.2 Bounce, 17.3 Movies!, 17.4 getTV)
WJXX (25.1 ABC, 25.2 FCN Wx, 25.3 Quest, 25.4 Mystery, 25.5 Twist)
WFOX-TV (30.1 Fox, 30.2 MeTV/MNTV, 30.3 H&I)
WJAX-TV (47.1 CBS, 47.2 Cozi, 47.3 Decades)
WJEB-TV (59.1 TBN, 59.2 Hillsong, 59.3 Smile, 59.4 Enlace, 59.5 Positiv)

Low-power

WJKF-CD (9.1 Ind.
WJXE-LD (10.1 Azteca, 10.2 beIN, 10.3/.4/.5 Ads)
WUJX-LD (18.1 Estrella (soon), 18.2 LATV, 18.3 Ads, 18.4/.5 Silent)
WKBJ-LD (20.1 Buzzr, 20.2 Silent, 20.3 Ads, 20.4 beIN, 20.5 Ads, 20.6 Shop LC, 20.7 Ads)
(23.1 Ind.)
(27.1 Ind.)
(29.1 Rel.)
WUJF-LD (33.1 Daystar, 33.2 DS Español)
(34.1/.2 Ads, 34.3 Novelisima, 34.4/.5 Ads, 34.6 Classic TV)
WRCZ-LD (35.1 Grit, 35.2 ShopHQ, 35.3/.4/.5/.6 Ads, 35.7 JTV)
W30EE-D (39.1 HSN, 39.2 QVC, 39.3 HSN2, 39.4 QVC2, 39.5 QVC3, 39.6 Dabl)
WBXJ-CD (43.1 This, 43.2 SBN, 43.3 QVC, 43.4 Shop LC, 43.5 Country)
(50.1 3ABN, 50.2 3ABN Proclaim!, 50.3 3ABN Dare to Dream, 50.4 3ABN Latino, 50.5 3ABN Radio, 50.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 50.7 Radio 74)

Brunswick

WXGA-TV (8.1 PBS/GPB, 8.2 Create, 8.3 World, 8.4 Kids)
WPXC-TV (21.1 Ion, 21.2 Court, 21.3 Mystery, 21.4 Grit, 21.5 Defy, 21.6 Laff, 21.7 Newsy)

Outlying areas

W06DI-D (6.1 Ind.; Jasper)
WQXT-CD (22.1 RTV, 22.2 Ind./A1A TV, 22.3 Action, 22.4 Heartland, 22.5 Rev'n, 22.6 NewsNet, 22.7 Walk, 22.8 Rel., 22.9 Q-Radio (Audio)); St. Augustine)
WJGV-CD (48.1 Ind./NRB, 48.2 Rel., 48.3 Faith USA, 48.4 BVOVN; Palatka)

Cable

Defunct

WMYG-LP 11 (Lake City)
W23AQ 23 (Lake City)
WJHP-TV 36 (Jacksonville)
WPXJ-LP 41 (Jacksonville)

Georgia broadcast television areas by city: Albany; Atlanta; Augusta; Chattanooga, TN; Columbus; Greenville, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Macon; Savannah; Tallahassee, FL

Florida broadcast television areas by city: Fort Myers; Gainesville/Ocala; Jacksonville; Miami/Ft. Lauderdale; Mobile/Pensacola; Orlando; Panama City; Tallahassee; Tampa/St. Petersburg; West Palm Beach

Broadcast television in Greater Orlando and the Space Coast, including Daytona Beach and Melbourne

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Orlando

Full-power
stations

WKMG-TV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 Dabl, 6.3 Cozi, 6.4 Start, 6.5 Decades, 65.3 H&I)
WFTV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 Laff, 9.3 Mystery, 65.4 Grio)
WDSC-TV (15.1 Edu., 15.2 TFC, 15.3 DW-TV)
WKCF (2.1 NBC, 2.2 MeTV, 18.1 CW, 18.2 Crime, 18.3 Estrella)
WUCF-TV (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 Kids, 24.4 NHK, 24.5 Edu.)
WRDQ (27.1 Ind., 27.2 Court, 27.4 This, 31.2 TMD, 65.2 Movies!)
WOFL (35.1 Fox, 35.2 Buzzr, 65.1 MNTV)
WVEN-TV (43.1 UNI, 43.2 GetTV, 43.3 Bounce, 43.4 Mystery, 43.5 Quest, 43.6 Twist, 43.7 UniMás)
WTGL (45.1 Rel.)
WHLV-TV (52.1 TBN, 52.2 Inspire, 52.3 Smile, 52.4 Enlace, 52.5 Positiv)
WACX (55.1 Rel., 55.2 , 55.3 GEB, 55.4 SBN, 55.5 , 55.6 BVOVN, 55.7 , 55.8 CBN News, 55.9 QVC2, 55.10 , 55.11 Mega)
WOPX-TV (56.1 Ion, 56.2 Bounce, 56.3 Mystery, 56.4 Grit, 56.5 Defy, 56.6 TrueReal, 56.7 Newsy)
WEFS (68.1 Edu. Ind., 68.2 CAS, 68.3 NASA, 68.4 TFC)

Low-power
stations

WDTO-LD (5.1 Daystar, 5.2 DS Español)
WOFT-LD (8.1 RTV, 8.2 Heartland, 8.3 ACE, 8.4 Rev'n, 8.5 Classic TV (soon))
WSWF-LD (10.1 Diya, 10.2 Orange TV, 10.3 Vision TV, 10.4 This, 10.5 NewsNet, 10.6 ANT, 10.7 , 10.10 JTV, 10.11 HSN, 10.12 QVC)
(14.1 Silent)
W21AU-D (21.1 Nuestra, 21.2 ATevé, 21.3 TuBox)
WRCF-CD (29.1 UniMás)
WTMO-CD (31.1 TMD, 31.3 TeleXitos, 31.4 Lx)
WZXZ-CD (36.1 Country, 36.2 YTA, 36.3 ShopLC, 36.4 JTV, 36.5 Ads, 36.6 QVC2)
WHDO-CD (38.1 Rev'n, 38.2 , 38.3 ShopLC, 38.4 ShopHQ)
WATV-LD (47.1 , 47.2/.4/.6 Ads, 47.3 Novelisima, 47.5 , 47.7 Classic TV)
WFEF-LD (50.1 AZA, 50.2 TBD (soon), 50.3 ShopLC, 50.4 Ads, 50.5 beIN Español, 50.6 beIN Sports, 50.7 Silent)

Outlying areas

Daytona	WDYB-CD (14.1 AZA, 14.3 Ads) WOTF-TV (26.1 Grit, 26.2 LATV, 26.3 Comet, 26.4 Charge!, 26.5 Court) WPXB-LD (50.1 Daystar)
Melbourne	(20 Silent) WMVJ-CD (31.1 TMD, 31.3 TXO, 31.4 Lx) (32.1 3ABN, 32.2 3ABN Proclaim!, 32.3 3ABN Latino, 32.4 3ABN Radio, 32.5 Radio 74)
Other	WQFT-LD (18.1 Silent; Ocala) WKME-CD (31.1 TMD, 31.3 TeleXitos, 31.4 Lx; Kissimmee)

ATSC 3.0

WESH (2.1 NBC, 18.1 CW, 24.1 PBS)
WRBW (6.1 CBS, 35.1 Fox, 65.1 MNTV)

Cable

Streaming

Defunct

Broadcast	W07BP-D 7 (Ocala) W16AJ 16 (Melbourne) WVCI-LP 16 (Orlando) WNDS-LD 44 (Ocala) W47DA 47 (Melbourne)
Cable	CSS InfoMás Spectrum Sports

Transmitter sites

Bithlo (Orlando)
Orange City (Daytona Beach)

See also: Gainesville TV; Jacksonville TV; Tampa/St. Petersburg TV; West Palm Beach TV