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WGNT

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WGNT
Brand CW 27
City of License Portsmouth, Virginia
Market Portsmouth/Norfolk, Virginia
Channel 50 digital
27 virtual
Formerly: 27 analog (1961-2009)
Network Affiliation Current: The CW
Historic: Independent (1961-95)
UPN (1995-2006)
Founded October 1, 1961
Company Local TV, LLC
President
Current Popular
Non-Network Shows
Judge Judy
Judge Joe Brown
The Real Housewives
Everybody Hates Chris

WGNT is a television station in Norfolk, Virginia (licensed to Portsmouth), a CW station.

WGNT signed on the air October 1, 1961 as call letters WYAH-TV, in 1989, it changed its call letters to WGNT. In 1995, WGNT became a UPN affiliate, serving Portsmouth/Norfolk/Newport News. In 2006, WGNT became a CW affiliate when The WB and UPN signed off the air.

WGNT was the programming hub for two other CW affiliates, WUPA in Atlanta GA and WTOG in St. Petersburg FL until CBS sold the station to Local TV LLC, owners of CBS affiliate WTKR.



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