WAGT-CD
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Augusta, Georgia United States |
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| Channels |
Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 16 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Youtoo America (2015–present) |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| Founded | March 28, 1985 |
| Call letters' meaning | taken from WAGT |
| Sister station(s) | |
| Former callsigns | W67BE (1985–1995) WBEK-LP (1995–2001) WBEK-CA (2001–2015) WBEK-CD (May–October 2015) WRDW-CD (October 2015–February 2016) |
| Former channel number(s) | 67 (UHF analog, 1987–2001) 16 (UHF analog, 2001–2015) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1985–1986 & 1991–1995) Fox (1986–1991) The WB (1995–1999) UPN (1999–2004) America One (2004–2015) |
| Website | www.wbek.com |
WAGT-CD is a low-power television station in Augusta, Georgia (United States), broadcasting locally on UHF channel 16 as an affiliate of Youtoo America.
The license for W67BE (the call letters reflected its original location on UHF channel 67) was first granted on March 28, 1985, airing, at first, a collection of grainy black-and-white cowboy movies, infomercials, syndicated (and not well known) shows and series such as 'Sewing with Nancy.' It later became Augusta's first Fox affiliate before the emergence of WFXG (channel 54) in 1991. The station would eventually re-make itself, and on January 2, 1995 the station became WBEK-LP, an affiliate of The WB. During this period, the station was known locally as "The WB on WBEK 67".
In 1999, WBAU, a local affiliate of The WB 100+, signed on, appearing on cable systems in the August area; as a result, WBEK lost its WB affiliation. The station then became an affiliate of UPN, and for a few years sold advertising on WBAU, before these rights went to WRDW-TV (channel 12; this changed hands once more before The WB 100+ was replaced with The CW Plus). In 2001, WBEK moved to its present channel location, channel 16, and obtained class A status (modifying its call sign to WBEK-CA).
After the affiliation switch, the station attempted to maintain its status as a "top" local affiliate. The station's move to channel 16 had come with a loss in power, and viewership began to decline. The station picked up a secondary affiliation with America One during this period. In 2004, the station lost the UPN affiliation to WRDW's digital subchannel 31.2 (UPN Augusta). In 2015, the station converted to digital broadcasting and became WBEK-CD. That same year, America One and cable network Youtoo TV merged to become Youtoo America.
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