WCJB
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Gainesville, Florida United States |
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| Branding |
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| Slogan | Your Local Station |
| Channels |
Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 20 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | April 7, 1971 |
| Call letters' meaning | Casey, Jean, and Bill Minshall (original owners) |
| Former channel number(s) | 20 (UHF analog, 1971–2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1971–1973) |
| Transmitter power | 343.6 kW |
| Height | 254.4 m (835 ft) |
| Facility ID | 16993 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°32′11.5″N 82°24′0″W / 29.536528°N 82.40000°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.wcjb.com |
WCJB-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 (or virtual channel 20 via ) from a transmitter near Micanopy. Owned by Gray Television, WCJB-TV maintains studios on Northwest 43rd Street in Gainesville.
On cable, WCJB can be seen on Cox channel 7 in Gainesville and channel 3 in Ocala, and on Altitude Communications channel 3 in High Springs. There is a high definition feed offered on Cox digital channel 1007 in Gainesville and channel 1003 in Ocala.
WCJB began broadcasting April 7, 1971 as an NBC affiliate owned by William E. "Bill" Minshall. Originally broadcasting an analog signal on UHF channel 20, its call sign bears the first initials of his family members: Casey (daughter), JoAnn (wife), and himself, Bill. In 1973, just two years after its first broadcast, the station switched its affiliation to ABC, probably because that network held at the time exclusive rights to college football telecasts (which sometimes featured the local Florida Gators). In 1976, WCJB was sold to Diversified Communications. In 2001, it began airing its digital signal on UHF channel 16. WCJB was one of the ABC affiliates that did air Saving Private Ryan in 2004, as Cox-owned Orlando affiliate WFTV preempted the film.
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