WCWG
 
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Lexington/Greensboro/High Point/ Winston-Salem, North Carolina United States |
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| City | Lexington, North Carolina |
| Branding | The Triad CW 20 |
| Slogan | TV Now |
| Channels |
Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 20 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | The CW |
| Owner |
Lockwood Broadcast Group (Greensboro TV, LLC) |
| Founded | May 3, 1983 |
| First air date | October 30, 1985 |
| Call letters' meaning | The CW Greensboro |
| Former callsigns | WEJC (1985–1996) WBFX (1996–2000) WTWB-TV (2000–2006) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 20 (UHF, 1985–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Religious Ind. (1985–1992) CTN (1992–1996) The WB (1996–2006) Secondary: Fox (1996-2001) |
| Transmitter power | 800 kW |
| Height | 576 m |
| Facility ID | 35385 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°52′2″N 79°49′26″W / 35.86722°N 79.82389°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.triad20.com |
WCWG, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 19), is a CW-affiliated television station serving Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States that is licensed to Lexington. The station is owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group. WCWG maintains studio facilities and offices located on Pai Park in Greensboro, and its transmitter is located in Randleman.
The station is carried on cable channel 3 in most parts of the market.
The station first signed on the air on October 30, 1985 as WEJC (standing for "We Exalt Jesus Christ"; operating as an independent station, it originally maintained a religious educational format. Initially, the programming was Baptist- and Reformed-based and stayed away from "Signs and Wonders" preaching. The station first operated from studios located off I-85 Bus in Lexington. Due to lack of suitable programming as well as the perception of religious programs due to hard times in Christian broadcasting following the Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals starting in 1987, the station was reduced to minimum staffing and operations from the transmitter building near Randleman. It was originally owned by Koinonia Broadcasting. During this time, WEJC's programming was split in approximately half between the Home Shopping Club and religious programming. In 1990, the station moved its operations to a new studio facility located on Guilford College Road in Greensboro, eventually resuming local studio production and eliminated most of the HSN programming. The station was affiliated with the a broader-based evangelical Christian Television Network from 1990 until March 1996.
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