WGBC
 
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Meridian, Mississippi United States |
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| Branding | Fox 30 NBC 30 (on DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 30 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 30.1 Fox 30.2 NBC |
| Affiliations | Fox (2009–present) |
| Owner | Waypoint Media (WGBC-TV, LLC) |
| First air date | 1953 (original incarnation) June 2, 1982 (current incarnation) |
| Call letters' meaning | GloBal Communications (former owner) |
| Sister station(s) | WMDN, WHPM-LD |
| Former callsigns | WCOC-TV (1953) WLBM-TV (1982–1991) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 30 (UHF, 1953, 1982–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Independent (1953) NBC (1982–2009) Secondary: RTV (2009–2010) |
| Transmitter power | 828 kW |
| Height | 165.3 m |
| Facility ID | 24314 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°19′40″N 88°41′31.3″W / 32.32778°N 88.692028°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://wgbctv.com/ |
WGBC is the Fox and NBC-affiliated television station for Meridian, Mississippi. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 (or virtual channel 30.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at its studios on Crestview Drive, in unincorporated Lauderdale County, south of Meridian. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 434. Owned by Waypoint Media, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WMDN and the two share studios. Syndicated programming on WGBC includes Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Steve Harvey Show, Anger Management (TV series), Celebrity Name Game, and The People's Court among others.
The station first began broadcasting as WCOC-TV in 1953. It was owned by the Crystal Oil Company along with WCOC radio (910 AM now WALT). The station had hoped to pick up the CBS affiliation for the area due to its radio sister's long affiliation with CBS Radio. However, the network ended up affiliating with WTOK-TV on the more powerful VHF channel 11. This resulted in WCOC going dark after only a few months on-the-air. The analog channel 30 allotment remained dark until WLBT in Jackson bought the dormant license. It returned the station to the air on June 2, 1982 as WLBM-TV, a low-powered semi-satellite.
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