WGGB-TV
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Springfield/Holyoke, Massachusetts United States |
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| Branding |
ABC 40 (general) Western Mass News (newscasts) Fox 6 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels |
Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 40.1 ABC 40.2 Fox/MyNetworkTV |
| Affiliations | ABC (since 1959) |
| Owner | Meredith Corporation |
| First air date | April 14, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Guy Gannett Broadcasting (former owner) |
| Sister station(s) | WSHM-LD, WFSB |
| Former callsigns | WHYN-TV (1953–1979) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 55 (UHF, 1953–1957) 40 (UHF, 1957–2008) Digital: 55 (UHF, 2002–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: CBS (1953–1959) Secondary: DuMont (1953–1956) Home Shopping Network (overnights) DT2: The Tube (2005–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 460 kW |
| Height | 324 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 25682 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°14′30.0″N 72°38′57.0″W / 42.241667°N 72.649167°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
WGGB-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Licensed to Springfield, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on Mount Tom in Holyoke. Owned by Meredith Corporation, the station is sister to low-powered CBS affiliate WSHM-LD. The two stations share studios on Liberty Street in Springfield.
The station signed on April 14, 1953 as WHYN-TV, broadcasting an analog signal on UHF channel 55. It was the second television station to launch in the Springfield market, debuting one month after NBC affiliate WWLP (channel 22). WHYN-TV was founded by Hampden-Hampshire Corporation, the owners of WHYN radio (560 AM and 93.1 FM); the stations were in turn jointly owned by the owners of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram and the Northampton-based Daily Hampshire Gazette. In 1954, a 50% interest in Hampden-Hampshire Corporation was purchased by the employees beneficial funds of the Springfield Republican and Daily News and the Springfield Union for $250,000.
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