WJHG-TV
  
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Panama City, Florida United States |
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| Branding | NewsChannel 7 Panama City CW (DT2) WECP-TV (DT3) |
| Slogan |
Coverage You Can Count On! TV Now (DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 7 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 7.1 NBC 7.2 CW 7.3 CBS |
| Affiliations | NBC (since 1982, also from 1953–1972) |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | December 1, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
James Harrison Gray (founder of Gray Television) |
| Sister station(s) | WECP-LD, WTVY, WRGX-LD, WCTV/WSWG |
| Former callsigns | WJDM-TV (1953–1960) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 7 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 8 (VHF, until 2009) 7 (VHF, 2009–2015) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1953) ABC (1953–1982; secondary until 1972) DuMont (secondary 1953–1955) CBS (secondary 1953–1961) |
| Transmitter power | 67 kW |
| Height | 261.8 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 73136 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°26′0″N 85°24′51″W / 30.43333°N 85.41417°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | wjhg.com |
WJHG-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station in Panama City, Florida. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 18 (or virtual channel 7.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on SR 20 in unincorporated Youngstown. Owned by Gray Television, the station is sister to low-powered CBS affiliate WECP-LD and the two outlets share studios on Front Beach Road/SR 30 in Panama City Beach.
Syndicated programming for WJHG includes: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Rachael Ray, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,
WJHG was founded on December 1, 1953 as WJDM-TV as was owned by local businessman J.D. Manley. It became known by many people as "Wait Just A Darn Minute" (a play on its call letters) because it would frequently go off-the-air with technical problems.
At first, the station aired local programming such as church services and wrestling and went as an Independent outlet for a short period of time before securing a primary affiliation with NBC and secondary affiliations with CBS and ABC. Mel Wheeler purchased the station in 1957, and in 1960, James Harrison Gray (the founder of Gray Communications) bought the station and changed the call letters to the current WJHG-TV after his initials.
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