WSWG
   
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Valdosta/Albany/ Moultrie/Tifton, Georgia United States |
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| City | Valdosta |
| Branding | WSWG (general) WCTV Eyewitness News WSWG 2 (DT2) CW 44 (DT3) |
| Slogan |
Coverage You Can Count On TV Now (DT3) |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 44 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 44.1 CBS 44.2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV 44.3 CW+ |
| Affiliations | CBS (2006–present) |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | December 24, 1980 |
| Call letters' meaning | We're SouthWest Georgia |
| Sister station(s) | WCTV, WJHG-TV, WECP-LD, WTVY, WRGX-LD |
| Former callsigns | WVGA (1980–1994) WGVP (1994–2001) WVAG (2001–2005) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 44 (UHF, 1980–2007) |
| Former affiliations |
ABC (1980–1992) Dark (1992–1995) The WB (1995–1997) UPN (1997–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 28155 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°10′18.9″N 83°21′57.1″W / 31.171917°N 83.365861°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
(semi-satellite of WCTV Thomasville, Georgia- Tallahassee, Florida) Profile (semi-satellite of WCTV Thomasville, Georgia- Tallahassee, Florida) CDBS |
| Website | wswg.tv |
WSWG is the CBS-affiliated television station for Southwestern Georgia that is licensed to Valdosta. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 (or virtual channel 44.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter, in unincorporated Cook County, northeast of Adel. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains an advertising sales office on 2nd Avenue Southwest in Moultrie.
Although identified as a separate station in its own right, WSWG is actually considered a semi-satellite of WCTV in Thomasville, Georgia/Tallahassee, Florida. As such, this station clears all CBS programming and most local newscasts (see below) as provided by its parent but airs separate commercials and legal identifications. Syndicated fare exclusive to WSWG includes Live! with Kelly and Two and a Half Men.
Master control and most internal operations of WSWG are based at WCTV's studios in Tallahassee on Halstead Boulevard (along I-10). WSWG technically serves as the CBS affiliate for Albany, but its over-the-air broadcasting radius just misses Albany itself. As a result, the station must rely on cable for most of its viewership. Ironically, WCTV's more powerful digital signal reaches Albany itself.
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