FAQ?
What happened to WJHG TV?
WJHG-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009).
What is the difference between WJDM and WJHG?
Both stations share studios on Front Beach Road/ SR 30 in Panama City Beach, while WJHG-TV's transmitter is located on SR 20 in unincorporated Youngstown, Florida . WJHG was formed on December 1, 1953, as WJDM-TV and was owned by local businessman J. D. Manley.
How many hours of newscasts does WJHG broadcast each week?
WJHG presently broadcasts 32⅞ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5¼ hours each weekday, one hour on Saturdays and 1⅞ hours on Sundays); in addition, the station produces five hours of newscasts for sister station WECP-LD (at noon and 5:30 p.m. each weekday).
When did WJHG switch from NBC to ABC?
On August 1, 1972, WJHG, along with then-sister station KTVE in El Dorado, Arkansas switched its primary affiliation to ABC, leaving the area without a primary NBC affiliate until WDTB (now WMBB) began in 1973 as the NBC affiliate. In 1982, WMBB and WJHG switched networks; WJHG returned to NBC.
