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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| ATSC 3.0 station | |
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| City | Smithfield–Selma, North Carolina |
| Channels | |
| Branding | WRAL Plus |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 34.1: Independent / Local news |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1] |
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Call sign meaning | NextGen TV (trade name for ATSC 3.0) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 71089 | |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 334.2 m (1,096 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′35.1″N 78°32′7.2″W / 35.676417°N 78.535333°W |
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WNGT-CD (channel 34), branded as WRAL Plus, is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle region. Locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, it is programmed as a news-formatted independent station. WNGT-CD is sister to NBC affiliate and company flagship WRAL-TV (channel 5) and Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50), both licensed to Raleigh. The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh; WNGT-CD's transmitter is located atop WRAL-TV's former analog tower, on TV Tower Road in Auburn, North Carolina. Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street (US 301) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery.
On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock Communications reached a deal to sell then-WARZ-CD to Capitol Broadcasting for use as an ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV multiplex for its Raleigh television stations.[1]
While WNGT-CD's signal is used to multiplex ATSC 3.0 transmissions, its original programming is now aired via a subchannel of WRAL-TV that displays as virtual channel 34.1.
On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD.
The station is the local broadcast home of the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both the Bulls and WNGT-CD are owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.[3]
| Subchannel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| 34.1 | 720p | WNGT CD | WRAL Plus |
WNGT-CD's ATSC 3.0 multiplex carries its main programming and those of its sister Capitol stations and PBS member station WUNC-TV.
| Subchannel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| 4.1 | 1080p | PBS NC1 | PBS (WUNC-TV) |
| 5.1 | WRAL* | NBC (WRAL-TV) | |
| 34.1 | 720p | WNGT* | WRAL Plus |
| 50.1 | WRAZ* | Fox (WRAZ) |
On November 20, 2020, then-WARZ-CD switched over to ATSC 3.0, with simulcasts from WRAL-TV and WRAZ. On December 10, WRAL-TV began the ATSC 1.0 simulcast of WARZ-CD. On March 22, PBS North Carolina began simulcast of WUNC-TV.[6]
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WNGT-CD (channel 34), branded as WRAL Plus, is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle region. Locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, it is programmed as a news-formatted independent station. WNGT-CD is sister to NBC affiliate and company flagship WRAL-TV (channel 5) and Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50), both licensed to Raleigh. The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh; WNGT-CD's transmitter is located atop WRAL-TV's former analog tower, on TV Tower Road in Auburn, North Carolina. Prior to 2021, the station transmitted from South Pollock Street (US 301) in Selma, near the Selma Memorial Cemetery. On September 11, 2020, Waters & Brock Communications reached a deal to sell then-WARZ-CD to Capitol Broadcasting for use as an ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV multiplex for its Raleigh television stations. While WNGT-CD's signal is used to multiplex ATSC 3.0 transmissions, its original programming is now aired via a subchannel of WRAL-TV that displays as virtual channel 34.1. On October 21, 2021, the station's call letters were changed to WNGT-CD. The station is the local broadcast home of the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both the Bulls and WNGT-CD are owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.
WRAL-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is the flagship station of the locally based Capitol Broadcasting Company, which has owned the station since its inception. It is a sister station to Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50, also licensed to Raleigh), Class A news-formatted independent station WNGT-CD (channel 34, licensed to both Smithfield and Selma), and radio stations WRAL (101.5 FM), WCMC-FM (99.9), and WDNC (620 AM). The television stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting Company headquarters on Western Boulevard in west Raleigh; WRAL-TV's transmitter is located in Auburn, North Carolina. The station has been affiliated with NBC since February 29, 2016, when it ended a 30-year affiliation with CBS, with CBS going to Goldsboro-licensed WNCN (channel 17) on that date. This is channel 5's second stint with NBC; it was a primary affiliate with that network for six years at the station's inception.
WRAZ (channel 50) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is locally owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Company alongside NBC affiliate WRAL-TV (channel 5) and WNGT-CD (channel 34), which airs local news programming. The stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting headquarters on Western Boulevard in Raleigh; WRAZ's transmitter is located near Auburn, North Carolina. Though a construction permit was issued for channel 50 in 1986, it did not sign on until September 7, 1995. WRAZ, originally owned by Tar Heel Broadcasting but programmed by WRAL-TV from its first day on air, offered The WB as well as syndicated shows and a WRAL-produced 10 p.m. newscast. The station had been on the air only for several months when Fox—in the middle of a dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of its local affiliate, WLFL—decided to change local stations from WLFL to WRAZ beginning in 1998. Coinciding with the switch, Capitol Broadcasting moved operations of WRAZ from Raleigh to an office building it owned in Durham to give the station a separate identity. In the 2000s, WRAZ gained a reputation for preempting Fox programming it found contrary to family values, including such reality shows as Temptation Island and Married by America. After initially moving to give WRAZ a separate identity in the community, Capitol slowly folded it back into the main operation. In 2003, the newscasts were brought in line with those on WRAL, and the station returned from Durham to Raleigh in 2012. The station offers 48+1⁄2 hours a week of dedicated and simulcast newscasts from WRAL-TV.
The following television stations operate on virtual channel 34 in the United States: K14GW-D in Corvallis, Oregon K14MQ-D in Coos Bay, Oregon K14PH-D in Baudette, Minnesota K14QP-D in Woodward, etc., Oklahoma K16JW-D in Ridgecrest, California K19GH-D in Eugene, etc., Oregon K19KT-D in Hobbs, New Mexico K23OS-D in London Springs, Oregon K28NZ-D in Florence, Oregon K30BN-D in Coos Bay, Oregon K30JP-D in Sayre, Oklahoma K32FI-D in Yoncalla, Oregon K32JL-D in Powers, Oregon K32LW-D in Cottage Grove, Oregon K34EU-D in Morongo Valley, California K34GM-D in Pierre, South Dakota K34HO-D in Willmar, Minnesota K34IC-D in Glide, Oregon K34IN-D in Beaver, Oklahoma K34JK-D in Elk City, Oklahoma K34MC-D in Williams, Minnesota K34MX-D in Odessa, Texas K35MS-D in Canyonville, etc., Oregon K36IY-D in Weatherford, Oklahoma K36NR-D in Seiling, Oklahoma K36NV-D in Strong City, Oklahoma KACA-LD in Modesto, California KBCI-LD in Bonners Ferry, Idaho KBRO-LD in Lyons, Colorado KCBT-LD in Bakersfield, California KCOR-CD in San Antonio, Texas KEVA-LD in Boise, Idaho KFTU-CD in Tucson, Arizona KFVT-LD in Wichita, Kansas KGPX-TV in Spokane, Washington KIDV-LD in Albany, Texas KITU-TV in Beaumont, Texas KJJM-LD in Dallas & Mesquite, Texas KJTV-TV in Lubbock, Texas KLSR-TV in Eugene, Oregon KMBA-LD in Austin, Texas KMCC in Laughlin, Nevada KMEX-DT in Los Angeles, California KMJD-LD in Kalispell, Montana KOCB in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KSJF-CD in Poteau, Oklahoma KTLP-LD in Pueblo, Colorado KUVM-CD in Missouri City, Texas KWMO-LD in Hot Springs, Arkansas KXNW in Eureka Springs, Arkansas KXPI-LD in Pocatello, Idaho KYDF-LD in Corpus Christi, Texas KZCZ-LD in College Station, Texas W18ES-D in Mansfield, Ohio W18ET-D in Birmingham, Alabama W22FA-D in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico W27DU-D in Traverse City, Michigan W29EW-D in Willsboro, New York W33ED-D in Vieques, Puerto Rico W34EQ-D in Bangor, Maine W34ER-D in Clarksdale, Mississippi W34FO-D in Augusta, Georgia W34FX-D in Montrose, Georgia WACN-LD in Raleigh, North Carolina WBGS-LD in Bowling Green, Kentucky WNGT-CD in Smithfield-Selma, North Carolina WDFX-TV in Ozark, Alabama WEDE-CD in Arlington Heights, Illinois WHBH-CD in Booneville, Mississippi WIDO-LD in Wilmington, North Carolina WIVT in Binghamton, New York WJHJ-LD in Newport News, etc., Virginia WJNK-LD in Nashville, Tennessee WKXT-LD in Morristown, Tennessee WMPJ-LD in Calhoun City, Mississippi WNIT in South Bend, Indiana WODH-LD in Jacksonville, Florida WOSU-TV in Columbus, Ohio WPXO-LD in East Orange, New Jersey WQAV-CD in Glassboro, New Jersey WRBJ-TV in Magee, Mississippi WSCG in Baxley, Georgia WTGB-LD in Gainesville, Florida WTVX in Fort Pierce, Florida WTXX-LD in Springfield, Massachusetts WUVG-DT in Athens, Georgia WVTT-CD in Olean, New York WWTW in Senatobia, Mississippi WYOW in Eagle River, Wisconsin The following stations, which are no longer licensed, formerly operated on virtual channel 34: K02RM-D in Wendover, Nevada K34KX-D in Rolla, Missouri K34KY-D in Mountain Home, Idaho K34LR-D in Salinas, California KEFB in Ames, Iowa KMZM-LD in Cedar Falls, Iowa KQLD-LD in Lincoln, Nebraska W21EB-D in Clarksburg, West Virginia W34ED-D in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico W34EH-D in Champaign, Illinois WBKI-TV in Campbellsville, Kentucky
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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