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{{Short description|Television station in Columbus, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WGCT-CD
| digital = 8 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 39
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''39.1:''' [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| founded = {{Start date|1983|11|10}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1985|09|30}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CHANNEL 8, W08BV |url=https://www.univdistcol.com/channel8.html |website=univdistcol |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>
| location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| country = US
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W08BV (1983–1998)|WINJ-LP (1998–2006)|WGCT-CA (2006–2010)}}
| sister_stations = WOCB-CD, WXCB-CD, WQIZ-LD
| owner = Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters, Inc.
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Urban America Television|UATV]]|[[Independent station|Independent]]}}
| erp = 3 kW
| haat = {{convert|98|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 66172
| class = [[Class A television service|CD]]
| coordinates = {{coord|39|58|16|N|83|1|40|W|type:landmark}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://coacb.org/}}
}}

'''WGCT-CD''' (channel 39) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television station]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]], United States, affiliated with [[Tri-State Christian Television]] (TCT). The station is owned by the Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters, and is relayed on '''WOCB-CD''' in [[Marion, Ohio|Marion]], '''WXCB-CD''' in [[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware]] and '''WQIZ-LD''' in [[Ashland, Ohio|Ashland]].

==History==
===W08BV era (1983–1998)===
In 1983, the station's [[construction permit]] was assigned by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC). The station began broadcasting in 1985, under the callsign of W08BV, as the first low-power television station in the Columbus [[media market]]. In its first years on the air, it aired [[syndicated programming]], and it also boasted an in-house sports broadcasting unit. Sports coverage on W08BV included [[American football|football]] and [[basketball]] games involving more than 30 high schools in the area, mainly in [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]]. It also held a contract to cover [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball]], women's [[artistic gymnastics|gymnastics]], as well as [[ice hockey|hockey]] and [[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]].<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-LPTV/LPTV-Report/LPTV-Report-1989.pdf LPTV Report, June 1989]</ref>

===WINJ-LP/WGCT-CA era (1998–2010)===
It changed its calls to WINJ-LP ("We're Into Jesus") in 1998 and WGCT-CA in 2006. Prior to the purchase by its current owners, the station showed a variety of programs, the bulk of which were old [[public domain]] movies, old [[animated cartoon|cartoons]], and religious programs, as well as [[children's programming]] created by the station.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010207155745fw_/http://www.winj.com/program_listing.htm | title=WINJ-TV Local Program Listing }}</ref> Former owner Ella Flowers (1938–2017)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 21, 2017|title=Ella Louise Flowers Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ella-flowers-obituary?pid=186150684|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906190248/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ella-flowers-obituary?pid=186150684|archive-date=September 6, 2020|access-date=|website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Obituary for Ella Louise Flowers|url=https://www.cookandsonpallay.com/obituary/ELLA-FLOWERS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707123930/https://www.cookandsonpallay.com/obituary/ELLA-FLOWERS|archive-date=July 7, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020|publisher=Cook & Son–Pallay Funeral Home|language=en}}</ref> was featured prominently in many of the musical and religious programs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405084555fw_/http://winj.com/gospel2000.htm | title=WINJ-TV Gospel 2000 }}</ref> The animated segments produced by Flowers would later gain some notoriety online after a few clips of the program were uploaded to [[YouTube]] back in 2007 with no context as to their production or origins, with one upload titling the show as the ''Pink Morning Cartoon''. Eventually, the uploads of these animated segments would be brought to the attention of many on the Internet, which set forth a search for any information and more potential footage of the cartoon.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===WGCT-CD era (2010–present)===
The station switched to digital on June 13, 2010, and changed its call letters to WGCT-CD. It previously broadcast at 83 [[watt]]s, but has recently increased its power to 3,000 watts.

The station is not available on any local [[cable television|cable]] systems. Even with the power increase, its signal is limited to the immediate Columbus area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=25076f9182f0cb180183131dd47f222b&site=1&dma=N&map=N&contour=Y&lppc=N&int=N&pop=N&incpop=&excpop=&z1=N&nrqz=N&lprw=N&head=Y&asrn=&extras=&cir=&circen=|title=RabbitEars Contour Map for WGCT-CD|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=April 29, 2024}}</ref>

==Subchannels==
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WGCT-CD<ref name="WGCT-CD">{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WGCT-CD|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WGCT#station|access-date=July 6, 2025|website=[[RabbitEars]]}}</ref>
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.1
| [[720p]] || rowspan=10|[[16:9]] || COACB || [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.2
| rowspan=9|[[480i]] || BUZZR || [[Buzzr]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.3
| DAYSTAR || [[Daystar Television Network|Daystar]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.4
| VICTORY || [[Kenneth Copeland|Victory Network]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.5
| POSITIV || [[Positiv]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.6
| SHOPLC || [[Shop LC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.7
| TBA || [Blank]
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.8
| RADIO || COACB Radio
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.9
| GLTV || Greater Love TV
|-
! scope = "row" | 39.10
| FUNROAD || Fun Roads
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://coacb.org/ Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters (COACB) website]
* [https://www.tct.tv/ TCT website]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|9939|WOCB-CD}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|59852|WXCB-CD}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|49181|WQIZ-LD}}

{{Columbus TV}}
{{Other Ohio Stations}}

[[Category:Buzzr affiliates]]
[[Category:Daystar Television Network stations]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in Ohio|GCT-CD]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1983]]
[[Category:Television stations in Columbus, Ohio|GCT-CD]]
[[Category:Tri-State Christian Television stations]]
[[Category:Religious television stations in Ohio|GCT-CD]]


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