WAGT-CD (channel 26) is a low-power, Class A television station in Augusta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with NBC.
The three stations share studios at The Village at Riverwatch development in Augusta;[2] WAGT-CD's transmitter is located in Beech Island, South Carolina.
The license for W67BE (the call letters reflected its original location on UHF channel 67) was first granted on March 28, 1985.
The station then became an affiliate of UPN, and for a few years sold advertising on WBAU, before these rights went to WRDW-TV (channel 12; this changed hands once more before The WB 100+ was replaced with The CW Plus).
[6] In September 2015, Gray announced its purchase of the television properties of Schurz Communications, including WAGT.
Gray proposed to merge the two stations' operations at WRDW's facilities (replacing a previous shared services agreement with Media General), and offer WAGT's broadcast spectrum during the FCC's upcoming spectrum reallocation auction.
As it would cause interference, Gray stated that WAGT would simultaneously discontinue its full-power signal, essentially replacing it with WRDW-CD.
In response, Media General sought an injunction restricting removal of the JSA or sale of the station after accusing Gray of violating the agreement.
The change was implemented in a way that did not require most over-the-air viewers to rescan their sets in order to keep watching the station.
Gray estimated that only five percent of WAGT's over-the-air audience lost access to NBC with the move to low power.
[13] Initially, the combined operation was housed at WRDW's studios on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta, South Carolina.