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WRGT-TV · channel 45.1

WRGT-TV is channel 45.1 (Dabl), a full-power station licensed to Dayton, OH. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.

Updated from FCC data

WRGT-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 45.1 Dabl NextGen TV only
  • 45.2 Charge! NextGen TV only
  • 45.3 network unknown NextGen TV only
  • 45.4 network unknown NextGen TV only
  • 45.5 network unknown NextGen TV only

Which way to point your antenna for WRGT-TV

WRGT-TV transmits from the main Dayton tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 36 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Springfield, OH west-southwest (240°) 28 mi
Kettering, OH west-northwest (290°) 6 mi
Mason, OH north (5°) 25 mi
Fairborn, OH west-southwest (248°) 14 mi
Richmond, IN east-southeast (102°) 35 mi
Troy, OH south (184°) 22 mi
Clayton, OH south-southeast (159°) 11 mi
Germantown, OH northeast (42°) 9 mi

WRGT-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
36 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
1000 kW
Antenna height
616 m above sea level, 351 m above average terrain
Tower location
39.7246, -84.2549 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
411
Licence on file
2023-12-21

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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