WGGS-TV · channel 16.1
WGGS-TV is channel 16.1 (Independent), a full-power station licensed to Greenville, SC.
Updated from FCC data
WGGS-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 16.1 Independent
- 16.2 Outlaw
- 16.3 SonLife
- 16.4 Ion Plus
- 16.5 Start TV
- 16.6 Laff
- 16.7 Court TV
- 16.8 Busted
- 16.9 QVC
- 16.10 Defy
- 16.11 The Walk TV
Which way to point your antenna for WGGS-TV
WGGS-TV transmits from the main Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 29 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville, SC | north-northwest (339°) | 8 mi |
| Greer, SC | west (273°) | 10 mi |
| Waynesville, NC | southeast (138°) | 50 mi |
| Toccoa, GA | east-northeast (64°) | 58 mi |
| Black Mountain, NC | south (186°) | 47 mi |
| Woodfin, NC | south-southeast (168°) | 50 mi |
WGGS-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
- 29 (UHF)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 125 kW
- Antenna height
- 660 m above sea level, 352 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 34.9407, -82.4112 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 9064
- Licence on file
- 2025-01-15
- Note
- Uses several transmitter sites (distributed transmission)
More in Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson
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).
Updated How we work this out