WGMB

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WGMB
city =
station_
station_slogan = Baton Rouge's Home for Sports and Entertainment
station_branding = Fox 44 (general)
Fox 44 News/Fox News Baton Rouge (newscasts)
analog = 44 (UHF)
digital = 45 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
WBRL (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate = August 11, 1991
location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
callsign_meaning = GuMBo
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Communications Corporation of America
licensee = Comcorp of Baton Rouge License Corporation
sister_stations = WBRL
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 3890 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 426 m (analog)
424 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 12520
coordinates = coord|30|19|35.4|N|91|16|36.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.fox44.com/ www.fox44.com]

WGMB ("Fox 44") is the local Fox affiliate for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 44, and its digital signal on UHF channel 45. The station is seen via satellite through DirecTV and Dish Network. It is owned by Communication Corporation of America, and is sister station to the area's The CW affiliate, WBRL-CA. WGMB also shares facilities and staff with WVLA and KZUP-CA. WGMB's transmitter is located near Addis, Louisiana.

It was founded in 1991, making Baton Rouge the last of the Top 100 Nielsen Designated Market Areas to receive a Fox affiliate. For a short time before the station signed on the air, local NBC affiliate WVLA aired week-delayed episodes of Fox shows such as The Simpsons, Married with Children, and In Living Color.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel:

Newscast

On March 12, 2007, WGMB debuted a local newscast entitled "Fox News Louisiana" airing weeknights at 9 pm. In the summer of 2008, the newscast was rebranded as "Fox News Baton Rouge". WGMB also produces and pre-records the 9 pm newscast for sister station KADN in Lafayette, and formerly did so for KMSS-TV in Shreveport. The KMSS-TV evening newscast is now handled by KFXK of Tyler, Texas.

On August 20, 2007, WGMB debuted "Fox News Louisiana AM," a fast-paced, two-hour program airs from 7 to 9 a.m. and goes head-to-head with national morning shows including NBC’s "The Today Show" and ABC’s "Good Morning America." Rachel Slavik and Lauren Unger host "Fox News Louisiana AM," while meteorologist Jesse Gunkel presents weather segments eight times an hour.

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News Anchors
* Jeff Beimfohr - weekday evenings
* Rachel Slavik - weekday mornings
* Lauren Unger - weekday mornings

News Reporters
* David D'Aquin
* Jon Fairbanks
* Kianga Kelly

Meteorologists
* Jesse Gunkel - weekday mornings
* Brett Cummins - chief meteorologist, weekday evenings

Sports
* Chris Mycoskie - sports reporter
* Emily Turner
* Cole Wright

Producers
* Michael Tortorich - weekday mornings
* Rachel Kopczyk - weekday evenings

Former Staff

* Kiran Chawla - news reporter and interim morning forecaster, now news reporter at WJTV, Jackson, MS
* Erin Cofiell - news reporter, now sports reporter at WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge
* Hilarie Courtney
* Jenny Heroman - anchor and producer, now at 1stCo, Inc. and EATEL 4 News (Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, LA)

Bankruptcy

In June 2006, owner ComCorp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ComCorp said in a press release viewers and staff would see no changes at the station. [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/1229288951.html?dids=1229288951:1229288951&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+8%2C+2007&author=TED+GRIGGS&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=1&desc=TV+station+parents+told+to+file+reorganization TV station parents told to file reorganization ] ] [ [http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/11/06/daily.7/?promo Tvnewsday - Comcorp Ready For Its Next Chapter ] ] [ [http://www.theind.com/news3.asp?CID=306408159 TheInd.com - News | Business | Culture - Weekly - Lafayette LA ] ] [ [http://www.businessreport.com/news/2007/sep/04/wvla-wgmb-getting-new-owners/ :: Baton Rouge Business Report :: WVLA, WGMB getting new owners ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.fox44.com/ Fox 44 Website]
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