Is WGWG (MeTV 4) on NextGen TV?
MeTV · channel 4 · Charleston, SC (Charleston SC market)
WGWG's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WTAT-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WGWG at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 4
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 34 · UHF
- Network
- MeTV
- City of license
- Charleston, SC
- TV market
- Charleston SC (#95)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- March 10, 2022
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by WTAT-TV (FOX 24)
- FCC facility ID
- 21536
How WGWG shares transmitters
During the switch, stations in a market pair up: one transmitter (the “lighthouse”) goes NextGen-only and carries everyone’s 3.0 versions, while its own old-format programming moves to a partner. Your TV shows the same channel numbers either way.
- WGWG’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of WCBD-TV (NBC 2), WCSC-TV (CBS 5), WTAT-TV (FOX 24) and WCIV (ABC 36).
- WGWG’s old-format programming now airs from WTAT-TV (FOX 24) (RF 17).
Questions about WGWG
Is WGWG broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
WGWG's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WTAT-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will WGWG stop working on my TV?
WGWG's programming already moved to WTAT-TV's transmitter and is still free over the air in the old format. Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 4?
If channel 4 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to WTAT-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. WGWG transmits on real (RF) channel 34, which is UHF. UHF (channels 14–36) is what most indoor antennas are designed for. Reception problems on UHF are usually about distance, walls, or line of sight to the tower — try a window facing the transmitter.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Charleston SC
- WLCN-CD (CTN)
- WCBD-TV (NBC 2) · 3.0
- WCSC-TV (CBS 5) · 3.0
- WITV (PBS 7)
- WTAT-TV (FOX 24) · 3.0
- WCIV (ABC 36) · 3.0