WSWS 66 Opelika changes calls to WLGA

[ssnake]

WSWS, the UPN affiliate in Columbus, changed its call sign last month to WLGA.  The station is licensed to Opelika and in the past was geared more to the Auburn/Opelika communities.  They are planning to move to a new tower in Cusseta, which should greatly improve its coverage.

Not sure what the 'L' stands for, but the 'GA' seems to imply a distancing from the Alabama side.

[Mark_Ericson]

> WSWS, the UPN affiliate in Columbus, changed its call sign
> last month to WLGA.  The station is licensed to Opelika and
> in the past was geared more to the Auburn/Opelika
> communities.  They are planning to move to a new tower in
> Cusseta, which should greatly improve its coverage.
>
> Not sure what the 'L' stands for, but the 'GA' seems to

L-abama?

- Trip

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[trusty]

> WSWS, the UPN affiliate in Columbus, changed its call sign
> last month to WLGA.  The station is licensed to Opelika and
> in the past was geared more to the Auburn/Opelika
> communities.  They are planning to move to a new tower in
> Cusseta, which should greatly improve its coverage.
>
> Not sure what the 'L' stands for, but the 'GA' seems to
> imply a distancing from the Alabama side.
>
How close is it to LaGrange?

[ssnake]

> > WSWS, the UPN affiliate in Columbus, changed its call sign
>
> > last month to WLGA.  The station is licensed to Opelika
> and
> > in the past was geared more to the Auburn/Opelika
> > communities.  They are planning to move to a new tower in
> > Cusseta, which should greatly improve its coverage.
> >
> > Not sure what the 'L' stands for, but the 'GA' seems to
> > imply a distancing from the Alabama side.
> >
> How close is it to LaGrange?

It should reach LaGrange, but that is not the primary community.

[Willy]

>It should reach LaGrange, but that is not the primary
> community.

I have a sister that lives in LaGrange and she gets both Columbus & Atlanta stations..  But like ssnake said, LaGrange is not the primary community.

[Willy]

OKay so I emailed the station, I asked them what the call letters stand for and if they would be starting a newscast anytime soon.. Here is what I got:

"Thanks for your interest in WLGA! Actually the call letters, WLGA, don't "stand" for anything in particular. From time to time we may use slogans that coincide with the letters, but there is nothing official that they stand for. As far as local news is concerned, we have no immediate plans to begin broadcasting a local news program. However, we are beginning a local spotlight show called Auburn-Opelika Today, beginning on the first Saturday morning in August (9:30am EST)."

So there's our answers I guess :-)

[BarryATL]

> OKay so I emailed the station, I asked them what the call
> letters stand for and if they would be starting a newscast
> anytime soon.. Here is what I got:
>
> "Thanks for your interest in WLGA! Actually the call
> letters, WLGA, don't "stand" for anything in particular.
> From time to time we may use slogans that coincide with the
> letters, but there is nothing official that they stand for.
> As far as local news is concerned, we have no immediate
> plans to begin broadcasting a local news program. However,
> we are beginning a local spotlight show called
> Auburn-Opelika Today, beginning on the first Saturday
> morning in August (9:30am EST)."
>
> So there's our answers I guess :-)
>

Stations do not just change call letters for the heck of it and they don't just change them to something random.  There is always a reason.  Either they have a slogan for future use, or they want to associate themselves more with a Georgia audience.  Either way, that answer smells.    :-)

[rugrats1]

> > we are beginning a local spotlight show called
> > Auburn-Opelika Today, beginning on the first Saturday
> > morning in August (9:30am EST)."
> >
> Either they have a slogan for future
> use, or they want to associate themselves more with a
> Georgia audience.  Either way, that answer smells.    :-)
>

Also, they are also implying that they will still, more or less, cover Alabama with "Auburn-Opelika Today", but the fact that the time is in Eastern instead of Central makes it a little fishy.