WLTZ
WLTZ (channel 38) is a television station in Columbus, Georgia, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television, owner of ABC affiliate WTVM (channel 9), for the provision of certain services. Gray also operates Fox affiliate WXTX (channel 54) under a separate SSA with owner American Spirit Media. WLTZ's studios and transmitter are located on NBC 38 Drive off Buena Vista Road on the east side of the city. Master control and most internal operations are based at WTVM and WXTX's shared studios on Wynnton Road (GA 22) in the Dinglewood section of Columbus.
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| Branding | Local NBC 38; The CW Ga-Bama (DT2) |
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| Operator | Gray Television |
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First air date | October 29, 1970 |
Former call signs | WYEA-TV (1970–1981) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37179 |
| ERP | 50 kW |
| HAAT | 377.2 m (1,238 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°27′28″N 84°53′8″W |
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WLTZ went on the air in 1970 as WYEA-TV. An NBC affiliate from its first day on air, it had traditionally been a distant third in local news ratings in the Columbus market, despite attempts from several owners—most notably locally based insurer American Family Corporation—to improve the situation. The station aired no regular local news service at all from 1993 to 2007. In 2020, it began to air newscasts produced by WTVM.