WJHG-TV

callsign	WJHG-TV
branding	NewsChannel 7
digital	16 (UHF)
virtual	7
affiliations	7.1: NBC 7.3: CBS for others, see
country	United States
airdate	December 1, 1953
location	Panama City, Florida
callsign meaning	James Harrison Gray, the founder of Gray Media
former callsigns	WJDM-TV (1953–1960)
former channel numbers	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 8 (VHF, 2004–2009), 7 (VHF, 2009–2015), 18 (UHF, 2015–2019)
owner	Gray Media
licensee	Gray Television Licensee, LLC
sister stations	WECP-LD
former affiliations	Independent (1953) NBC (1953–1972) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955) CBS (secondary, 1953–1961) ABC (secondary 1953–1972, primary 1972–1982) UPN (secondary, 1998–2006) The CW Plus (DT2, 2006–2023)
erp	1,000 kW
haat	410.9 m
facility id	73136
coordinates	30.35222°N, -85.39111°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://www.wjhg.com/

WJHG-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Panama City, Florida, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Media alongside low-power CBS/MyNetworkTV/Telemundo affiliate WECP-LD (channel 21). The two stations share studios on Front Beach Road/SR 30 in Panama City Beach; WJHG-TV's transmitter is located on SR 20 in unincorporated Youngstown, Florida.

History

WJHG went on the air December 1, 1953, as WJDM-TV; it was owned by local businessman J. D. Manley. The station became known by many people as "Wait Just a Darn Minute" (a play on its call letters) because it would frequently go off the air with technical problems.

At first, WJDM-TV aired local programming such as church services and wrestling and operated as an independent station before securing a primary affiliation with NBC and secondary affiliations with CBS and ABC

WJHG-TV

History

Circle 7 logo

News operation

Notable former on-air staff

Technical information

Subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

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