WGAL
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NBC
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-affiliated television station
Television station
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for South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York....
that is licensed to Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
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digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter near U.S. 30
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 runs east–west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey...
north of Hallam
Hallam, Pennsylvania
Hallam is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,673 at the 2010 census.-History:Before 1736, all parts of Pennsylvania west of the Susquehanna River, including present-day Hallam Borough and the surrounding Hellam Township, were land of the Iroquois.In October...
. The transmitter site and tower is also where WGAL's radio partner, WROZ "101.3 The Rose"
WROZ
WROZ is 101.3 The Rose in Lancaster, Pennsylvania serving Lancaster, York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They play recent adult contemporary music like Rob Thomas, The Fray, Daughtry, Gwen Stefani, Nickelback, and Sheryl Crow just to name a few. They position themselves as 101 The Rose "An Upbeat...
(which once had the WGAL-FM call sign) transmits their signal from. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios on Columbia Avenue (PA 462
Pennsylvania Route 462
Pennsylvania Route 462 is a long east–west running local route in central Pennsylvania. The western terminus is west of York. The eastern terminus is east of Lancaster. At both ends, PA 462 terminates at U.S. Route 30, and all of the route was signed as U.S. Route 30 before a freeway was...
) in Lancaster. Syndicated
Television syndication
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programming on WGAL includes: Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
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, Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
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, Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
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, and Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil (TV series)
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