The station signed on April 14, 1953 as WHYN-TV, broadcasting an analog signal on UHF channel 55.It was the second television station to launch in the Springfield market, debuting one month after NBC affiliate WWLP (channel 22). WHYN-TV was founded by Hampden-Hampshire Corporation, the owners of WHYN radio (560 AM and 93.1 FM); the stations were in turn jointly owned by the owners of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram and the Northampton-based Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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| Media Name | Western Mass News |
|---|---|
| Media Type | Broadcast |
| Language | English |
| Location | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Logo |
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| Website | |
| Front Page URL | https://www.westernmassnews.com/ |
| About Page URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGGB-TV |
| Contact Page URL | https://www.westernmassnews.com/site/contact.html |
| RSS Feed URL | https://www.westernmassnews.com/search/?f=rss&t=article&l=50&s=start_time&sd=desc&k%5B%5D=%23topstory |
| Profiles | |
| Facebook URL | https://www.facebook.com/westernmassnews |
| X URL | https://twitter.com/WMassNews |
| LinkedIn URL | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wggb-tv/ |
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGGB-TV |
| Contacts | |
| Name | Brittany Murphy |
| brittany.murphy@westernmassnews.com | |
| Phone | +1 (413) 733-4040 |
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