WVAL

WVAL-TV is an NBC station licensed to Valdosta, Georgia. The station brodcasts on channel 32 and it is owned by Valdosta Television LLC.
== History ==
WVAL-TV signed on in 1969 as an NBC station with secondary programming from CBS and ABC. In 1983, WVAL dropped CBS and ABC. 1985 saw WSGT being signed on channel 25 as an independent station, and the next two years saw WBBG being signed on channel 47 in Bainbridge, and all two became Fox stations in 1988. In 1989, WBBG became a satellite of WVAL-TV. Finally, WBBG signed off in 1991, while WSGT signed off in 1992 both due to low viewing. In 2000, the station began operating a translator on WBNR-LP on channel 45 in Bainbridge.
== Digital subchannels ==
On June 12, 2009, all full powered TV stations have gone 100% digital. These are the following subchannels.
On August 1, 2016, an SD simulcast of 32.1 on 32.2 was replaced with Laff. Grit TV and Looney Tunes Network were added.
Channel	Display	Affiliate 	Description
32.1 	WVAL-HD	NBC 	HD programming
32.2 	WVAL-SD	Laff 	Laff
32.3 	WVAL-GR	Grit 	Grit
32.4 	WVAL-LT	Antenna TV	Antenna TV; simulcast of WLTN-LD.
32.5 	WVAL-ZC	Z Channel 	Z Channel
==News operation==
WVAL-TV used to share newscasts with real station WALB-TV in Albany until 1978.
Newscast titles
NewsHour 32 (1978-1983)
News 32 (1983-1995)
NewsChannel 32 (1995-2004)
NBC Valdosta News (2004–Present)
WVAL produces newscasts at 5am, 6am, 12pm, 5pm, 6pm, 11pm on weekdays (Mondays to Fridays) and 6am, 6pm, 11pm on Saturdays 
==Coverage area in Georgia==
WVAL covers Lowndes, Echols, Brooks, Lanier, Cook, Berrien, Tift, Colquitt, Thomas, Clinch, Atkinson, and Ware counties in Georgia.
Category:Valdosta, Georgia
Category:Georgia
Category:Channel 32
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1969
Category:NBC network affiliates
Category:Locally-owned stations
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation