WGN America

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WGN America is a U.S.-based cable television network known for airing syndicated series, movies, and original programming to a national audience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cable television network
television channel
availableNationwideSince 1980s
availableOn major U.S. cable providers
major U.S. satellite providers
basedOn WGN-TV
broadcastArea United States of America
surface form: United States

national
broadcastStandard NTSC color television standard
surface form: NTSC
ceasedNationalSportsCoverage 2014
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat IPTV
cable television
satellite television
focusAfterRebrand cable news
formerName WGN America self-linksurface differs
surface form: Superstation WGN

WGN America self-linksurface differs
surface form: WGN Superstation
formerOperator Tribune Company
surface form: Tribune Media
genre general entertainment
hasSlogan America’s Entertainment Network
TV You Can’t Ignore
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
languageOfBroadcast English
notableOriginalProgram Manhattan
Outsiders
Salem
Underground
notableSyndicatedProgram Blue Bloods
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
surface form: In the Heat of the Night

JAG
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
operatedBy Nexstar Media Group
originallyCarriedLocalSportsFrom Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
ownedBy Nexstar Media Group
parentStation WGN-TV
pictureFormat 1080i HDTV
480i SDTV
programmingType feature films
original programming
syndicated series
rebrandedAs NewsNation
rebrandingDate 2021
removedChicagoSportsFromNationalFeed 2014
targetAudience national audience

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1995–96 NBA season televisionPartner WGN America
this entity surface form: WGN
Tribune Company owned WGN America
WGN America formerName WGN America self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WGN Superstation
WGN America formerName WGN America self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Superstation WGN
Pop (TV network) formerName WGN America
subject surface form: Pop
this entity surface form: TVGN
Nexstar Media Group owns WGN America
this entity surface form: WGN America (rebranded as NewsNation)
Pop formerName WGN America
this entity surface form: TVGN
WGN-TV sisterStation WGN America
this entity surface form: WGN America (historical relationship)
WGN-TV formerSuperstationFeed WGN America
NewsNation formerName WGN America
Underground originalNetwork WGN America
Underground originallyBroadcastBy WGN America