WTOG

WTOG
St. Petersburg–Tampa, Florida; United States;
City	St. Petersburg, Florida
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF); Virtual: 44;
Branding	Tampa Bay 44
Programming
Affiliations	44.1: Independent; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	CBS News and Stations; (CBS Operations Investments Inc.);
History
Founded	December 15, 1966
First air date	November 4, 1968
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 44 (UHF, 1968–2009); Digital: 59 (UHF, 1995–2009), 44 (UHF, 2009–2020);
Former affiliations	Independent (1968–1986, 1988–1995); Fox (1986–1988); UPN (1995–2006); The CW (2006–2023);
Call sign meaning	Nod to former sister station WGTO radio in Orlando
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74112
ERP	700 kW
HAAT	452.9 m (1,486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°50′51.5″N 82°15′49.4″W / 27.847639°N 82.263722°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.tampabay44.com

WTOG (channel 44) is an independent television station licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay area. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group, and maintains studios on Northeast 105th Terrace in St. Petersburg, near the west end of the Gandy Bridge; its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida.