WTGR

WTGR is the NBC affiliate serving The Villages, Florida region. Broadcasting on channel 5, WTGR is owned and operated by Raycom Media. WTGR was launched in Aug. 2, 1957 and took the NBC affiliation. WTGR was owned at first by Jefferson Pilot Corporation. After 40 years of ownership, Jefferson Pilot Corporation sold WTGR to Raycom Media. In addition to running the NBC schedule, WTGR also airs syndicated programming, including The Doctors, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Steve Harvey. WTGR also operates two subchannels: 5.2 (for Vault Disney) and 5.3 (for Soapnet).