is produced by CBS' Miami sister station WFOR-TV. It also marked WTOG's return to airing local news programming since its own in-house news department shut down 22 years earlier. This newscast was converted to the CBS News Now format (as Tampa Bay Now News) upon its launch in July 2022. Notable former on-air staff Jane Akre – anchor (1996) Dick Bennick – host of Creature Feature as "Dr. Paul Bearer" (1973–1995) Christine Chubbuck – reporter (early 1970s) Ray Perkins – host of The Buc Report Beasley Reece – sports (1986–1988, 1997–1998; later of KYW-TV in Philadelphia) Carmen Roberts – reporter (1980s) Mary Rogers – anchor (−1993) Rob Stone – sports (late 1990s); later with ESPN, now at Fox Sports Ken Suarez – reporter (1988–1998, now at WTVT) Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Analog-to-digital conversion WTOG shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 44, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 59, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era frequency, UHF channel 44. Translators Former translator WTOG previously operated a third translator, W29AB (channel 29) licensed to Ocala. In 1995, it was sold to First Media and became a translator for WCPX (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando. References External links TOG Mass media in St. Petersburg, Florida CBS News and Stations The CW affiliates Start TV affiliates Dabl affiliates Circle (TV network) affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1968 1968 establishments in Florida National Hockey League over-the-air television broadcasters Superstations in the United States