The new owners renamed the station WGNT on September 13 they had no connection to the Tribune Broadcasting family of stations with branding descended from WGN - TV in Chicago .
13 stands for Greater Norfolk Television ; despite the call sign similarity .
The new owners renamed the station WGNT on September 13 , which stands for Greater Norfolk Television ; despite the call sign similarity , they had no connection to the Tribune Broadcasting family of stations with branding descended from WGN - TV in Chicago .