WNCT-TV
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| WNCT-TV | |
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| Greenville/Washington/New Bern, North Carolina | |
| Branding | Eyewitness News 9 |
| Slogan | On Your Side |
| Channels | 9 (VHF) analog, 10 (VHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS The CW (on DT2) |
| Owner | Media General |
| Founded | December 22, 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | We're North Carolina Television |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary, 1953-62) DuMont (1953-1956)[1] |
| Website | wnct.com |
WNCT-TV, channel 9, is the CBS affiliate in Greenville, North Carolina, serving New Bern, Washington, and the rest of east central North Carolina. The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 9, and its digital signal on VHF channel 10. Its transmitter is located in Grifton, North Carolina.
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[edit] History
WNCT signed on the air on December 22, 1953, making it the first television station in eastern North Carolina. It was a part-time ABC affiliate until WNBE-TV (now WCTI-TV) signed on from New Bern in 1963. [2] The station also carried programming from the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.[3] It was co-owned by Roy H. Park along with the Greenville Daily Reflector and WNCT radio (AM 1070 and FM 107.9). WNCT remained the flagship station of Park Communications until Park merged with Media General in 1997.
After WJKA-TV (now WSFX-TV) dropped CBS in 1994, CBS programming was seen in the Wilmington area on WNCT, WRAL-TV and WBTW-TV until low-powered WILM-LP in Wilmington affiliated with CBS in 2000. WNCT and those other stations still serve some parts of the Wilmington market that don't get WILM-LP's signal over the air or on cable.
[edit] The CW
In September of 2006, WNCT's DT2 digital subchannel began serving as the area's affiliate for The CW. The CW subchannel is known as "Eastern North Carolina's CW". WNCT DT2 offers The Daily Buzz newscast weekday mornings from 6 to 9 AM.
[edit] Newscasts
WNCT's newscasts are branded under the popular Eyewitness News label. The station delays the weekday broadcast of The Early Show until 8 AM and airs an extra hour of local news instead. The station's radar is called "Live VIPIR 9".
[edit] Weekdays
- Eyewitness News 9 Morning Edition I (5:30-6 AM)
- Eyewitness News 9 Morning Edition II (6-7 AM)
- Eyewitness News 9 Morning Edition at 7 (7-8 AM)
- Eyewitness News 9 at Noon (12-12:30 PM)
- Eyewitness News 9 at 6 (6-6:30 PM)
- Fox News at 10 on Fox 8 & Fox 14 (10-10:30 PM on WFXI)
- Eyewitness News 9 Nightside (11-11:35 PM)
[edit] Weekends
- Eyewitness News 9 Weekend Edition (6-6:30 PM)
- Fox News at 10 on Fox 8 & Fox 14 (10-10:30 PM on WFXI)
- Eyewitness News 9 Nightside (11-11:35 PM)
(no morning news on weekends)
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Greenville/New Bern/Washington market (Nielsen DMA #107) | ||
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WITN 7 (NBC) - WFXI 8 / WYDO 14 (Fox) - WNCT 9 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WCTI 12 (ABC) (Ind on DT2) - WUNM 19 / WUNK 25 (PBS/UNC-TV) - W22CJ 22 / W60CV 60 (TBN) - WPXU 35 / WEPX 38 (ION/MNTV/S@H) |
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| Out-of-market broadcast television available on cable in some parts of the market | ||
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WSKY 4 (IND, Manteo, NC/Hampton Roads, VA) - WRAL 5 (CBS, Raleigh) - WECT 6 (NBC, Wilmington) - WTVD 11 (ABC, Durham) - WNCN 17 (NBC, Goldsboro) |
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| CBS Network Affiliates in the state of North Carolina | |
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WFMY 2 (Greensboro) - WBTV 3 (Charlotte) - WRAL 5 (Raleigh) - WNCT 9 (Greenville) - WILM-LP 10 (Wilmington) |
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| See also: ABC, Fox, NBC, PBS, CW, MNTV and Other stations in North Carolina | |
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Corporate Directors: J. Stewart Bryan, III (COB) | Marshall N. Morton | O. Reid Ashe, Jr. | John A. Schauss | Diana F. Cantor | Charles A. Davis | Thompson L. Rankin | Rodney A. Smolla | Walter E. Williams | Coleman Wortham, III | H. Graham Woodlief, Jr. | James A. Zimmerman | Neal F. Fondren | Stephen Y. Dickinson | George L. Mahoney | Lou Anne J. Nabhan | John A. Schauss | James F. Woodward |
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CBS Network Affiliates: KALB-DT2 | WBTW | WHLT | WJHL | WJTV | WKRG | WNEG | WNCT | WRBL | WSPA |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: WBTW-DT2 | WSAV-DT2 |
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NBC Network Affiliates: KALB | WCBD | WCMH | WFLA | WJAR | WNCN | WSAV | WSLS | WVTM |
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Websites: TBO.com | TriCities.com | SCNow.com |
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Other Assets: Atlee Park | Blockdot | Boxerjam Media | Professional Communications Systems |
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Annual Revenue: $80.2 million USD (FY 2004) | Employees: approximately 7,900 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: MEG | Website: www.mediageneral.com |
