UNC-TV

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UNC-TV
Statewide North Carolina
Branding	UNC-TV
Slogan	Life-Changing Television for All of North Carolina
Channels	(various, see article) analog, (various, see article) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	UNC Center for Public Television
Founded	January 8, 1955
Former affiliations	NET (1955-1970)
Transmitter Power	(see FCC data in "External Links")
Website	www.unctv.org/

UNC-TV is a network of PBS member stations in North Carolina with headquarters in Research Triangle Park. The station takes its name from the University of North Carolina and is owned by the UNC Center for Public Television. It owns 11 transmitters that broadcast across the entire state as well as into parts of Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina. It also operates four digital channels: UNC-KD (children's programs), UNC-HD (high-definition programming), UNC-NC (North Carolina public affairs and original local productions) and UNC-ED (educational television).

The network creates many programs of local interest, including the newsmagazine North Carolina Now, the interview series North Carolina People (hosted by former UNC president William Friday), and special programs about the state's history and culture (often seen during the network's annual pledge drive). It also creates two programs for national distribution (The Woodwright's Shop and Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel). In addition to PBS programs, the station also runs British comedies on Saturday nights and EastEnders on Sunday nights.

Chapel Hill's WUNC-TV, the network's flagship station signed on January 8, 1955 as the first educational television station south of Washington, D.C.. In 1962, it joined National Educational Television (NET). In the next 15 years, three more stations signed on and a system of translators in the mountains allowed the network to reach across the entire state. The network's youngest station, WUNU in Lumberton, signed on in 1996.

It should be noted that Charlotte's WTVI and the Hampton Roads' WHRO-TV (which covers a portion of North Carolina) are not part of the UNC-TV network.

Contents 1 Transmitters 2 Translators 3 Cable 4 External links

[edit] Transmitters

Call sign	Analog channel	Digital channel	Location	Signed on	Also serves
WUNC-TV	4	59	Chapel Hill	1955	Raleigh Durham Danville, VA
WUND-TV	2	20	Edenton	1965	Columbia Outer Banks Elizabeth City Hampton Roads, VA
WUNE-TV	17	54	Linville	1967	Boone Hickory Mountain City, TN
WUNF-TV	33	25	Asheville	1967	Asheville, NC Hendersonville, NC The Upstate of South Carolina Newport, TN
WUNG-TV	58	44	Concord	1967	Charlotte Metro Rock Hill, SC
WUNJ-TV	39	29	Wilmington	1970	Myrtle Beach, SC
WUNK-TV	25	23	Greenville	1971	Washington
WUNL-TV	26	32	Winston-Salem	1973 (was once WTOB-TV)	Greensboro High Point Southside Virginia Southwest Virginia
WUNM-TV	19	18	Jacksonville	1982	New Bern
WUNP-TV	36	39	Roanoke Rapids	1986	Rocky Mount Southside Virginia
WUNU	31	25	Lumberton	1996	Fayetteville Florence, SC

[edit] Translators

UNC-TV operates a number of translators across the mountains of western North Carolina. These translators serve as low-power, limited-area repeaters for the main transmitter, mainly targeting towns in deep mountain valleys where the parent signal is blocked by the surrounding terrain. UNC-TV's translators are:

• Ch. 59 Andrews, NC
• Ch. 42 Bakersville, NC
• Ch. 52 Black Mountain, NC
• Ch. 65 Boone, NC
• Ch. 68 Brevard, NC
• Ch. 46 Bryson City, NC
• Ch. 67 Burnsville, NC
• Ch. 27 Canton, NC
• Ch. 24 Cashiers, NC
• Ch. 05 Chimney Rock, NC
• Ch. 23 Cullowhee, NC
• Ch. 28 Franklin, NC (Wine Springs)
• Ch. 60 Franklin, NC (Cowee Bald)
• Ch. 42 Hayesville, NC
• Ch. 27 Highlands, NC
• Ch. 25 Jefferson, NC
• Ch. 27 Lake Lure, NC
• Ch. 43 Marion, NC
• Ch. 31 Murphy, NC
• Ch. 35 Sparta, NC
• Ch. 28 Spruce Pine, NC
• Ch. 19 Tryon, NC
• Ch. 59 Zionville, NC

[edit] Cable

UNC TV is available on cable television services throughout the state. It is also available in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia through Cox Communications and in the Greenville, SC area through Charter Communications.

The station carried on cable systems is not always the closest station. For example, Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) in Laurinburg carries WUNJ of Wilmington, despite WUNU being closer in Lumberton.

[edit] External links

• UNC-TV Web site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNC
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUND
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNE
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNF
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNG
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNJ
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNK
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNL
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNM
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNP
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WUNU

Broadcast television in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville market  (Nielsen DMA #29)
WUNC 4 / WUNU 31 / WUNP 36 (PBS/UNC-TV) - WRAL 5 (CBS) - WTVD 11 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT3) - WUBX-CA 13/WUBX-LD 31 (Silent?) - WBXU-CA 13 (Silent?) - WNCN 17 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WLFL 22 (The CW) - W24CP 24 (3ABN) - WTNC 26 (TFU) - WRDC 28 (MNTV) - WRAY 30 (Ind) - WACN-LP 34 (DS) - WUVC 40 (UNI) - WHFL-LP 43 (Worship) - WZGS 44 (Telemundo) - W45CN 45 / W45CO 45 / W63CW 63 / W64CN 64 (TBN) - WRPX 47 / WFPX 62 (ION) - WRAZ 50 (Fox) - WWIW-LP 66 (DS) - W67CD 67 (A1) - W68BK 68 (Educational)
Local cable television channels
News 14 Carolina
Out-of-market broadcast television available on cable in some parts of the market
WECT 6 (NBC, Wilmington)

Broadcast television in the Charlotte market  (Nielsen DMA #26)
WBTV 3 (CBS) - WSOC 9 (ABC) - WHKY 14 (Ind) - W16CF 16 / W38CN 38 / W66ST 66 (TBN) - WUNE 17 / WUNG 58 (PBS/UNC-TV) - WCCB 18 (Fox) - WLNN-LP 24 / WTBL-LP 49 (A1) - WGTB-LP 28 (FN/LeSEA) - WNSC 30 (PBS/SCETV) - WCNC 36 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WTVI 42 (PBS, Create on DT3) - WJZY 46 (The CW) - WMYT 55 (MNTV) - WAXN 64 (Ind)
Local cable television channels
CMS TV3 - News 14 Carolina - Ch. 16 (Local Government) - C-SET (defunct)
See also Broadcast television in Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville, Columbia and Piedmont Triad

Broadcast television in the Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville market  (Nielsen DMA #36)
WYFF 4 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WSPA 7 (CBS) - WGTV 8 (PBS/GPB) - WLOS 13 (ABC, The Tube on DT2) - WGGS 16 (Rel./TBN) - WHNS 21 (Fox) - WNTV 29 / WNEH 38 / WRET 49 (PBS/SCETV) - W31AZ 31 / W50CL 50 / W50CZ 50 (TBN) - WNEG 32 (CBS) - WUNF 33 (PBS/UNC-TV) - WMYA 40 (MNTV) - WYCW 62 (The CW) - WAEN-LP 64 (A1)

Broadcast television in the Greenville/New Bern/Washington market  (Nielsen DMA #107)
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)
Out-of-market broadcast television available on cable in some parts of the market
WSKY 4 (IND, Manteo, NC/Hampton Roads, VA) - WRAL 5 (CBS, Raleigh) - WECT 6 (NBC, Wilmington) - WTVD 11 (ABC, Durham) - WNCN 17 (NBC, Goldsboro)

Broadcast television in the Wilmington market  (Nielsen DMA #136)
WWAY 3 (ABC) - WECT 6 (NBC) - WILM-LP 10 (CBS) - WSFX 26 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2) - WUNJ 39 (PBS/UNC-TV) - WMYW-LP 47 (MNTV) - W51CW 51 (TBN)
Local cable television channels
WBW 29 (The CW)
See also: Broadcast television in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, Greenville/New Bern/Washington, and Florence/Myrtle Beach markets

PBS Member Stations in the state of North Carolina
UNC-TV: Hampton Roads market: WUND 2 (Edenton) - WUNP 36 (Roanoke Rapids) Triangle market: WUNC 4 (Chapel Hill) - WUNU 31 (Lumberton) Charlotte market: WUNE 17 (Linville) - WUNG 58 (Concord) Greenville/New Bern/Washington market: WUNM 19 (Jacksonville) - WUNK 25 (Greenville) Piedmont Triad market: WUNL 26 (Winston-Salem) Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville market: WUNF 33 (Asheville) Wilmington market: WUNJ 39 (Wilmington) Other: WTVI 42 (Charlotte)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CW, MNTV and Other stations in North Carolina