WNCT-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WNCT-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = On Your Side
station_branding = Eyewitness News 9
analog = 9 (VHF)
digital = 10 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = CBS
The CW (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate = December 22, 1953
location = Greenville/Washington/New Bern, North Carolina
callsign_meaning = We're
North
Carolina
Television
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Media General, Inc.
licensee = Media General Communications Holdings, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Both secondary:
ABC (1953-1962)
DuMont (1953-1955) [ [http://jeff560.tripod.com/1952tv.html Commercial Television Stations of the U. S., 1952 ] ]
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
35 kW (digital)
HAAT = 573 m (analog)
575 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 57838
coordinates = coord|35|21|55.9|N|77|23|34.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wnct.com/ www.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.WNCT is available on satellite thru Directv and Dish Network.

History

WNCT signed on the air on December 22, 1953. It is the fourth-oldest continuous TV station in North Carolina (behind Charlotte's WBTV, Greensboro's WFMY-TV and Winston-Salem's WXII-TV), and the oldest station in the eastern part of the state. It was a part-time ABC affiliate until WNBE-TV (now WCTI-TV) signed on from New Bern in 1963. [http://www.wnct.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNCT/HTMLPage/NCT_HTMLPage&c=HTMLPage&cid=1031771608790] It was co-owned by Roy H. Park along with the The 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.Fact|date=February 2008

After WJKA-TV (now WSFX-TV) in Wilmington 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.Fact|date=February 2008

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. WNCT started a 10 p.m. newscast on WNCT DT2 on January 1, 2008. [ [http://www.wnct.com/midatlantic/nct/video/news_at_ten.html News at Ten - Greenville, NC ] ]

WNCT The CW is available on Directv and Dish Network satellite services.

Newscasts

WNCT's newscasts are branded under the "Eyewitness News" label. The station's radar is called "Live VIPIR 9".

As of July 2008, WNCT is the ratings leader in the Greenville/New Bern/Washington television market, taking first place at 11pm and 6pm. [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6579887.htmlLink 3] . Generally WNCT and WITN (the market's NBC affiliate) trade the ratings crown frequently.

News Personalities

Anchors

*Allan Hoffman, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
*Annette Newell, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.; 10 p.m. on the C.W.
*Marisela Burgos, weekend
*Carley Wegner, morning and noon

Reporters

*Marisela Burgos
*Philip Jones
*Parul Joshi
*Laura Vesco
*Andrew Doud
*Arthur Mondale

Weather

*Phillip Willams, chief meteorologist, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
*Gannon Medwick, morning and noon
*Scott Sumner, weekend

ports

*Brian Bailey, sports director, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.

External links

* [http://www.wnct.com/ WNCT Website]
* [http://www.cwenc.com/ WNCT DT2 "Eastern Carolina's CW" Website]
*TVQ|WNCT
*BIA|WNCT|TV|TV

References