This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
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Full-power stations
VC refers to the station's
PSIP
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virtual channel
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. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.
Defunct full-power stations
*Channel 8: WFXI – Fox – Morehead City (1988–2017)
*Channel 18: WFLB-TV – ABC/CBS/NBC – Fayetteville (August 29, 1955 – June 20, 1958)
*Channel 26:
WTOB-TV
WTOB-TV (channel 26) was a television station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, owned by the Winston-Salem Broadcasting Company. The first station on the air in Winston-Salem, it broadcast programming from ABC and operated from Se ...
– ABC/DuMont – Winston-Salem (September 26, 1953 – May 11, 1957)
*Channel 28:
WNAO-TV
WNAO-TV (channel 28) was a television station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with CBS. Owned by the Sir Walter Television Company, it was the first television station in the Raleigh–Durham area and the first ultra high fr ...
– ABC/CBS/NBC/DuMont – Raleigh (July 12, 1953 – December 31, 1957)
*Channel 48:
WUBC – Ind. – Greensboro (November 6, 1967 – July 26, 1970)
*Channel 62: WISE-TV – CBS/NBC – Asheville (became
WANC-TV
WANC-TV (known as WISE-TV from 1953 to 1967), UHF analog channel 21 (formerly on channel 62 until 1971), was a television station in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Owned throughout its existence by Thoms Broadcasting, WANC-TV was origi ...
channel 21, August 2, 1953 – 1978)
LPTV
Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonl ...
stations
Translators
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See also
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North Carolina media
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List of newspapers in North Carolina
There have been newspapers in North Carolina since the ''North-Carolina Gazette'' began publication in the Province of North Carolina in 1751. As of January 2020, there were approximately 260 newspapers in publication in North Carolina. While p ...
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List of defunct newspapers of North Carolina
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List of radio stations in North Carolina
The following is a list of Federal Communications Commission, FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, which can be sorted by their Call signs in North America, call signs, frequency, frequencies, city of license, cities o ...
** Media of
cities
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in North Carolina:
Asheville
Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina a ...
,
Charlotte
Charlotte most commonly refers to:
*Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles
** Princess Charlotte (disambiguation)
** Queen Charlotte (disambiguation)
*Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city
* Charlotte (cake) ...
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Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England
**County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States
Durham may also refer to:
Places
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Fayetteville Fayetteville may refer to:
*Fayetteville, Alabama
*Fayetteville, Arkansas
** The Fayetteville Formation
*Fayetteville, Georgia
*Fayetteville, Illinois
*Fayetteville, Indiana
*Fayetteville, Washington County, Indiana
*Fayetteville, Missouri
*Fayette ...
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Greensboro
Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, af ...
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High Point,
Raleigh
Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ...
,
Wilmington,
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and the 91st-most populous city in the Uni ...
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External links
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North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
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North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
Television stations in North Carolina
Television stations
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's s ...