WVNC-LD

WVNC-LD, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 24), is a low-powered NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Watertown, New York, United States. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. WVNC-LD's studios are located at Public Square in downtown Watertown, and its transmitter is located along NY 126/State Street on Champion Hill.[2][3] On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 6.

WVNC-LD
Watertown, New York
United States
BrandingNBC Watertown
Antenna TV Watertown (LD2, primary)
My TV Watertown (LD2, secondary)
ChannelsDigital: 24 (UHF)
Virtual: 45 (PSIP)
Affiliations45.1: NBC
45.2: Antenna TV/MNTV[1]
45.3: Grit
45.4: Bounce TV
45.5: Court TV
45.6: QVC
45.7: HSN
OwnerSagamoreHill Broadcasting
LicenseeSagamoreHill of Watertown Licenses, LLC
FoundedMarch 24, 2015
First air dateDecember 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
Call sign meaningWatertown
TeleVision
North Country
Former call signsW45EI-D (2015–2016)
Transmitter power15 kW
Height107.2 m (352 ft)
ClassLD
Facility ID188838
Transmitter coordinates43°58′4.6″N 75°48′21.2″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewww.nbcwatertown.com

History

Although the channel 45 frequency had never been used in Watertown prior to 2015, the adjacent channel 46 was the home of WLOT-LP, Watertown's UPN affiliate, until its owner died in 2005 and the station went dark (its frequency has never been reactivated).

On August 28, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the transfer of control of a low-power digital television license in Watertown, W45EI-D, from Sunrise, Florida-based DTV America Corporation to SagamoreHill Broadcasting.[4] The new owners promptly renamed the station WVNC-LD and signed it to an affiliation deal with NBC, giving the Watertown area its first locally-based full-time NBC affiliate. The new station signed-on December 1, 2016. Prior to WVNC-LD's sign-on, North Country cable systems received either WSTM-TV in Syracuse or WPTZ in Plattsburgh, depending on the location. WWNY-TV previously had a secondary affiliation with the network until 1995.[5] WPTZ and WSTM-TV are still available on cable along with WVNC-LD.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [6]
45.11080i16:9WVNCNBCMain WVNC-LD programming / NBC
45.2480iAntennaAntenna TV & MyNetworkTV
45.3GritTvGrit
45.4BounceBounce TV
45.5CourtTvCourt TV
45.6QVCQVC
45.7HSNHSN

Programming

WVNC-LD's main channel clears the entire NBC schedule, including The More You Know, NBC's E/I-compliant block which, as a low-power station, it is not required to clear. Syndicated programming on WVNC-LD includes The Wendy Williams Show, Family Feud, Access Hollywood, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.[7]

In addition to NBC programming, WVNC-LD operates the Watertown market's Antenna TV affiliate on its LD2 subchannel. On weeknights, WVNC-LD2 also carries programs from the MyNetworkTV programming service, filling in programming for all time slots outside of the MyNetworkTV programming schedule with the Antenna TV schedule.[8][9]

News operation

WVNC-LD currently does not air any local news programming; station officials stated at its launch that planning was underway to open a news department by early 2018. As of June 2020, there is still no local news available on WVNC-LD.

References
  1. The Official Logo Of WVNC-LD2
  2. https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=188838&applicationId=25076ff358164b8b0158b0df48964fb5
  3. http://www.rabbitears.info/tvq.php?request=items&facid=188838
  4. http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1731564.pdf
  5. Dwyer, Brian. "NBC will Soon be Local in Watertown; News Department in 2018". Time Warner Cable News. Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. RabbitEars TV Query for WVNC-LD
  7. https://www.kellyclarksonshow.com/exclusives/where-to-watch
  8. "Interactive Affiliate Map". AntennaTV.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. www.nbcwatertown.com
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