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WCYB-TV
NBC/CW affiliate in Bristol, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WCYB-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, United States, serving the Tri-Cities area as an affiliate of NBC and The CW. It is one of two commercial television stations in the market that are licensed in Virginia (alongside religious station WLFG, channel 68, in Grundy). WCYB-TV is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also provides certain services to Greeneville, Tennessee–licensed Fox affiliate WEMT (channel 39) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WEMT as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Lee Street on the Virginia side of Bristol (straddling the Virginia–Tennessee line); WCYB-TV's transmitter is located at Rye Patch Knob on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.
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City | Bristol, Virginia |
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First air date | August 13, 1956 (67 years ago) (1956-08-13) |
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Call sign meaning | City of Bristol |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 2455 |
ERP | 1,000 kW[1] |
HAAT | 755 m (2,477 ft)[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°26′58.2″N 82°6′28.7″W |
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Website | wcyb |