WNBC
NBC flagship station in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City that serves as the flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo station WNJU (channel 47). WNBC's studios and offices are co-located with NBC's corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan; WNJU's facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey, also serve as WNBC's New Jersey news bureau. Through a channel sharing agreement with WNJU, the two stations transmit using WNJU's spectrum from an antenna atop One World Trade Center.
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Branding | NBC 4 New York; News 4 New York |
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Founded | July 1, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-07-01) (as experimental station W2XBS) |
First air date | July 1, 1941 (82 years ago) (1941-07-01) |
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Call sign meaning | National Broadcasting Company |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 47535 |
ERP | 575 kW |
HAAT | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W |
Translator(s) | WKAQ-DT 2.3 (28.3 UHF) San Juan, PR |
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Website | nbcnewyork |
WNBC holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating commercial television station in the United States.