WCCB

WCCB (channel 18) is a television station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with The CW. It serves as the flagship station of locally based Bahakel Communications. WCCB's studios are located just outside Uptown Charlotte, off Independence Boulevard (across from Bojangles' Coliseum), and its transmitter is located in Newell, an unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County just northeast of the Charlotte city limits.

WCCB
Channels
Branding
  • WCCB Charlotte's CW; WCCB News
  • MeTV Charlotte (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
  • First incarnation: January 5, 1954 (1954-01-05)
  • Second incarnation: September 5, 1961 (1961-09-05)
  • Current incarnation: November 1, 1964 (1964-11-01)
Last air date
  • First incarnation: March 15, 1955 (1955-03-15) (1 year, 69 days)
  • Second incarnation: May 16, 1963 (1963-05-16) (1 year, 253 days)
Former call signs
  • WAYS-TV (1954–January 1955)
  • WQMC-TV (January–March 1955)
  • WUTV (1962–1963)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 36 (UHF, 1954–1966), 18 (UHF, 1966–2009)
  • Digital: 27 (UHF, 1999–2019)
  • ABC (1954–1955, 1967–1978)
  • NBC (secondary, 1954–1955 and 1964–1967)
  • Dark (1955–1961, 1963–1964)
  • Independent (1961–1963, 1964–1967, 1978–1986)
  • ABC (secondary, 1964–1967)
  • CBS (secondary, 1964–1967)
  • United (1967)
  • Fox (1986–2013)
Call sign meaning
Charlotte Cy Bahakel (station owner and founder)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49157
ERP963 kW
HAAT364 m (1,194 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°16′2″N 80°44′4″W
Translator(s)W34FH-D 18 (34 UHF) Marion
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wccbcharlotte.com
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