WRAL-TV
WRAL-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is the flagship station of the locally based Capitol Broadcasting Company, which has owned the station since its inception.
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| City | Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Branding | WRAL-TV 5; WRAL News |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| WCLY, WCMC-FM, WDNC, WRAL, WRAZ, WNGT-CD | |
| History | |
First air date | December 15, 1956 |
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Call sign meaning | Raleigh |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8688 |
| ERP | 833.7 kW |
| HAAT | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′29″N 78°31′39″W |
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| Website | www |
WRAL-TV is a sister station to Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50, also licensed to Raleigh), Class A news-formatted independent station WNGT-CD (channel 34, licensed to both Smithfield and Selma), and radio stations WRAL (101.5 FM), WCMC-FM (99.9), WDNC (620 AM), and WCLY (1550 AM). The television stations share studios at Capitol Broadcasting Company headquarters on Western Boulevard in west Raleigh, while WRAL-TV's transmitter is located in Auburn, North Carolina.
WRAL-TV has been affiliated with NBC since February 29, 2016, when it ended a 30-year affiliation with CBS, with CBS going to Goldsboro-licensed WNCN (channel 17) on that date. This is channel 5's second stint with NBC; it was a primary affiliate with that network for six years at the station's inception, after which it took on a secondary affiliation with NBC for the next nine years.