WYDO

WYDO (channel 14) is a television station licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Eastern North Carolina. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of New Bern–licensed ABC affiliate WCTI-TV (channel 12), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns WYDO as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. Both stations share studios on Glenburnie Drive in New Bern, while WYDO's transmitter is located north of Trenton along NC 41. There is no separate website for WYDO; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WCTI-TV.

WYDO
CityGreenville, North Carolina
Channels
Branding
  • Fox Eastern Carolina
  • Bounce Eastern Carolina (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group (via SSA)
WCTI-TV
History
FoundedOctober 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)
First air date
June 30, 1992 (1992-06-30)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 14 (UHF, 1992–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 21 (UHF, 2006–2009)
  • 47 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Call sign meaning
Sequentially assigned
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35582
ClassDT
ERP350 kW
HAAT581.4 m (1,907 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°6′16″N 77°20′11″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewcti12.com/fox-eastern-carolina

The station's main signal was originally WFXI (channel 8), licensed to Morehead City. WFXI's signal covered the eastern portion of the market, while WYDO served as a full satellite for the western portion. On September 6, 2017, WFXI was shut down as a result of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s spectrum auction, leaving WYDO as the sole Fox affiliate for the region. At the same time, the station was sold by Esteem Broadcasting—an affiliate of WCTI owner Bonten Media Group—to Cunningham Broadcasting, a partner company of Sinclair (which had acquired Bonten).

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