WCCB

WCCB
Charlotte, North Carolina; United States;
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF); Virtual: 18;
Branding	WCCB Charlotte's CW; WCCB News; MeTV Charlotte (on DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	18.1: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Bahakel Communications; (North Carolina Broadcasting Partners);
History
First air date	First incarnation: January 5, 1954; Second incarnation: September 5, 1961; Current incarnation: November 1, 1964; 60 years ago;
Last air date	First incarnation: March 15, 1955 (1 year, 69 days); Second incarnation: May 16, 1963 (1 year, 253 days);
Former call signs	WAYS-TV (1954–1955); WQMC (1955–1957); WUTV (1957–1964);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 36 (UHF, 1954–1966), 18 (UHF, 1966–2009); Digital: 27 (UHF, 1999–2019);
Former affiliations	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 ID	49157
ERP	963 kW
HAAT	364 m (1,194 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′2″N 80°44′4″W / 35.26722°N 80.73444°W
Translator(s)	W34FH-D 18 (34 UHF) Marion
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wccbcharlotte.com

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.

Charlotte, North Carolina United States


Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 18
Branding	WCCB Charlotte's CW; WCCB News MeTV Charlotte (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	18.1: The CW for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Bahakel Communications (North Carolina Broadcasting Partners)
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; 60 years ago (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 (1954–1955) WQMC (1955–1957) WUTV (1957–1964)^[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 36 (UHF, 1954–1966), 18 (UHF, 1966–2009) Digital: 27 (UHF, 1999–2019)
Former affiliations	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)^[2] Fox (1986–2013)
Call sign meaning	Charlotte Cy Bahakel (station owner and founder)
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49157
ERP	963 kW
HAAT	364 m (1,194 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′2″N 80°44′4″W / 35.26722°N 80.73444°W / 35.26722; -80.73444
Translator(s)	W34FH-D 18 (34 UHF) Marion
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wccbcharlotte.com