WCYB-TV

WCYB-TV
CityBristol, Virginia
Channels
Branding
  • WCYB-TV 5; News 5
  • Tri-Cities CW (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WEMT
History
First air date
August 13, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-08-13)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • Digital: 28 (UHF, 1996–2009), 5 (VHF, 2009–2022)
  • Both secondary:
  • ABC (1956–1969)
  • The WB (1996–2006)
Call sign meaning
City of Bristol
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2455
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT755 m (2,477 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates36°26′58.2″N 82°6′28.7″W / 36.449500°N 82.107972°W / 36.449500; -82.107972
Links
Public license information
Websitewcyb.com

WCYB-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, United States, serving the Tri-Cities area as an affiliate of NBC and The CW. It is one of two commercial television stations in the market that are licensed in Virginia (alongside religious station WLFG, channel 68, in Grundy). WCYB-TV is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also provides certain services to Greeneville, Tennessee–licensed Fox affiliate WEMT (channel 39) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WEMT as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Lee Street on the Virginia side of Bristol (straddling the Virginia–Tennessee line); WCYB-TV's transmitter is located at Rye Patch Knob on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCYB-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.