WMBC-TV

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WMBC-TV

Newton, New Jersey New York, New York United States
City	Newton, New Jersey
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 63
Branding	WMBC TV 63
Programming
Affiliations	63.1: Merit Street Media for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Mountain Broadcasting Corporation
History
Founded	August 1987
First air date	April 26, 1993 (31 years ago) (1993-04-26)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 63 (UHF, 1993–2009)
Former affiliations	FamilyNet (1993–1996) Main Street TV (1993–1996) Independent (1996–2024) Scripps News (April-November 2024)
Call sign meaning	Mountain Broadcasting Corporation
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	43952
ERP	250 kW
HAAT	520 m (1,706 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wmbctv.com

WMBC-TV (channel 63) is a television station licensed to Newton, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York metropolitan area as an affiliate of Merit Street Media. The station is owned by the Mountain Broadcasting Corporation, and maintains studios on Clinton Road in West Caldwell, New Jersey; it transmits from atop One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.