WBAL-TV

This article is about the television station. For the co-owned radio station with the same call sign, see WBAL (AM).

WBAL-TV
Channels
Branding
  • WBAL-TV 11; 11 News
  • MeTV Baltimore (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBAL, WIYY
History
FoundedMay 1946[1]
First air date
March 11, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-03-11)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 11 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 59 (UHF, 1998–2009), 11 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • NBC (1948–1981)
  • CBS (1981–1995)
Call sign meaning
Baltimore
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65696
ERP30 kW
HAAT305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W / 39.33472; -76.65056
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wbaltv.com

WBAL-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship property of Hearst Television, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to the company's sole radio properties, WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (97.9 FM). The three outlets share studios and offices on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, near the transmission tower that WBAL-TV also shares with WIYY and several other Baltimore television and radio stations.

  1. ^ "Television stations granted to three" (PDF). Broadcasting - Telecasting. May 27, 1946. p. 90.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBAL-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.