WMC-TV

WMC-TV
Channels
BrandingWMC-TV 5; Action News 5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WTME-LD
History
First air date
December 11, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-12-11)
Former call signs
WMCT (1948–1967)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1948–1952), 5 (VHF, 1952–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • All secondary:
  • CBS (1948–1953)
  • ABC (1948–1955)
  • DuMont (1948–1956)
Call sign meaning
Memphis Commercial Appeal (derived from WMC radio)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19184
ERP
HAAT
  • 308 m (1,010 ft)
  • 307.7 m (1,009.5 ft) (CP)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.actionnews5.com

WMC-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate WTME-LD (channel 14). The two stations share studios on Union Avenue in midtown Memphis; WMC-TV's transmitter is located in northeast Memphis, near the suburb of Bartlett, Tennessee.

  1. ^ a b c d "Licensing and Management System". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, January 9, 2023, Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMC-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.