WMC-TV

WMC-TV
Memphis, Tennessee; United States;
Channels	Digital: 5 (VHF), to move to 30 (UHF); Virtual: 5;
Branding	WMC-TV 5; Action News 5
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WTME-LD
History
First air date	December 11, 1948 (75 years ago)
Former call signs	WMCT (1948–1967)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1948–1952), 5 (VHF, 1952–2009); Digital: 52 (UHF, 1999–2009);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; CBS (1948–1953); ABC (1948–1955); DuMont (1948–1956);
Call sign meaning	Memphis Commercial Appeal (derived from WMC radio)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	19184
ERP	34.5 kW; 515 kW (CP);
HAAT	308 m (1,010 ft); 307.7 m (1,009.5 ft) (CP);
Transmitter coordinates	35°10′7″N 89°53′6″W / 35.16861°N 89.88500°W; 35°10′9″N 89°53′10″W / 35.16917°N 89.88611°W (CP);
Translator(s)	WDDY-LD 15 (UHF) Corinth, MS; W20DW-D 20 (UHF) Clarksdale, MS; WANF-LD 32 (UHF) Dyersburg, TN;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.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.

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

Memphis, Tennessee United States


Channels	Digital: 5 (VHF), to move to 30 (UHF)^[1]^[2] Virtual: 5
Branding	WMC-TV 5; Action News 5
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	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)
Former affiliations	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 ID	19184
ERP	34.5 kW 515 kW (CP)^[1]
HAAT	308 m (1,010 ft) 307.7 m (1,009.5 ft) (CP)^[1]
Transmitter coordinates	35°10′7″N 89°53′6″W / 35.16861°N 89.88500°W / 35.16861; -89.88500 35°10′9″N 89°53′10″W / 35.16917°N 89.88611°W / 35.16917; -89.88611 (CP)^[1]
Translator(s)	WDDY-LD 15 (UHF) Corinth, MS W20DW-D 20 (UHF) Clarksdale, MS WANF-LD 32 (UHF) Dyersburg, TN
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.actionnews5.com