WRC-TV

WRC-TV
Channels
BrandingNBC 4; News 4
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WZDC-CD
History
First air date
June 27, 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-06-27)
Former call signs
WNBW (1947–1954)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1947–2009)
  • Digital: 48 (UHF, 1998–2019)
Call sign meaning
Radio Corporation of America (NBC's former parent)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47904
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT244 m (801 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°56′24″N 77°4′53″W / 38.94000°N 77.08139°W / 38.94000; -77.08139
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.nbcwashington.com

WRC-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Washington, D.C., serving as the market's NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Class A Telemundo outlet WZDC-CD (channel 44). WRC-TV and WZDC-CD share studios on Nebraska Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest Washington.[2] Through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WRC-TV's spectrum from a tower adjacent to their studios.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRC-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Digital Signal Sources". The Washington Post. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018.