WSLS-TV

WSLS-TV
CityRoanoke, Virginia
Channels
Branding
  • WSLS 10 (general)
  • 10 News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedDecember 11, 1952 (71 years ago) (1952-12-11)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1952–2009)
  • Digital: 30 (UHF, 2002–2019)
CBS (secondary, 1952–1955)
Call sign meaning
Shenandoah Life Station (reference to original owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57840
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT608.7 m (1,997 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°12′3.3″N 80°8′52.8″W / 37.200917°N 80.148000°W / 37.200917; -80.148000
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsls.com

WSLS-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, serving the Roanoke–Lynchburg market as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Graham Media Group, the station maintains studios on Fifth Street in Roanoke, and its transmitter is located on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County. It is the third-oldest continuously operating station in Virginia, behind Richmond's WTVR-TV and Norfolk's WTKR, as well as the state's oldest station west of Richmond.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSLS-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.