WVTM-TV

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WVTM-TV

Birmingham–Tuscaloosa– Anniston, Alabama United States
City	Birmingham, Alabama
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 13
Branding	WVTM 13
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Hearst Television (WVTM Hearst Television Inc.)
History
First air date	May 29, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-05-29)
Former call signs	WAFM-TV (1949–1953) WABT (1953–1958) WAPI-TV (1958–1980)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1949–2009) Digital: 52 (UHF, 1999–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)
Former affiliations	CBS (primary 1949–1954, joint primary 1961–1965, secondary 1965–1970) ABC (secondary, 1949–1961) NBC (joint primary, 1961–1965)
Call sign meaning	"Vulcan Times Mirror" (in reference to statue and former owners)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74173
ERP	47.6 kW
HAAT	400.3 m (1,313 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°29′26″N 86°47′48″W / 33.49056°N 86.79667°W / 33.49056; -86.79667
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wvtm13.com

WVTM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with NBC. Owned by Hearst Television,^[2] the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities atop Red Mountain, between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive in southeastern Birmingham, adjacent to the Vulcan Statue and next to the studios of Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6).