WWBT

WWBT
CityRichmond, Virginia
Channels
Branding
  • 12 On Your Side
  • MeTV Richmond (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WUPV, WRID-LD
History
First air date
April 29, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-04-29)
Former call signs
WRVA-TV (1956–1968)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 12 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • Digital: 54 (UHF, 2002–2009), 12 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • CBS (1956–1960)
  • ABC (1960–1965)
  • The WB (secondary, 1999–2006)
Call sign meaning
taken from sister TV station WBTV and former radio sister WBT (AM) in Charlotte, North Carolina
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID30833
ERP29 kW
HAAT237 m (778 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°30′23″N 77°30′11″W / 37.50639°N 77.50306°W / 37.50639; -77.50306
Translator(s)WRID-LD 12.6 (36.3 UHF) Richmond
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.12onyourside.com

WWBT (channel 12) is a television station in Richmond, Virginia, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Ashland-licensed CW affiliate WUPV (channel 65). The two stations share studios on Midlothian Turnpike (US 60) in Richmond, where WWBT's transmitter is also located.

WRID-LD (RF channel 36) operates as a low-power translator of WWBT's main 12.1 channel. WRID-LD uses virtual channel 12.6 for WWBT's programming.

WWBT is one of only a few stations in the country to have been affiliated with all three of the original major American television networks.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWBT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.