List of former NBC television affiliates

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American broadcast television network that originated as a radio network in November 1926, and expanded into television in April 1939. Throughout its history, the network has had many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations.

This article is a table listing of former NBC stations, arranged alphabetically by state, and based on the station's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former NBC-affiliated station (if the station remains operational) and the current NBC affiliates in each of the listed markets, as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station's disaffiliation from the network. There are links to and articles on each of the stations, describing their histories, local programming and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.

The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their virtual channel (PSIP) number, which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network.

Former affiliate stations

Stations are listed in alphabetical order by city of license.

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City of license/Market Station/Channel Years of affiliation Current affiliation Current NBC affiliate Notes
Atlanta, Georgia WSB-TV 2 1948–1980 ABC WXIA-TV 11
Baltimore, Maryland WMAR 2 1981–1995 ABC WBAL-TV 11 Switched affiliations with WBAL-TV (which had been affiliated with NBC since 1948) in 1981; WMAR disaffiliated from NBC in 1995, and joined ABC through the E. W. Scripps Company's group affiliation agreement with that network.[1][2]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana WBRZ-TV 2 1955–1977 ABC WVLA 33
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas KJAC-TV/KBTV 4 1957–2009 Fox KBMT-DT 12.2 Disaffiliated from NBC as a result of an affiliation deal between the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and Fox for KBTV.
Birmingham, Alabama WBRC 4/6 1949-1954 Fox WVTM-TV 13
Birmingham, Alabama WHMA-TV 40
(now WGWW)		 1969–1970 (secondary) Heartland WVTM-TV 13 Station serves the Anniston area (which later merged into the Birmingham market in 1998, when the station was an ABC affiliate).
Binghamton, New York WICZ-TV 40 1957–1995 Fox WBGH-CA 20
Boston, Massachusetts WBZ-TV 4 1948–1995 CBS (O&O) WHDH 7 Disaffiliated from NBC and joined CBS in January 1995, as a result of Group W's affiliation deal with CBS.[3]
Casper, Wyoming KTWO-TV 2 1984–2003 ABC KCWY 13
Champaign-Urbana-Springfield, Illinois WICD 15 1959–2005 ABC WAND 17 Operates as semi-satellite of WICS.
WICS 20 1953–2005
1959–2005		 ABC
Charleston, South Carolina WCIV 4 1962–1996 ZUUS Country WCBD 2 Disaffiliated from NBC and joined ABC in September 1996, as a result of the network's group affiliation deal with WCIV's then-owner Allbritton Communications Company; NBC affiliation moved to WCBD (which was previously affiliated with NBC from 1954 to 1962).
Charlotte, North Carolina WSOC-TV 9 1957–1978 ABC WCNC-TV 36
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri KCBJ 17 (now KMIZ) 1982–1985 ABC KOMU 8 Swapped affiliations with KOMU (which had been affiliated with NBC since its sign-on in 1953) in January 1982; KOMU rejoined NBC on January 1, 1986, with KCBJ becoming an ABC affiliate.
Dayton, Ohio WKEF 22 1980–2004 ABC WDTN 2 Swapped affiliations with WDTN; current affiliate WDTN had previously been affiliated with NBC from 1949 to 1980.
Denver, Colorado KOA-TV/KCNC-TV 4 (O&O from 1986–1995) 1953–1995 CBS (O&O) KUSA 9 Disaffiliated from NBC and joined CBS in September 1995, in an affiliation swap caused by a station trade between CBS and NBC tied to the purchase of NBC's purchase of Philadelphia O&O WCAU.
Ely, Nevada KVNV 3 (now WJLP) 2001–2008 Me-TV KSL-TV 5 Served as a satellite station of Las Vegas sister station KVBC-TV (Ely is part of the Las Vegas television market). The station signed off in 2008, before moving to New Jersey in 2014 following a protracted review of PMCM TV, LLC's application to the Federal Communications Commission to relocate the station through a legal loophole that allows any VHF television station automatic permission to move to a state that does not have any commercial VHF stations of their own.[4]
Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas KFSM-TV 5 1953–1980 CBS KNWA-TV 51
KFTA-TV 24 1980–2006
(secondary, 2006–2008)		 Fox Previously operated as a satellite station of KFAA-TV (now KNWA).
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Michigan WNEM-TV 5 1954–1995 CBS WEYI 25 Disaffiliated from NBC and joined CBS through a two-station affiliation agreement with the Meredith Corporation tied to the renewal of the latter network's affiliation with Kansas City affiliate KCTV.[5]
Great Falls, Montana KTGF 16 1986–2005 JUCE TV/Me-TV KBGF-LD 50 Disaffiliated from NBC and became a Fox affiliate in 2005.
Green Bay, Wisconsin WLUK-TV 11 1954–1959
1983–1995		 Fox WGBA-TV 26 Became an ABC affiliate in 1959, before returning to NBC in an affiliation swap with WFRV-TV in 1983; disaffiliated from NBC in September 1995 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of WLUK-TV.
WFRV-TV 5 1959–1983 CBS (O&O from 1992–2008) Became an NBC affiliate in 1959, before returning to ABC in an affiliation swap with WLUK-TV in 1983.
Hamilton, Bermuda VSB-TV 11 1991–2014 none Select U.S.-based affiliates
(available on cable providers)		 Ceased operations on August 31, 2014.[6]
Honolulu, Hawaii KHON-TV 2 1952–1996 Fox KHNL 13 Disaffiliated from NBC in January 1996 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of KHON-TV.
Huntsville, Alabama WOWL-TV 15 (now WHDF) 1957–2000 The CW WAFF 48 Disaffiliated from NBC in 2000; subsequently became a UPN affiliate.
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho KIFI 8 1961–1996 ABC KPVI 6
Indianapolis, Indiana WFBM/WRTV 6 1956–1979 ABC WTHR 13
Jacksonville, Florida WJKS 17 (now WCWJ) 1979–1988 The CW WTLV 12
(previously from 1957–79)		 Traded affiliations with NBC affiliate WTLV in 1980, with WJKS joining NBC and WTLV joining ABC; affiliation swap was reversed in 1988.
Kansas City, Missouri WDAF-TV 4 1949–1994 Fox (O&O from 1997–2008) KSHB-TV 41 Disaffiliated from NBC in December 1994 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WDAF-TV.[7]
Knoxville, Tennessee WTVK 26 (now WVLT-TV 8) 1979–1988 CBS WBIR 10
Lafayette, Louisiana KLNI 15 (now KADN-TV) 1968–1976 Fox none (served by KPLC 7/Lake Charles and WVLA 33/Baton Rouge) Signed off in 1976 due to financial problems; returned to the air in 1980 under new license as KADN.
Midland-Odessa, Texas KMID 2 1953–1981 ABC KWES-TV 9
Miami, Florida WCKT/WSVN 7 1956–1988 Fox WTVJ 6
(O&O)		 Disaffiliated from NBC and switched to Fox in January 1989, in three-way swap with Fox charter affiliate WCIX, which was purchased by CBS, and longtime CBS affiliate WTVJ, which was purchased by NBC.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota KSTP-TV 5 1948–1979 ABC KARE 11
Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida WALA-TV 10 1953–1996 Fox WPMI 15 Disaffiliated from NBC in January 1996 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of WALA-TV.
Omaha, Nebraska KMTV 3 1956–1986 CBS WOWT 6 Disaffiliated from NBC in 1986; current affiliate WOWT was previously affiliated with NBC from 1949 to 1956.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania KYW-TV 3 (O&O from 1956–1965) 1941–1995 CBS (O&O) WCAU 10 (O&O) Disaffiliated from CBS and joined NBC in September 1995, in an affiliation swap that caused a station trade between CBS and NBC involving CBS-owned stations in Salt Lake City and Denver (which were traded to NBC), and the transmitter facilities of CBS O&O WCIX (now WFOR-TV) and NBC O&O WTVJ in Miami.
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina WRAL-TV 5 1956–1962 (primary); 1962–1968 (secondary) CBS WNCN 17 (O&O from 1995–2006) Switched to ABC in 1968.
WPTF-TV/WRDC 28 1968–1995 MyNetworkTV NBC disaffiliated from WRDC due to the station's persistent low ratings; station subsequently became a UPN affiliate.
Rapid City, South Dakota KEVN 7 1976–1988 (secondary),
1988–1996 (primary)		 Fox KNBN 21 After disaffiliating from the network in January 1996, NBC programming was unavailable over-the-air in the Rapid City market until KNBN signed on in 2000.
Rochester, New York WROC-TV 8 1949–1989 CBS WHEC-TV 10
Rockford, Illinois WTVO 17 1953–1995 ABC WREX 13
Salt Lake City, Utah KDYL 4 (now KTVX) 1948–1960 ABC KSL-TV 5
KUTV 2 1960–1995 (O&O from 1994–1995) CBS (O&O from 1995–2007) Disaffiliated from NBC and joined CBS in September 1995, in an affiliation swap caused by a station trade between CBS and NBC tied to the purchase of NBC's purchase of Philadelphia O&O WCAU.
San Diego, California KOGO/KGTV 10 1953–1977 ABC KNSD 39 (O&O)
Savannah, Georgia WJCL 22 1982–1986 ABC WSAV 3 Swapped affiliations with WSAV (which had been affiliated with ABC since 1956) in 1982.
San Francisco, California KRON-TV 4 1949–2001 MyNetworkTV KNTV 11
(O&O)		 Disaffiliated from NBC in January 2002 and became an independent station in a bitter dispute between the network and KRON's then-owner Young Broadcasting, after Young outbid NBC to buy the station from the Chronicle Publishing Company as part of a liquidation of Chronicle's assets in November 1999.[8][9] NBC demanded that Young run the station under the conventions of an NBC O&O as a condition of renewing its affiliation;[10] Young refused these demands, along with the affiliation renewal. NBC then affiliated with, and subsequently purchased, San Jose-based KNTV.
Schenectady-Albany, New York WRGB 6 1942–1981 CBS WNYT 13
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington KOMO-TV 4 1953–1959 ABC KING-TV 5
Shreveport, Louisiana KTBS 3 1955–1960 ABC KTAL-TV 6
Sioux Falls, South Dakota KSOO/KSFY 13 1960–1982 ABC KDLT-TV 46/KDLV-TV 5
Toledo, Ohio WTVG 13 1948–1995
(secondary from 1955–1969)		 ABC (O&O from 1995–2010) WNWO 24 Disaffiliated from NBC as a result of ABC's purchase of WTVG from Lilly Broadcasting.
Waco-Temple, Texas KXXV 25 1985 ABC KCEN-TV 6 Affiliation returned to KCEN (which was previously affiliated with NBC from 1953 to 1984) in January 1986, after only a few months with the network.
Wildwood-Atlantic City, New Jersey WMGM-TV 40 1966–2014 Soul of the South Network WCAU 10 (O&O) Disaffiliated from NBC on December 31, 2014, a result of NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast wanting to maintain market exclusivity for Philadelphia O&O WCAU (Atlantic City is part of the Philadelphia market).[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tom Hopkins (June 3, 1996). "ANALYSIS: Networks Switch Channels". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; TV Stations Shift to ABC". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). June 17, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bill Carter (July 15, 1994). "CBS to Add Three Affiliates in Deal With Westinghouse". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jack Messmer (December 19, 2012). "http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/64323/court-orders-new-vs-in-nyc-philly-markets". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media.
  5. ↑ "CBS revs up for Detroit" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. July 4, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via American Radio History.
  6. ↑ "VSB TV station to cease broadcasting". The Royal Gazette. August 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bill Carter (May 24, 1994). "Fox WILL SIGN UP 12 NEW STATIONS; TAKES 8 FROM CBS". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "$823 Million Purchase Of KRON-TV / Young Broadcasting outbids media giants". San Francisco Chronicle (Chronicle Publishing Company). November 16, 1999.
  9. ↑ "KCAL's Owner Outbids NBC for S.F.'s Leading TV Station". Los Angeles Times (Times Mirror Company). November 17, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Battle for Control At Channel 4 / NBC puts conditions on renewing deal with KRON's future owner". San Francisco Chronicle (Chronicle Publishing Company). February 10, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Michael Malone (April 16, 2014). "MGM Losing NBC Affiliation in Philadelphia". Broadcasting & Cable (NewBay Media). Retrieved March 20, 2015.