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WNBC
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Also known as WNBC-TV, NBC 4 New York, WNBT, WRCA-TV

WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City. It is the flagship station of the NBC television network, owned and operated through its NBC Owned Television Stations division. Under common ownership with Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo outlet WNJU (channel 47), the two stations share studios and offices at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, co-located with NBC's corporate headquarters, and broadcast from the same transmitter at One World Trade Center; WNJU's facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey, also serve as WNBC's New Jersey news bureau.

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WNBC
Television station.logo
WNBC 2023.svg
Television station.logo_upright
.8
Television station.location
New York, New York
Television station.country
United States
Television station.branding
NBC 4 New York; News 4 New York
Television station.digital
35 (UHF), shared with WNJU
Television station.virtual
4
Television station.translators
WKAQ-TV 2 San Juan, PR
Television station.owner
NBC Owned Television Stations
Television station.licensee
NBC Telemundo License LLC
Television station.founded
(as experimental station W2XBS)
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National Broadcasting Company
Television station.sister_stations
WNJU
Television station.erp
575 kW
Television station.facility_id
47535
Television station.licensing_authority
FCC

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Official website
www.nbcnewyork.com
Image
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inception
1941-07-01
Commons category
WNBC
date of official opening
1928-07-01
social media followers
761000
nominal power output
575
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19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Experimental operations
  • Firsts for W2XBS
  • First commercial television station
  • Programming
  • Sports programming
  • News operation
  • Notable current on-air staff
  • Notable alumni
  • Controversies and incidents
  • Chopper 4 helicopter crashes
  • 2008 weeknight infomercial issue
  • Sue Simmons "F-bomb" incident
  • I-Team Super Bowl promo editing controversy
  • Tweet regarding anti-Semitic violence
  • Technical information and subchannels
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City. It is the flagship station of the NBC television network, owned and operated through its NBC Owned Television Stations division. Under common ownership with Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo outlet WNJU (channel 47), the two stations share studios and offices at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, co-located with NBC's corporate headquarters, and broadcast from the same transmitter at One World Trade Center; WNJU's facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey, also serve as WNBC's New Jersey news bureau.

WNBC holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating commercial television station in the United States.

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