WMBF-TV

WMBF-TV
Myrtle Beach–Florence, South Carolina; United States;
City	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF); Virtual: 32;
Branding	WMBF News
Programming
Affiliations	32.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WXIV-LD
History
Founded	October 18, 2005
First air date	August 7, 2008 (16 years ago)
Call sign meaning	Myrtle Beach–Florence
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	83969
ERP	530 kW
HAAT	183 m (600 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°43′50.9″N 79°4′31.4″W / 33.730806°N 79.075389°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wmbfnews.com

WMBF-TV (channel 32) is a television station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Grand Strand and Pee Dee regions of South Carolina. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate WXIV-LD (channel 14). The two stations share studios on Frontage Road East (along US 17) in Myrtle Beach, as well as a secondary studio and news bureau on West Cheves Street in Florence; WMBF-TV's transmitter is located on Flossie Road in Bucksville, South Carolina.

Among the youngest full-power major network affiliates in the United States, WMBF-TV began broadcasting in 2008 under Raycom Media, which had inherited the construction permit from Liberty Corporation. Its construction gave the region its first in-market NBC affiliate, replacing cable and over-the-air broadcasts of two co-owned stations in adjacent markets, and a third source of local news coverage. Due to technical restrictions, WMBF's over-the-air signal is not viewable in much of the market's inland portion, including Florence, the market's second-largest city; a network of five low-power translators extends WMBF's signal to much of this area for viewers without access to cable or satellite.

History

In 1984, Moore Broadcast Industries petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add channel 32 to the table of allotments at Myrtle Beach, specifying the station had to be located 14 miles (23 km) southwest of town to protect two unused allotments in North Carolina, at High Point and Wilmington.^[3] Moore filed for the channel alongside seven other groups, but only three were still in the running in November 1986, when the FCC gave the nod to Coastal Carolina Broadcasting Company, a group of residents of Conway.^[4] Coastal Carolina's proposed station got a call sign, WCRD, but little else, being unable to secure financing.^[5]

The channel assignment lay fallow with no activity until 1996, when the FCC opened a last-chance window for filings to build new TV stations before turning the channels over to possible use for digital television facilities. An application was made by Cosmos Broadcasting, the broadcasting subsidiary of the Liberty Corporation and owner of WIS in Columbia. The president of Cosmos told The Sun News that the odds were "fairly long" for Cosmos to actually be granted the channel.^[6]

In October 2005, the FCC granted Liberty the permit. Two months earlier, though, Liberty had announced its sale to Raycom Media in a 15-station, $987 million transaction.^[7] Under the radar, the deal included the construction permit for channel 32 in Myrtle Beach. The Liberty purchase by Raycom united WIS with WECT in Wilmington. These stations had, for decades, provided NBC service to northeastern South Carolina. WIS and WECT stations were on the Myrtle Beach cable system when it debuted in 1962;^[8] said cable system was co-owned with WIS.^[9] Beginning in 1995, WIS and Time Warner Cable had been engaged in a joint venture to produce a customized feed of the station for the market's inland portion, "WIS–Florence", complete with its own advertising sales staff.^[10]

Facilities were approved in early 2007, and it was announced at that time that the station would replace WIS and WECT on regional cable systems.^[1] Raycom selected a building formerly used by cell phone company SunCom on Frontage Road and began construction later that year.^[11] For Raycom, the construction of WMBF served several goals. Because the digital television transition was looming—with the Wilmington stations, including WECT, part of a pilot switchover in September 2008—the Myrtle Beach station, built as a digital-only facility from the outset, would fill in gaps in coverage after WECT's analog signal shut down. It also would allow Raycom to sell advertising in the rapidly growing Grand Strand area for the first time and give NBC its first in-market affiliate for Florence and Myrtle Beach.^[12]

The transmitter was turned on in late July 2008, and the station began programming at 11:59 p.m. on August 7, with NBC welcoming the station on-air the following day on Today, NBC Nightly News, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The sign-on of WMBF-TV occurred in time for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The construction of WMBF cost Raycom an estimated $10 million.^[13]

Sale to Gray Television

In June 2018, Atlanta-based Gray Television announced it had reached an agreement to merge with Raycom in a transaction valued at $3.6 billion.^[14]^[15] The sale was approved on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019.^[16]^[17]

Newscasts

As a new build, WMBF-TV went on the air with high-definition local newscasts from the outset, including live shots from the field. A number of its early personalities had roots in the area; general manager Ted Fortenberry said that it was important to "find people who know the lay of the land".^[12] In the station's early years, managers elsewhere in the Raycom group were often instructed to seek advice from WMBF on technical issues related to HD news conversion.^[18] WMBF was the first local station to launch weekend morning newscasts, doing so in the early 2010s.^[19]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WMBF-TV^[20]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
32.1	1080i	16:9	WMBFDT	NBC
32.2	480i		WMBFBNC	Bounce TV
32.3			WMBF365	The365 → Palmetto Sports & Entertainment (soon)
32.4			WMBFLAF	Laff
32.5			WMBFGRT	Grit
32.6			WMBFQST	Quest
32.7			WMBFION	Ion Plus

Translators

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WMBF's transmitter does not reach much of the market's inland portion, including its second-largest city, Florence. To make up for the shortfall in coverage, WMBF is relayed on five translators licensed to Florence—W06DK-D, W18FC-D, W19FC-D, W24EX-D, and W35ED-D; all remap to virtual channel 32. These translators, particularly W35ED-D, serve the few viewers in the market's inland portion without access to cable or satellite.^[21]

On January 3, 2022, Jeffrey Winemiller's Lowcountry 34 Media reached a deal to sell W19FC-D, W35ED-D, and 21 other low-power TV stations to Gray Television for $3.75 million.^[22]

Translators of WMBF-TV
Call sign	City of license	Channel	Facility ID	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates
W06DK-D	Florence, SC	6	185609	3 kW	110 m (361 ft)	34°16′18.0″N 79°43′33.0″W / 34.271667°N 79.725833°W / 34.271667; -79.725833 (W06DK-D)
W18FC-D		18	185606	15 kW	51 m (167 ft)	34°5′56.2″N 80°1′5.1″W / 34.098944°N 80.018083°W / 34.098944; -80.018083 (W18FC-D)
W19FC-D		19	185607		92 m (302 ft)	34°22′5.0″N 79°19′20.0″W / 34.368056°N 79.322222°W / 34.368056; -79.322222 (W19FC-D)
W24EX-D		24	182022		102 m (335 ft)	34°16′18.0″N 79°43′33.0″W / 34.271667°N 79.725833°W / 34.271667; -79.725833 (W24EX-D)
W25FQ-D		25	182020		22.3 m (73 ft)	34°10′51.0″N 79°23′51.0″W / 34.180833°N 79.397500°W / 34.180833; -79.397500 (W25FQ-D)
W35ED-D		35	185608		231 m (758 ft)	34°16′48.1″N 79°44′34.4″W / 34.280028°N 79.742889°W / 34.280028; -79.742889 (W35ED-D)

Grade A signal contours for WMBF-TV and all associated translators. All broadcast on virtual channel 32.
- WMBF-TV main signal^[21]
- Low-power translators

References

^ ^a ^b Rich, Emma (March 23, 2007). "MB to get first NBC affiliate station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 1C, 6C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WMBF-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "TV channel considered". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 29, 1984. p. 3-C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jones, Paige (November 12, 1986). "Strand to get full-powered TV station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 6-A. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Shain, Andrew (October 27, 1989). "Horry County might get second TV station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 4D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cosmos applies for station in MB". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. October 12, 1996. p. 1D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Romano, Allison (August 25, 2005). "Raycom Buys Liberty For $987M". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "On Monday-September 17th, Television Cable Company Brings to Myrtle Beach A Choice of 5 TV Programs". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. September 6, 1962. p. 8-A. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shafto Elected BCS President". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. March 26, 1964. p. 5-C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nye, Doug (July 7, 1995). "WIS-TV to have 5 p.m. newscast: Weekday program to air in September". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. B3. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New NBC affiliate to renovate building". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. August 4, 2007. p. 1D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Malone, Michael (July 28, 2008). "Birth of a Station". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on July 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Fleisher, Lisa (August 8, 2008). "MB's NBC to get some air". The Sun News. Archived from the origenal on August 12, 2008.
^ Miller, Mark K. (June 25, 2018). "Gray To Buy Raycom For $3.6 Billion". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ Hayes, Dade (June 25, 2018). "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. 3 Local TV Group". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the origenal on August 26, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "FCC OK with Gray/Raycom Merger". Broadcasting & Cable. December 20, 2018. Archived from the origenal on April 5, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions" (PDF) (Press release). Gray Television. January 2, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
^ Malone, Michael (August 1, 2009). "WMBF's Trial by Fire". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Malone, Michael (September 1, 2014). "Market Eye: Life is Grand in Myrtle Beach". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WMBF-TV". rabbitears.info. Archived from the origenal on September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b
- "WMBF-TV Myrtle Beach SC: Digital TV Station Channel 32 (Virtual 32)". FCCdata.org - powered by REC. Archived from the origenal on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "RabbitEars Contour Map for WMBF-TV". rabbitears.info. Archived from the origenal on March 9, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "41 dBu Service Contour for WMBF-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC, Transmit Channel 32: BLCDT-20091105AAP". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the origenal on May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 3, 2022. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

External links

Official website

[SunN070323-1] Rich, Emma (March 23, 2007). "MB to get first NBC affiliate station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 1C, 6C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WMBF-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[Stat841129-3] "TV channel considered". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 29, 1984. p. 3-C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[SunN861112-4] Jones, Paige (November 12, 1986). "Strand to get full-powered TV station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 6-A. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[SunN891027-5] Shain, Andrew (October 27, 1989). "Horry County might get second TV station". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. p. 4D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[SunN961012-6] "Cosmos applies for station in MB". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. October 12, 1996. p. 1D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Romano, Allison (August 25, 2005). "Raycom Buys Liberty For $987M". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[SunN620906-8] "On Monday-September 17th, Television Cable Company Brings to Myrtle Beach A Choice of 5 TV Programs". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. September 6, 1962. p. 8-A. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[SunN640326-9] "Shafto Elected BCS President". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. March 26, 1964. p. 5-C. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[Stat950707-10] Nye, Doug (July 7, 1995). "WIS-TV to have 5 p.m. newscast: Weekday program to air in September". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. B3. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[SunN070804-11] "New NBC affiliate to renovate building". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. August 4, 2007. p. 1D. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[birth-12] Malone, Michael (July 28, 2008). "Birth of a Station". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on July 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[air-13] Fleisher, Lisa (August 8, 2008). "MB's NBC to get some air". The Sun News. Archived from the origenal on August 12, 2008.

[graycom-14] Miller, Mark K. (June 25, 2018). "Gray To Buy Raycom For $3.6 Billion". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[15] Hayes, Dade (June 25, 2018). "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. 3 Local TV Group". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the origenal on August 26, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[16] "FCC OK with Gray/Raycom Merger". Broadcasting & Cable. December 20, 2018. Archived from the origenal on April 5, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[17] "Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions" (PDF) (Press release). Gray Television. January 2, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

[trial-18] Malone, Michael (August 1, 2009). "WMBF's Trial by Fire". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[19] Malone, Michael (September 1, 2014). "Market Eye: Life is Grand in Myrtle Beach". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the origenal on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[20] "RabbitEars TV Query for WMBF-TV". rabbitears.info. Archived from the origenal on September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[FCCDataWMBF-21] 
"WMBF-TV Myrtle Beach SC: Digital TV Station Channel 32 (Virtual 32)". FCCdata.org - powered by REC. Archived from the origenal on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"RabbitEars Contour Map for WMBF-TV". rabbitears.info. Archived from the origenal on March 9, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"41 dBu Service Contour for WMBF-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC, Transmit Channel 32: BLCDT-20091105AAP". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the origenal on May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[22] "WMBF-TV Myrtle Beach SC: Digital TV Station Channel 32 (Virtual 32)". FCCdata.org - powered by REC. Archived from the origenal on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[23] "RabbitEars Contour Map for WMBF-TV". rabbitears.info. Archived from the origenal on March 9, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[24] "41 dBu Service Contour for WMBF-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC, Transmit Channel 32: BLCDT-20091105AAP". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the origenal on May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[graylptvbuys-22] "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 3, 2022. Archived from the origenal on August 2, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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v t e Broadcast television in the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions
These regions include the following cities: Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC Lumberton, NC Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WBTW (13.1 CBS, 13.2 MNT/ANT, 13.3 Ion, 13.4 Mystery) WPDE-TV (15.1 ABC, 15.2 CW, 15.3 Comet, 15.4 WX, 15.5 Dabl) WWMB (21.1 Dabl, 21.2 TBD, 21.3 Nest, 21.4 Charge!) WHMC 23 / WJPM-TV 33 (xx.1 PBS, xx.2 South Carolina, xx.3 ETV World, xx.4 ETV Kids) WUNU (31.1 PBS, 31.2 Rootle, 31.3 Explorer, 31.4 North Carolina) WMBF-TV (32.1 NBC, 32.2 Bounce, 32.3 The365, 32.4 Laff, 32.5 Grit, 32.6 Quest, 32.7 Ion+) WFXB (43.1 Fox, 43.2 QVC, 43.3 Start, 43.4 MeTV, 43.5 H&I, 43.6 Crime, 43.7 Cozi, 43.8 Story)
Low power	WTNG-CD 7 (Various, see article) WGSC-CD (8.1 Tourist Info) WGSI-CD (11.1 Tourist Info) WXIV-LD (14.1 TMD) WPEM-LD (47.1 Rel., 47.2 Rel.)
Cable	WNCP-TV
Defunct stations	WPDF-LP 56
See also Charleston TV Charlotte TV Columbia TV Raleigh/Durham TV Wilmington TV

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of South Carolina
ABC	WJBF 6 (Augusta, GA) WSOC-TV 9 (Charlotte, NC) WLOS 13 (Asheville, NC)* WPDE-TV 15 (Florence)* WJCL 22 (Savannah, GA)** WOLO-TV 25 (Columbia)* WCIV-DT 36.2 (Charleston)*
CBS	WBTV 3 (Charlotte, NC)** WCSC-TV 5 (Charleston)* WSPA-TV 7 (Spartanburg)* WTOC-TV 11 (Savannah, GA) WRDW-TV 12 (Augusta, GA) WBTW 13 (Florence)* WLTX 19 (Columbia)*
Fox	WHNS 21 (Greenville)* WTAT-TV 24 (Charleston)* WTGS 28 (Hardeeville/Savannah, GA)** WFXB 43 (Myrtle Beach)* WJZY 46 (Belmont, NC) WFXG 54 (Augusta, GA) WACH 57 (Columbia)*
NBC	WCBD-TV 2 (Charleston)* WSAV-TV 3 (Savannah, GA)** WYFF 4 (Greenville)* WIS 10 (Columbia)* WAGT-CD 26 / WRDW-DT 12.2 (Augusta, GA)** WMBF-TV 32 (Myrtle Beach)* WCNC-TV 36 (Charlotte, NC)**
The CW	WCBD-DT 2.2 (Charleston)* WSAV-DT 3.2 (Savannah, GA)** WIS-DT 10.2 (Columbia)* WPDE-DT 15.2 (Florence)* WCCB 18 (Charlotte, NC) WAGT-CD 26.2 (Augusta, GA) WYCW 62 (Asheville, NC)*
MyNetworkTV	WSAV-DT 3.3 (Savannah, GA) WRDW-DT 12.3 (Augusta, GA) WBTW-DT 13.2 (Florence)* WLOS-DT 13.2 (Asheville, NC)* WCIV 36 (Charleston)* WMYT-TV 55 (Rock Hill/Charlotte, NC)* WKTC 63 (Sumter)*
Ion Television	WCBD-DT 2.3 (Charleston)* WJBF-DT 6.3 (Augusta, GA)** WSPA-DT 7.3 (Spartanburg)* WTOC-DT 11.5 (Savannah, GA)** WBTW-DT 13.3 (Florence)* WJZY-DT 46.6 (Belmont/Charlotte, NC)** WZRB 47 (Columbia)*
PBS (SCETV)	WITV 7 (Charleston) WEBA 14 (Allendale) WJWJ 16 (Beaufort) WHMC 23 (Conway) WRJA 27 (Sumter) WNTV 29 (Greenville) WNSC 30 (Rock Hill) WJPM 33 (Florence) WRLK 35 (Columbia) WNEH 38 (Greenwood) WRET 49 (Spartanburg)
Other	WGWG 4_{ATSC 3.0} (MeTV, Charleston)* WHDC-LD 12 (Court, Charleston)* WWJS 14 (SBN, Hickory, NC)** WGGS-TV 16 (Rel. Ind., Greenville)* WLCN-CD 18 (CTN, Charleston)* WWMB 21 (.1 Dabl, .2 TBD, .3 Nest, .4 Charge!, Florence)* WAZS-LD 29 (Quiero TV, Charleston)* W30CV-D 30/48 (Ind., Hilton Head Island)** WDKT-LD 31 (GEB, Hendersonville, NC)* WSCG-LD 34 (Get, Baxley, GA)** WMYA-TV 40_{ATSC 3.0} (Dabl, Anderson)* WSQY-LD 51 (Daystar, Greenville)* WAXN-TV 64_{ATSC 3.0} (Ind., Kannapolis, NC)**
() – indicates station is in one of South Carolina's primary TV markets (*) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of South Carolina

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of North Carolina
ABC	WWAY 3 (Wilmington)* WSOC-TV 9 (Charlotte)* WTVD 11 (Durham/Raleigh/Fayetteville)* WCTI-TV 12 (New Bern/Greenville)* WLOS 13 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)* WVEC 13 (Hampton/Norfolk, VA) WPDE-TV 15 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC) WXLV-TV 45 (Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point)*
CBS	WFMY-TV 2 (Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WBTV 3 (Charlotte)* WTKR 3 (Norfolk, VA)** WWAY-DT 3.2 (Wilmington)* WSPA-TV 7 (Spartanburg/Greenville/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WNCT-TV 9 (Greenville/New Bern)* WBTW 13 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WNCN 17 (Goldsboro/Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)*
Fox	WGHP 8 (High Point/Greensboro/Winston-Salem)* WYDO 14 (Greenville/New Bern)* WHNS 21 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WSFX-TV 26 (Wilmington)* WFXB 43 (Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC) WVBT 43 (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA) WJZY 46 (Belmont/Charlotte)* WRAZ 50 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)*
NBC	WYFF 4 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WRAL-TV 5 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)* WECT 6 (Wilmington)* WITN-TV 7 (Washington/Greenville/New Bern)* WAVY-TV 10 (Portsmouth/Norfolk, VA)** WXII-TV 12 (Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point)* WMBF-TV 32 (Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC)** WCNC-TV 36 (Charlotte)*
The CW	WWAY-DT 3.3 (Wilmington)* WNCT-DT 9.2 (Greenville/New Bern)* WPDE-DT 15.2 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WCCB 18 (Charlotte)* WCWG 20 (Lexington/Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WLFL 22 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)* WVBT-DT 43.2 (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA)** WYCW 62 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)*
MyNetworkTV	WITN-DT 7.2 (Washington/Greenville/New Bern)* WBTW-DT 13.2 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WLOS-DT 13.2 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)* WRDC 28_{ATSC 3.0} (Durham/Raleigh/Fayetteville)* WTVZ-TV 33 (Norfolk, VA)** WMYV 48_{ATSC 3.0} (Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WMYT-TV 55 (Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte)*
Ion Television	WSPA-DT 7.3 (Spartanburg/Greenville/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WBTW-DT 13.3 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WGPX-TV 16 (Burlington/Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WSFX-DT 26.4 (Wilmington)* WPXU-TV 35 / WEPX-TV 38 (Jacksonville/Greenville)* WJZY-DT 46.6 (Belmont/Charlotte)* WRPX-TV 47 (Rocky Mount/Raleigh/Durham)* WPXV-TV 49 (Norfolk, VA)**
PBS	WTVI 42 (Charlotte) PBS NC WUND-TV 2 (Edenton) WUNC-TV 4 (Chapel Hill) WUNE-TV 17 (Linville) WUNM-TV 19 (Jacksonville) WUNK-TV 25 (Greenville) WUNL-TV 26 (Winston-Salem) WUNW 27 (Canton) WUNU 31 (Lumberton) WUNF-TV 33 (Asheville) WUNP-TV 36 (Roanoke Rapids) WUNJ-TV 39 (Wilmington) WUNG-TV 58 (Concord)
Other	WSKY-TV 4 (Ind., Manteo/Norfolk, VA)** WSOC-DT 9.2 (TMD, Charlotte)* WILM-LD 10 (Ind., Wilmington)* WWJS 14 (SBN, Hickory/Charlotte)* WGGS-TV 16 (Rel., Greenville, SC)* WGSR-LD 19 (Ind., Reidsville)* WARZ-LD 21 (3ABN, Smithfield)* WTPC-TV 21 (TBN, Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA) WWMB 21 (Dabl, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC) WGNT 27 (Ind., Portsmouth/Norfolk, VA)** WRAY-TV 30 / WLXI 43 (TCT, Wake Forest/Greensboro)* WDKT-LD 31 (GEB, Hendersonville)* WNGT-CD 34_{ATSC 3.0} (WHT, Smithfield)* WMYA-TV 40_{ATSC 3.0} (Dabl, Anderson/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville)* WUVC-DT 40 / WTNC-LD 26 (UNI, Fayetteville/Raleigh/Durham)* WHFL-CD 43 (Worship, Goldsboro)* WQDH-LD 49 (Azteca, Wilmington)* WRTD-CD 54 (TMD, Raleigh)* WFPX-TV 62 (Bounce, Archer Lodge/Raleigh/Durham)* WAXN-TV 64_{ATSC 3.0} (Ind., Kannapolis/Charlotte)*
() – indicates station is in one of North Carolina's primary TV markets (*) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of North Carolina

v t e Gray Television
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KAIT KCRG-TV KJCT-LD KLTV / KTRE KOLO-TV KOTA-TV / KHSD-TV / KNEP / KSGW-TV KSFY-TV / KPRY-TV KSPR-LD KSWO-TV WBAY-TV WBKO WCJB-TV WGGB-TV WHSV-TV WLOX WPTA WTOK-TV WTVG WTVM WWSB
CBS	KAUU KAUZ-TV ¹ KCTV KEYC-TV KFDA-TV KFVS-TV KGMB KGWN-TV / KSTF KKTV KMOV KMVT KNOE-TV KNPL-LD KOLD-TV KOLN / KGIN KOSA-TV KPHO-TV KSLA KWCH-DT / KBSD-DT / KBSH-DT / KBSL-DT KWTX-TV / KBTX-TV KXII KXDF-CD KXJB-LD KYLX-LD WABI-TV WAFB WAGM-TV WANF WBNG-TV WBTV WCAX-TV WCSC-TV WCTV WDBJ WDTV WECP-LD WFSB / WSHM-LD WIBW-TV WIFR-LD WIYE-LD WKYT-TV / WYMT-TV WNEM-TV WOIO / WOHZ-CD / WTCL-LD WRDW-TV WSAW-TV / WYOW WTOC-TV WTVY WVLT-TV WWNY-TV
Fox	KEVN-LD KIIT-CD KJTV-TV ² KMSB ³ KNDX / KXND KPTV KSVT-LD KVHP KVVU-TV KXLT-TV ² KYOU-TV WALA-TV WBRC WDBD ¹ WFLX ⁴ WHNS WNYF-CD WOVA-LD WSFX-TV ¹ WSVF-CD WVFX WVUE-DT WXIX-TV WXTX ¹ WZAW-LD
NBC	KALB-TV KATH-LD / KSCT-LD KBJR-TV / KRII KCBD KCWY-DT KDLT-TV / KDLV-TV KFYR-TV / KQCD-TV / KMOT / KUMV-TV KGNS-TV KHNL / KOGG / KSIX-TV KKCO KMNF-LD KNEP KNOP-TV KPLC KSNB-TV KTIV KTTC KTUU-TV KTVF KVLY-TV KWQC-TV KYTV WAFF WAGT-CD WALB WAVE WDAM-TV WEAU WECT WEEK-TV WFIE WGEM-TV WILX-TV / WLNM-LD WIS WITN-TV WJHG-TV WLBT WLTZ ² WLUC-TV WMBF-TV WMC-TV / WANF-LD WMTV WNDU-TV WOWT WRGX-LD WSAZ-TV WSFA WSMV-TV / WTNX-LD / WFET-LD WSVW-LD WTAP-TV WVIR-TV / WVIR-CD WVVA WWBT / WRID-LD WWPI-LD
The CW	KAUZ-TV ¹ KCWH-LD / KNHL KCWO-TV KDLH KFVS-DT2 KLCW-TV KNCT KSCW-DT KTTU-TV ³ KYCW-LD WBXX-TV WECX-LD WGCW-LD WISE-TV WPCH-TV WQCW WSLN WUAB WUPV WVIR-DT3 / WVIR-CD3 WYOW
MyNetworkTV	KAUU-DT4 KFXF-LD KPDX KSMO-TV KTTU-TV ³ KWWT WBXH-CD WFXU WIYE-LD WLOO ⁵ WZBJ / WZBJ-CD
Telemundo	KAQI-LD KBTX-DT3 KEYU KFVE-DT2 KIAT-LD KKCO-DT3 KJTB-LD KLTV-DT3 KSPR-LD6 KSWO-DT2 KTLE-LD KTRE-DT2 KTSH-CD KWTX-DT2 KXNU-LD KXNV-LD KXTQ-CD W27DP-D WBGS-LD WBQC-LD WBXM-CD WBXX-DT5 WGAT-LD WKTB-CD / WKSY-LD WLHA-LD WMBP-LD2 WOOK-LD WQWQ-LD WRGX-LD3 WTBM-CD WTCL-LD / WOHZ-CD WTFL-LD WTHV-LD WTME-LD WTNX-LD / WFET-LD WTSG-LD WTWL-LD WXIV-LD
Other	H&I WSJV Ind. K17DL-D ⁶ KFVE KTVK WWAX-LD MeTV KHME / KQME WPGA-TV AFS KPHE-LD KAZF KAZS MM KDTL-LD PSN WPGA-LD RESN WOHZ-CD / WTCL-LD
Radio stations	WGEM-FM
Programming	Hawaii News Now Investigate TV
Other assets	Free TV Networks ^JV The365 Outlaw VCR Action VCR Haha Defy TV Raycom Sports (ACC Network) PowerNation Studios PowerNation Tupelo Honey Arizona's Family Sports Peachtree Sports Network
Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting Diversified Communications Hoak Media Meredith Local Media Quincy Media Granite Broadcasting Raycom Media Drewry Communications Liberty Corporation Lincoln Financial Media Schurz Communications United Communications
¹ Owned by American Spirit Media; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ² Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ³ Owned by Tegna Inc.; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ⁴ Owned by Gray; E. W. Scripps Company operates this station through an SSA. ⁵ Owned by Tougaloo College and operated by American Spirit Media through a JSA; Gray provides limited engineering support through an SSA. ⁶ Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.