states branding wcbd nbc 2 general news 2 newscasts lowcountry cw 14 on dt2 slogan coverage you can count on channels digital 50 uhf virtual 2 psip subchannels 2.1 nbc 2.2 the cw 2.3 ion television owner media general sale to nexstar broadcasting group pending media general communications holdings llc first air date september 25 1954 ; 62 years ago 1954 09 25 call letters meaning charleston berkeley dorchester three counties in charleston metro sister station s wspa tv wycw wjbf wsav tv wbtw former callsigns wusn tv 1954 1971 former channel number s analog 2 vhf 1954 2009 former affiliations primary nbc 1954 1962 abc 1962 1996 secondary abc 1954 1962 transmitter power 1 000 kw height 581 m facility id 10587 transmitter coordinates 32 56 24.7 n 79 41 43.5 w 32.940194 n 79.695417 w 32.940194 ; 79.695417 website counton2.com wcbd tv is the nbc affiliated television station for the lowcountry area of south carolina licensed to charleston . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on uhf channel 50 from a transmitter in awendaw . owned by media general it has studios on west coleman boulevard u.s. 701 bus u.s. 17 bus sc 703 in mount pleasant . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 programming 4 newscasts 4.1 notable current on air staff 4.2 notable former on air staff 5 counties that wcbd tv covers 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit the station signed on the air as wusn tv on september 25 1954 . the station was originally owned by drayton hastie . it aired an analog signal vhf channel 2 and was originally an nbc affiliate with a secondary abc affiliation . hastie sold the station to reeves telecom in 1960 . it shared abc programming with wcsc tv until 1962 when wciv signed on and took the nbc affiliation . wusn then became a full time abc affiliate . during the late 1950s it was also briefly affiliated with the nta film network . in 1971 reeves then sold channel 2 to state telecasting company . on november 8 1971 1 the station adopted its current call letters wcbd standing for charleston berkeley and dorchester counties the three counties in the charleston metropolitan area . current owner media general bought the station from state telecasting in 1983 . it remained the market s abc affiliate until august 19 1996 when it swapped affiliations with wciv and became an nbc affiliate once again . this was a result of an affiliation deal between abc and wciv s owner allbritton communications . on january 27 2016 media general announced that it had entered into a definite agreement to be acquired by nexstar broadcasting group for 4.6 billion . the combined company will be called nexstar media group and own 171 stations including wcbd tv . 2 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 2.1 1080i 16 9 wcbd hd main wcbd tv programming nbc 2.2 720p ecbd cw lowcountry cw 14 2.3 480i 4 3 ion ion television starting on september 18 2006 the station began airing the cw on a new second digital subchannel . analog to digital conversion edit wcbd tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 2 on june 12 2009 as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television . 4 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 50 5 using psip to display wcbd tv s virtual channel as 2 on digital television receivers . programming edit syndicated programming on wcbd includes jeopardy wheel of fortune the doctors and the wendy williams show . newscasts edit wcbd spent most of the 1970s and 1980s in last place until media general bought the station in 1983 . since then it has been a solid runner up to longtime leader wcsc . wcbd offers more than 30 hours of news per week . each newscasts focus on wcbd s signature elements that have become a staple in the lowcountry ; storm team 2 crimetracker count on 2 medical report count on 2 school report count on 2 sports drive time traffic and reality check . wcbd airs a newscast saturday nights at 7 but unlike wcsc and wciv does not offer a broadcast at the same time on weeknights . the first hd telecasts was on july 29 2012 making it the last lowcountry station to go hd . 6 wcbd started a weekend morning newscast that airs on saturday and sunday at 9 00am . in addition to its main studios wcbd also operates a bureau located on assembly street sc 48 covering the capitol in columbia . the operating expenses are shared among media general s outlets in south carolina . notable current on air staff edit rob fowler nwa and ams seals of approval chief seen weeknights at 5 6 and 11 p.m. notable former on air staff edit amy robach now at abc news jon robinson 2004 2006 counties that wcbd tv covers edit counties that wcbd covers charleston county dorchester county berkeley county colleton county georgetown county williamsburg county orangeburg county sometimes wcbd will cover the following counties . ex severe storm coverage or breaking news from one of the following counties . beaufort county horry county clarendon county barnwell county very rarely bamberg county very rarely allendale county very rarely hampton county very rarely jasper county very rarely see also edit channel 2 virtual tv stations in the united states channel 50 digital tv stations in the united states references edit broadcast magazine november 22 1971 pdf . http www.mediageneral.com press 2016 jan27 2016nexs.html rabbitears tv query for wcbd list of digital full power stations cdbs print http www.broadcastingcable.com article 486867 market eye the battery is fully charged.php wcbd about us external links edit counton2.com official wcbd tv website the cw charleston online official cw charleston website query the fcc s tv station database for wcbd tv v t e broadcast television in the lowcountry of south carolina including charleston reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wcbd tv 2.1 nbc 2.2 the cw 2.3 ion wgwg 4.1 h & i 4.2 decades 4.3 tcn wcsc tv 5.1 cbs 5.2 bounce 5.3 grit witv 7.1 pbs scetv 7.2 sc channel 7.3 world wlcn cd 18.1 ctn 18.2 ctni 18.3 ctn wbse lp 20.1 laff 20.2 escape wtat tv 24.1 fox 24.2 gettv wazs ld 29 aza wjni ld 31 a1 wciv 36.1 mntv 36.2 abc 36.3 metv adjacent locals myrtle beach sc wbtw 13.1 cbs 13.2 mntv antenna 13.3 ion wmbf 32.1 nbc 32.2 bounce 32.3 grit wfxb 43.1 fox 43.2 qvc 43.3 this tv 43.4 metv savannah hilton head wsav 3.1 nbc 3.2 mntv metv 3.3 wx wtoc 11.1 cbs 11.2 grit 11.3 bounce tv defunct w26cf 26 ind south carolina broadcast television areas by city augusta ga aiken charleston charlotte nc columbia greenville sc myrtle beach savannah ga hilton head v t e nbc network affiliates in the state of south carolina wcbd 2 charleston wyff 4 greenville wis 10 columbia wmbf 32 myrtle beach see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in south carolina v t e media general inc. corporate directors j. stewart bryan iii cob marshall n. morton o. reid ashe jr. john a. schauss diana f. cantor charles a. davis thompson l. rankin rodney a. smolla walter e. williams coleman wortham iii h. graham woodlief jr. james a. zimmerman kirk read stephen y. dickinson george l. mahoney lou anne j. nabhan john a. schauss james f. woodward abc network affiliates ktka tv 1 wate tv wbay tv 2 whtm tv wjbf wjhl dt2 wlaj 1 wkrn tv wotv wric tv wten wcdc tv wtnh wytv 1 cbs network affiliates kelo tv kclo tv kdlo tv kplo tv kimt 2 klfy tv koin krqe kbim tv krez tv wane tv wbtw whlt wiat wivb tv wjhl tv wjtv wkbn tv wkrg tv wlfi tv 2 wlns tv wncn wnct tv wpri tv wrbl wspa tv wthi tv 2 cw network affiliates khon tv knva 1 ktka tv 1 kwbq krwb tv 1 kxtu ld wbdt 1 wcbd dt2 wfna whlt wish tv wjtv wlaj dt2 1 wnct dt2 wnlo wwlp dt2 wfxq cd wycw fox network affiliates kasa tv khon tv khaw tv kaii tv ktmj cd kxrm tv wnac tv 1 wthi dt2 wvbt wxxa tv 1 wyfx ld mynetworktv affiliates kasy tv 1 kbvo kelo tv kdlo tv kplo tv kimt kron tv wbtw wctx wnac dt2 1 wndy tv wsav dt2 wthi dt2 2 wtta wxsp cd wytv dt2 1 nbc network affiliates ksnt ksnw ksnc ksng ksnk ksnl ld kwqc tv 2 kxan tv wavy tv wcbd tv wcmh tv wdtn wfla tv wood tv wsav tv wsls tv 2 wwlp wfxq cd acquisitions lin media new vision television park communications spartan communications young broadcasting other assets professional communications systems lin digital sale of company pending to nexstar broadcasting group . 1 media general operates this station through an ssa . 2 station in the process of being resold to another company due to nexstar ownership conflicts . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wcbd tv & oldid 744245450 categories nbc network affiliatesmedia generaltelevision channels and stations established in 1954television stations in charleston south carolinatelevision stations in south carolinaion television affiliates navigation menu personal tools not logged 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