Charlotte’s WB Goes Digital
Charlotte’s WB Goes Digital Another one of Capitol Broadcasting’s Charlotte television stations has joined the digital revolution. WWWB-TV (WB55) began providing the Charlotte market with five hours per week of original high definition programming beginning Thursday, September 12, 2002. The programming will be available on digital channel 39.1, but standard definition can still be received […]
Special Tour Group Visits WWWB
Special Tour Group Visits WWWB A group of local seniors took a tour of CBC’s Charlotte WB affiliate. STV on Charlotte’s WB regularly allows schools, YMCA camps, Boy & Girl scout troops and others to tour our facility and see how a TV station operates and serves our community. We recently had the unique opportunity […]
New GM Hired for CBC’s Charlotte Stations
New GM Hired for CBC’s Charlotte Stations Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Charlotte television stations have a new person at the helm. Will Davis, a former CBC employee, began work as Vice President & General Manager of WJZY-TV (UPN 46) and WWWB-TV (WB 55) on Monday, April 1. Will Davis WJZY & WWWB’s New VP & General […]
WJZY/WWWB Honored For Work With Wal-Mart’s Missing Children Network
WJZY/WWWB Honored For Work With Wal-Mart’s Missing Children Network WJZY-TV and WWWB-TV in Charlotte received special recognition for their work with Wal-Mart’s Missing Children’s Network through which the stations played a major role in the recovery of the 56th child reunited with his family through Wal-Mart’s network. The stations, UPN46 and WB55 respectively, were presented […]
Charlotte’s WB55 Becomes WWWB
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2001 For more information, contact Mark Gray, Station Manager 704-944-3340 Charlotte’s WB55 Becomes WWWB Charlotte, NC — Charlotte’s WB Network affiliate, WFVT-TV, will change its name to WWWB, effective August 1, 2001. The name change constitutes a new official call sign, WWWB, approved by the FCC. With this change Charlotte’s […]
YMCA Campers Learn The Ropes of STV
YMCA Campers Learn The Ropes of STV Lions and tigers and eagles oh my! Over a 4-day period, more than 200 Charlotte area YMCA campers and counselors visited WB55 and got a behind the scenes look at how STV (Student TeleVision) works. From the “Blue Angels” (the 5 & 6 year olds) to the “Eagles” […]
STV Presents Mini-Grants For Student PSAs
STV Presents Mini-Grants For Student PSAs WFVT (WB55), one of Capitol Broadcasting’s Charlotte stations, supports education and service to the community in a unique way. Twice each year, WB55’s Student TeleVision (STV) accepts applications for mini-grants from the schools in the viewing area. As part of the application, the classrooms create their own PSAs; students […]
Charlotte Station Provides School Supplies
Charlotte Station Provides School Supplies Students headed to school prepared thanks to WB55. Charlotte’s WB teamed up with Prudential Carolinas Realty to collect school supplies for kids living in Charlotte public housing. These children come from single-parent homes with annual incomes of $6,000 or less. For many of these kids, this will be the first […]
Charlotte Market Moves Up In Nielsen Rankings
Charlotte Market Moves Up In Nielsen Rankings CBC television stations WJZY (UPN46) and WWWB (WB55) are now a part of the nation’s 27th largest TV market. Nielsen Media Research recently announced that the 20-county Charlotte market has passed Hartford, CT, in the number of television households, thus moving from 28th to 27th in the rankings. […]
WFVT Begins Airing Nightly News
WFVT Begins Airing Nightly News WFVT in Charlotte began airing its own newscast on October 9. The Ten O’Clock News on WB55 is yet another endeavor by Capitol Broadcasting Company television station. The 35-minute newscast airs seven nights a week at 10:00pm. NBC6 produces the newscast for WFVT, down the road from the Performance Road […]