WRDC
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Durham/Raleigh/ Fayetteville, North Carolina United States |
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| Branding | MyRDCTV |
| Slogan | My Raleigh My Durham My Chapel Hill |
| Channels |
Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 28 () |
| Subchannels | 28.1 MyNetworkTV 28.2 Grit 28.3 Comet |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (2006–present) |
| Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (Raleigh (WRDC-TV) Licensee, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 4, 1968 |
| Call letters' meaning |
We Serve Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill |
| Sister station(s) | WLFL |
| Former callsigns | WRDU-TV (1968–1978) WPTF-TV (1978–1991) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 28 (UHF, 1968–2009) Digital: 27 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: NBC (1968–1995) UPN (1995–Spring 1998, Summer 1998–2006) Independent (Spring 1998–Summer 1998) Secondary: CBS (1968–1971) |
| Transmitter power | 725 kW |
| Height | 585 m |
| Facility ID | 54963 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′35″N 78°32′8″W / 35.67639°N 78.53556°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | myrdctv.com |
WRDC, channel 28, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station that is licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States and serves North Carolina's Triangle region. The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WLFL (channel 22). The station's studios are located in the Highwoods Office Park, just outside downtown Raleigh, and its transmitter is located in Auburn, North Carolina.
WRDC is carried on cable channel 12 in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville and most of their suburbs, and channel 10 in Cary, Garner, Clayton, Smithfield, and Carrboro. On Time Warner Cable, WRDC is shown on digital channel 1215.
In July 1952, Sir Walter Television Co. applied for WETV, a TV station to serve the Raleigh-Durham TV market. The company considered Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Roanoke, Virginia and even Durham, but selected Raleigh due to the number of colleges in the area, qualified personalities, and Reynolds Coliseum, as well as the people's strong desire for a TV station. In October, the Federal Communications Commission approved the request. On February 13, 1953, Sir Walter completed the purchase of WNAO radio (850 AM, now WPTK; and 96.1 FM, now WBBB) from the owners of The News & Observer.
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