Montgomery/Dothan, Alabama United States |
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Branding | WSFA 12 (general) WSFA 12 News (newscasts) WSFA 12.2 (on DT2) |
Slogan | We Stand For Alabama |
Channels |
Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 12 () |
Subchannels | 12.1 NBC 12.2 Bounce TV 12.3 GritTV |
Affiliations | NBC (Secondary through 1960) |
Owner |
Raycom Media (WSFA License Subsidiary, LLC) |
First air date | December 25, 1954 |
Call letters' meaning |
With the South's Finest Airport |
Sister station(s) | WDFX, WTVM, WAFF, WBRC |
Former callsigns | WSFA-TV (1954–1986) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 12 (VHF, 1954–2009) Digital: 14 (UHF, 2002–2009) |
Former affiliations |
Secondary: ABC (1954–1960) DT2: NBC WX+ (2005–2008) Local Weather (2008–2010) RTV (2010–2011) |
Transmitter power | 600 kW |
Height | 507 m |
Facility ID | 13993 |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°58′28.6″N 86°9′44.2″W / 31.974611°N 86.162278°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
Website | WSFA.com |
WSFA is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Alabama's Black Belt region licensed to Montgomery. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Grady along the Montgomery/Pike County line. Its studios are located on Delano Avenue in West Montgomery. The station can also be viewed on cable television, with Knology and Charter channel 11. A high definition feed is offered on Charter digital channel 711 and Knology digital channel 903.The station boasts one of the largest coverage areas in Alabama, providing at least secondary coverage from the geographical center of the state to the Florida state line and from the Black Belt region to the Chattahoochee River bordering Georgia.
Local programming includes WSFA's major commitment – regional and local news – with shows such as Alabama Live, WSFA 12 News First at 4, WSFA 12 News at 6, and WSFA 12 News at 10. The station also broadcasts national news with The Today Show and NBC Nightly News. Syndicated programming on WSFA includes Entertainment Tonight, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Judy, and The Insider.