WWAY-DT2
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| Wilmington, North Carolina | |
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| Branding | WWAY CBS |
| Channels |
Digital: WWAY-DT 46.2 (UHF) Virtual: 3.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | CBS (2017–present) |
| Owner |
Morris Multimedia (WWAY-TV, LLC) |
| First air date | September 21, 1998 (cable only) September 30, 2013 (Free OTA launch) |
| Call letters' meaning | see WWAY |
| Former callsigns | "WBW" (as cable-exclusive channel) |
| Former affiliations |
The WB (via The WB 100+, as 'WBW') (1998–2006) The CW (2006–2013, as 'WBW') (2013–2016, as WWAY-DT2) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 590 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 12033 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°7′53.8″N 78°11′15.4″W / 34.131611°N 78.187611°W (digital) |
WWAY-DT2 is the CBS-affiliated television station for North Carolina's Cape Fear region. It is a second digital subchannel of ABC affiliate WWAY (owned by Morris Multimedia) Over-the-air, the station airs a 1080ihigh definition digital signal on UHF channel 46.2 (or virtual channel 3.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter, west of Winnabow, in Town Creek Township. It can also be seen on Charter channel 17, and on Time Warner Cable digital channel 106 and on ATMC Cable digital channel 913. WWAY's parent station has studios on North Front Street in Downtown Wilmington next to Cape Fear Community College.
WWAY-DT2 began life as "WBW", a cable-only affiliate with The WB through the national WB 100+ service. Since it was only available on cable, the call sign was fictional in nature and thus not officially recognized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Before the cable-only WBW signed-on, Wilmington was the one of the portions of North Carolina, and one of the few in the Eastern Time Zone, without a WB affiliate of its own, despite several of the network's shows such as Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill being produced in Wilmington and surrounding areas.
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