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WBAL-TV

WBAL-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship property of Hearst Television, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to the company's sole radio properties, WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (97.9 FM). The three outlets share studios and offices on Television Hill…

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Founded
May 1946
Owner
Hearst Television · (WBAL Hearst Television Inc.)
Affiliations
11.1: NBC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WBAL-TV 11; 11 News · MeTV Baltimore (11.2)
Call sign meaning
Baltimore
Channels
Digital: 12 (VHF) · Virtual: 11

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WBAL-TV

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Edges150
Triples214
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013245
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WBAL-TV

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related to Return to NBC · 50
WBAL-TV → ABC, August, Baltimore, Boston, CBS, Channel, Charlie, Chicago Hope, Cleveland, Detroit, Eastern Time, Father, Fox, Group, Having, Heartbreak, In, January, KNXV-TV, KPIX-TV
related to Sports programming · 39
WBAL-TV → AFC, AFL, American Football Conference, Baltimore, Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Sports, CBS, CBS's MLB, Cleveland Browns, Colts, Dean, During, ESPN, From, Hearst's, His, In, Louis Browns
related to News operation · 23
WBAL-TV → Appropriately, February, However, In, It, Leno, NBC, Nielsen, November, Saturdays, Since NBC, Sunday, Sundays, The Jay Leno Show, TV Hill, Washington, WBAL, WBAL's, WBAL-TV's, WJZ
related to Preemptions and deferrals · 23
WBAL-TV → As, August, Baltimore, CBS, Channel, David Letterman, During, Late Show, Letterman, NBC, NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The, The Arsenio Hall Show, Washington, WDVM-TV/WUSA, Weekend, Weekend Update
related to history · 20
WBAL-TV → At, Baltimore News-Post, Downtown Baltimore, Hearst, Hearst Corporation, Hearst-owned, It, March, Maryland, NBC, NBC's, News American, North Charles Street, Pittsburgh, Sundays, The, The Baltimore American, WBAL, WMAR-TV, WTAE-TV
related to Switch to CBS · 14
WBAL-TV → Abell Company, Among, August, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, CBS, George Carlin, NBC, On March, Saturday Night Live, The, WBAL-TV's, WMAR's, WMAR-TV
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 11
WBAL-TV → As, FCC, July, June, Several VHF, The, UHF, United States, VHF, WBAL-TV's, WJZ-TV
related to Subchannels · 10
WBAL-TV → April, August, Insta-Weather Plus, NBC Plus, NBC Weather Plus, November, On March, The, WBAL, WBAL Plus
Affiliations · 2
WBAL-TV → 11.1: NBC, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 2
WBAL-TV → MeTV Baltimore (11.2), WBAL-TV 11; 11 News

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station baltimore nbc 11 news channel cbs television also wbal first time programming stations local affiliate newscasts digital wmar-tv wjz-tv

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WBAL-TVAffiliations11.1: NBC1.00infobox
WBAL-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WBAL-TVBrandingWBAL-TV 11; 11 News1.00infobox
WBAL-TVBrandingMeTV Baltimore (11.2)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVCall sign meaningBaltimore1.00infobox
WBAL-TVChannelsDigital: 12 (VHF)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVChannelsVirtual: 111.00infobox
WBAL-TVERP30 kW1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFacility ID656961.00infobox
WBAL-TVFirst air dateMarch 11, 1948 (1948-03-11)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFormer affiliationsNBC (1948–1981)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFormer affiliationsCBS (1981–1995)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 11 (VHF, 1948–2009)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 59 (UHF, 1998–2009), 11 (VHF, 2009–2020)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVFoundedMay 19461.00infobox
WBAL-TVHAAT305 m (1,001 ft)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WBAL-TVOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
WBAL-TVOwner(WBAL Hearst Television Inc.)1.00infobox
WBAL-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WBAL-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WBAL-TVSister stationsWBAL, WIYY1.00infobox
WBAL-TVTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WBAL-TVWebsitewww.wbaltv.com1.00infobox

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