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WCVB-TV

WCVB-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Hearst Television. The station's studios are located on TV Place (off Gould Street near the I-95/MA 128/Highland Avenue interchange) in Needham, Massachusetts, and its transmitter is located on Cedar Street, also in Needham, on a tower…

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Owner
Hearst Television · (Hearst Stations Inc.)
Affiliations
5.1: ABC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WCVB Channel 5; WCVB NewsCenter 5
Call sign meaning
Channel V (Roman numeral 5, former analog channel) in Boston
Channels
Digital: 33 (UHF) · Virtual: 5
ERP
922 kW

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WCVB-TV

Nodes202
Edges201
Triples88
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009901
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WCVB-TV

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related to history · 28
WCVB-TV → ABC, AM, As, Boston, Boston Broadcasters, Boston Herald-Traveler Corporation, CBS, David, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, FM, Herald-Traveler, Herald-Traveler Corporation, However, In, It, Leo Beranek, Nathan, November, The
related to Community outreach · 19
WCVB-TV → CommonWealth, Difference, Each, Family Works, Good, Great Expectations, High, Highlights, Keeping Kids On Track, Mass, Massachusetts, Massachusetts5 On, Mike Lynch, Over, Since, Success By, The HealthBeat Project, The New England Network, World
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 18
WCVB-TV → As, Boston, Boston's WGBH-TV, Broadcasters, July, June, National Association, PBS, SAFER Act, The, This Old House, UHF, United States, VHF, WBZ-TV, WCVB, WCVB's, WGBH-TV
Affiliations · 2
WCVB-TV → 5.1: ABC, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WCVB-TV → Digital: 33 (UHF), Virtual: 5
Former channel numbers · 2
WCVB-TV → Analog: 5 (VHF, 1972–2009), Digital: 20 (UHF, 1998–2019)
Owner · 2
WCVB-TV → (Hearst Stations Inc.), Hearst Television
Public license information · 2
WCVB-TV → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
WCVB-TV → WCVB Channel 5; WCVB NewsCenter 5
Call sign meaning · 1
WCVB-TV → Channel V (Roman numeral 5, former analog channel) in Boston

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WCVB-TVAffiliations5.1: ABC1.00infobox
WCVB-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WCVB-TVBrandingWCVB Channel 5; WCVB NewsCenter 51.00infobox
WCVB-TVCall sign meaningChannel V (Roman numeral 5, former analog channel) in Boston1.00infobox
WCVB-TVChannelsDigital: 33 (UHF)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVChannelsVirtual: 51.00infobox
WCVB-TVERP922 kW1.00infobox
WCVB-TVFacility ID656841.00infobox
WCVB-TVFirst air dateMarch 19, 1972 (1972-03-19)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 5 (VHF, 1972–2009)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 20 (UHF, 1998–2019)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVHAAT388.3 m (1,274 ft)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WCVB-TVOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
WCVB-TVOwner(Hearst Stations Inc.)1.00infobox
WCVB-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WCVB-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WCVB-TVSister stationsWMUR-TV1.00infobox
WCVB-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
WCVB-TVWebsitewww.wcvb.com1.00infobox

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