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WRDC: History, Applications & Measurement

WRDC (channel 28) is an independent television station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area and having a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WLFL (channel 22). The two stations share studios in the Highwoods Office Park, just outside…

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WRDC topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around WRDC.

Related topics
137
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
141
Extracted relationships
168
Concept neighborhoods
39
Bridge connections
141

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 111 topics
Overview · 12 topics
Prior use of channel 28 in Raleigh · 10 topics
Technical information · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (Raleigh (WRDC-TV) Licensee, Inc.)
Affiliations
28.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV · 28.2: Charge! · 28.3: Comet
Branding
MyRDC; MyRDC28
Call sign meaning
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
Channels
Digital: 14 (UHF) · Virtual: 28
City
Durham, North Carolina

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Prior use of channel 28 in Raleigh

History

Technical information

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How WRDC connects Entity context

The extracted context around WRDC shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, WRDC → ABC, Adams Television, Adams-owned WWAY, Almost, Bev, Billy Graham, Boca Raton, Brissette, Capital Holding, Chapel Hill, Curtis Media Group, Durham, Durham Corporation, Durham Life, Durham Life Broadcasting, Even, Financial Securities Fund, Florida-based, FSF, FSF TV Another extracted example is WRDC → Additionally, Although WNCN, America, Bob Langford, Brissette's, By, Clayton, Columbus, Communications Corporation, Continuing, Despite, FSF, Galloway, Goldsboro, In, In March, It, Must See TV, NBC, NBC's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

WRDC

Top relations

related to Sale to FSF TV · 54
WRDC → ABC, Adams Television, Adams-owned WWAY, Almost, Bev, Billy Graham, Boca Raton, Brissette, Capital Holding, Chapel Hill, Curtis Media Group, Durham, Durham Corporation, Durham Life, Durham Life Broadcasting, Even, Financial Securities Fund, Florida-based, FSF, FSF TV
related to Switch from NBC to UPN · 40
WRDC → Additionally, Although WNCN, America, Bob Langford, Brissette's, By, Clayton, Columbus, Communications Corporation, Continuing, Despite, FSF, Galloway, Goldsboro, In, In March, It, Must See TV, NBC, NBC's
related to As a MyNetworkTV affiliate · 30
WRDC → CBS Corporation, Cincinnati, CW, CW/MyNetworkTV, Fox, Fox-affiliated, In January, July, KVCW, KVMY, Las Vegas, March, MyNetworkTV, News Corporation, Norfolk, On January, On May, Sinclair, Sinclair's, Sinclair-owned
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 10
WRDC → Although, At, February, It, June, Triangle, UHF, United States, WLFL, WRAY-TV
related to ATSC 3.0 lighthouse · 7
WRDC → ATSC, Auburn, Next Gen TV, North Carolina, November, Triangle, WRDC's
Affiliations · 3
WRDC → 28.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV, 28.2: Charge!, 28.3: Comet
Former affiliations · 3
WRDC → CBS (secondary, 1968–1971), NBC (1968–1995), UPN (secondary January−September 1995, primary September 1995–2006)
Channels · 2
WRDC → Digital: 14 (UHF), Virtual: 28
Former call signs · 2
WRDC → WPTF-TV (1978–1991), WRDU-TV (1968–1978)
Former channel numbers · 2
WRDC → Analog: 28 (UHF, 1968–2009), Digital: 27 (UHF, until 2009), 28 (UHF, 2009–2019)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

nbc station channel durham 28 stations triangle raleigh network television news time wtvd wptf-tv new two programming uhf also ratings

WRDC relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 168 structured relationships around WRDC. Examples in this analysis include WRDC → Affiliations → 28.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV and WRDC → Affiliations → 28.2: Charge!. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WRDCAffiliations28.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV1.00infobox
WRDCAffiliations28.2: Charge!1.00infobox
WRDCAffiliations28.3: Comet1.00infobox
WRDCBrandingMyRDC; MyRDC281.00infobox
WRDCCall sign meaningRaleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill1.00infobox
WRDCChannelsDigital: 14 (UHF)1.00infobox
WRDCChannelsVirtual: 281.00infobox
WRDCCityDurham, North Carolina1.00infobox
WRDCERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WRDCFacility ID549631.00infobox
WRDCFirst air dateNovember 4, 1968 (1968-11-04)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer affiliationsNBC (1968–1995)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer affiliationsCBS (secondary, 1968–1971)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer affiliationsUPN (secondary January−September 1995, primary September 1995–2006)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer call signsWRDU-TV (1968–1978)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer call signsWPTF-TV (1978–1991)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer channel numbersAnalog: 28 (UHF, 1968–2009)1.00infobox
WRDCFormer channel numbersDigital: 27 (UHF, until 2009), 28 (UHF, 2009–2019)1.00infobox
WRDCHAAT624 m (2,047 ft)1.00infobox
WRDCLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WRDCOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WRDCOwner(Raleigh (WRDC-TV) Licensee, Inc.)1.00infobox
WRDCPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WRDCPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WRDCSister stationsWLFL1.00infobox
WRDCTransmitter 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
WRDCWebsitemyrdctv.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around WRDC bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mynetworktv, Upn and Triangle. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • WRDC
    • Mynetworktv
    • Upn
    • Triangle
    • Two
    • Sinclair
    • Affiliate
    • Uhf
    • Channel
    • Programming
    • Raleigh
    • Durham
    • News
  • wrdc
    • Mynetworktv
    • Upn
    • Triangle
    • Two
    • Sinclair
    • Affiliate
    • Uhf
    • Channel
    • Programming
    • Raleigh
    • Durham
    • News
  • independent television station
    • Triangle
    • First
    • Nbc
    • Stations
    • Uhf
    • Durham
    • Programming
    • Raleigh
    • Two
    • Air
    • Affiliation
    • Time
  • durham, north carolina
    • Carolina
    • North
    • Life
    • Raleigh
    • Uhf
    • Mynetworktv
    • Television
    • Broadcasting
    • Wptf-tv
    • New
    • Durham
    • Triangle
  • research triangle
    • Stations
    • Wrdc
    • Nbc
    • Two
    • Network
    • First
    • Affiliate
    • Affiliation
    • Uhf
    • Life
    • One
    • New
  • auburn, north carolina
    • Carolina
    • North
    • Mynetworktv
    • Raleigh
    • Durham
    • Affiliate
    • Affiliation
    • Uhf
    • Wptf-tv
    • Nbc
    • New
    • Wrdc
  • nbc
    • Programming
    • Station
    • Air
    • Cbs
    • Wptf-tv
    • Network
    • Triangle
    • Wtvd
    • Upn
    • News
    • Local
    • Time
  • wtvd
    • Cbs
    • Wral-tv
    • Nbc
    • Ratings
    • Wptf-tv
    • First
    • Wlfl
    • Even
    • Programming
    • Television
    • Station
    • Carolina

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For WRDC, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects WRDC with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WRDCHistory · splits 30 ⟂ 112
WRDCOverview · splits 129 ⟂ 13
WRDCPrior use of channel 28 in Raleigh · splits 131 ⟂ 11
WRDCTechnical information · splits 137 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

WRDC

Nodes142
Edges141
Triples168
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around WRDC to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — WRDC · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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