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WVTM-TV

WVTM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with NBC and CBS. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities atop Red Mountain, between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive in southeastern Birmingham, adjacent to the Vulcan statue and next to the studios of Fox…

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Owner
Hearst Television · (WVTM Hearst Television Inc.)
Affiliations
13.1: NBC · 13.4: CBS · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WVTM 13
Call sign meaning
Vulcan–Times Mirror, referencing the Vulcan statue and station ownership from 1980 to 1993
Channels
Digital: 7 (VHF) · Virtual: 13
City
Birmingham, Alabama

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WVTM-TV

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples127
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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WVTM-TV

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related to WVTM-TV: Times-Mirror ownership and the Argyle–New World carousel · 29
WVTM-TV → Among, Argyle, Argyle Television Holdings, Austin, Birmingham, Citing, Dallas, December, February, Four, In March, KDFW, KTBC, KTVI, Los Angeles, Louis, March, Newhouse, Rosemary Lucas, St
related to Media General ownership · 27
WVTM-TV → Birmingham, Columbus, Department, FCC, In April, June, Justice, Media General, NBC, NBC Television Stations, New Vision Television, North Carolina, October, Ohio, On January, Providence, Raleigh, Rhode Island, The, The FCC
related to As an NBC owned-and-operated station · 24
WVTM-TV → ABC, Access Hollywood, Among, Birmingham, Fox, In June, July, KNSD, NBC, New World, New World Communications, Of, On May, Pax, Paxson Communications Corporation, San Diego, Telecommunications Act, The, The New World, The Tonight Show
related to Hearst Television ownership · 18
WVTM-TV → August, Birmingham, CBS, December, Georgia, Hearst Television, Hearst-owned, It, LIN, LIN Media, March, Media General, New Vision, Nexstar Media Group, Savannah, WIAT, WJCL, WVTM
Former affiliations · 4
WVTM-TV → ABC (secondary, 1949–1961), CBS (primary 1949–1954, joint primary 1961–1970), DuMont (secondary, 1952–1955), NBC (joint primary, 1961–1965)
Affiliations · 3
WVTM-TV → 13.1: NBC, 13.4: CBS, for others, see § Subchannels
Former call signs · 3
WVTM-TV → WABT (1953–1958), WAFM-TV (1949–1953), WAPI-TV (1958–1980)
Channels · 2
WVTM-TV → Digital: 7 (VHF), Virtual: 13
Former channel numbers · 2
WVTM-TV → Analog: 13 (VHF, 1949–2009), Digital: 52 (UHF, until 2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)
Owner · 2
WVTM-TV → (WVTM Hearst Television Inc.), Hearst Television

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birmingham station wvtm nbc news stations wbrc television channel cbs new first wapi-tv wiat years network abc time general 13

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WVTM-TVAffiliations13.1: NBC1.00infobox
WVTM-TVAffiliations13.4: CBS1.00infobox
WVTM-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WVTM-TVBrandingWVTM 131.00infobox
WVTM-TVCall sign meaningVulcan–Times Mirror, referencing the Vulcan statue and station ownership from 1980 to 19931.00infobox
WVTM-TVChannelsDigital: 7 (VHF)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVChannelsVirtual: 131.00infobox
WVTM-TVCityBirmingham, Alabama1.00infobox
WVTM-TVERP47.6 kW1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFacility ID741731.00infobox
WVTM-TVFirst air dateJune 12, 1949 (1949-06-12)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer affiliationsCBS (primary 1949–1954, joint primary 1961–1970)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer affiliationsABC (secondary, 1949–1961)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer affiliationsDuMont (secondary, 1952–1955)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer affiliationsNBC (joint primary, 1961–1965)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer call signsWAFM-TV (1949–1953)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer call signsWABT (1953–1958)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer call signsWAPI-TV (1958–1980)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 13 (VHF, 1949–2009)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 52 (UHF, until 2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVHAAT400.3 m (1,313 ft)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WVTM-TVOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
WVTM-TVOwner(WVTM Hearst Television Inc.)1.00infobox
WVTM-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WVTM-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WVTM-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
WVTM-TVWebsitewww.wvtm13.com1.00infobox

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