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'''WRAL-TV''' is a [[Terrestrial television|broadcast television]] station based in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. Brodacasting on [[very high frequency|VHF]] channel 5, WRAL has been an affiliate of the [[CBS]] television network since [[1985]] (before that it was [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), and is locally owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]. |
'''WRAL-TV''' is a [[Terrestrial television|broadcast television]] station based in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. Brodacasting on [[very high frequency|VHF]] channel 5, WRAL has been an affiliate of the [[CBS]] television network since [[1985]] (before that it was [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), and is locally owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]. Its transmitter is located in [[Garner, North Carolina]]. |
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During the [[1960s]], future [[North Carolina]] Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was a regular editorial commentator on WRAL's news broadcasts. |
During the [[1960s]], future [[North Carolina]] Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was a regular editorial commentator on WRAL's news broadcasts. |
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Revision as of 03:57, 19 August 2004
WRAL-TV is a broadcast television station based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Brodacasting on VHF channel 5, WRAL has been an affiliate of the CBS television network since 1985 (before that it was ABC), and is locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company. Its transmitter is located in Garner, North Carolina.
During the 1960s, future North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms was a regular editorial commentator on WRAL's news broadcasts.
In 1996, WRAL-TV was granted the first experimental high-definition television license in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission. On 13 October 2000, WRAL aired the world's first all-HDTV newscast. In January 2001, WRAL converted all of its local news broadcasts to high-definition.