WTVD-TV
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Template:Infobox Broadcast WTVD-TV (ABC11) is a broadcast television station based in Durham, North Carolina. It is the owned-and-operated ABC affiliate for the Raleigh-Durham television market, the nation's 29th largest. Its transmitter is located in Garner, North Carolina.
Veterans of WTVD's staff include musicians John Tesh and John Loudermilk.
History
WTVD began broadcasting on September 2, 1954 as an NBC affiliate, becoming a CBS affiliate by 1960. While its capacity to broadcast in color was achieved as early as 1958, its first regular color local programming began in 1966.
In 1985, the station switched affiliations to ABC when its parent company, Capital Cities Broadcasting, purchased the ABC television network. WRAL-TV became the CBS affiliate. In 1996, WTVD became a Disney entity with Disney's acquisition of Capital Cities.
External links
- WTVD Website (http://www.abc11tv.com/)