WBTV
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| WBTV | |
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| Brand | WBTV 3 |
| City of License | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Market | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Channel | 23 digital 3 virtual Formerly: 3 analog (1949-2009) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS
Formerly: NBC (secondary, 1949–57), ABC (secondary,1949–67), DuMont (secondary, 1949–55) |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Company | Raycom |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows | Montell Williams
Judge Judy Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
WBTV is the CBS affiliate for Charlotte, North Carolina, broadcasting on digital channel 23 (virtual channel 3) in high definition, and it has two subcarriers--23.2 is the standard definition broadcasts and 23.3 is local weather radar.
WBTV signed on in 1949 as North Carolina's first TV station. It was Charlotte's only station for eight years due to the FCC's freeze on permits for new stations. WBTV aired ABC, NBC and Dumont as secondary affiliation while maintaining CBS as primary. It dropped NBC as secondary in 1957 when WSOC/channel 9 went on as an NBC affiliate (it is now ABC). It would then drop secondary with ABC in 1967 when WCCB/channel 18 signed on as an ABC affiliate (now Fox). WBTV has the longest run of a CBS affiliate south of Washington D.C.
WBTV would bump CBS shows (most notably daytime games), and for viewers in the south areas of Charlotte with a strong antennas, those shows could be seen on WSPA/channel 7 in Spartanburg. To the north, they could be seen on WFMY/channel 2 in Greensboro.
[edit] Digital programming
| Virtual | Physical | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 23.1 | WBTV-DT | Main WBTV (CBS, HD) |
| 3.2 | 23.2 | WBTV-DT2 | Main WBTV (CBS, SD) |
| 3.3 | 23.3 | WBTV-DT3 | Weather Radar |
[edit] Current Prime-Time Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | WBTV 3 News at 7 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | How I Met Your Mother | Accidentally on Purpose | Two and a Half Men | The Big Bang Theory | CSI: Miami | WBTV 3 News at 11 | |
| Tuesday | WBTV 3 News at 7 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | NCIS | NCIS: Los Angeles | The Good Wife | WBTV 3 News at 11 | |||
| Wednesday | WBTV 3 News at 7 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Gary Unmarried | Criminal Minds | CSI: NY | WBTV 3 News at 11 | ||
| Thursday | WBTV 3 News at 7 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | Survivor | CSI | The Mentalist | WBTV 3 News at 11 | |||
| Friday | WBTV 3 News at 7 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | Ghost Whisperer | Medium | NUMB3RS | WBTV 3 News at 11 | |||
| Saturday | Without a Trace | Crime Time Saturday | Crime Time Saturday | 48 Hours Mystery | WBTV 3 News at 11 | ||||
| Sunday | 60 Minutes | The Amazing Race | Cold Case | Three Rivers | WBTV 3 News at 11 | ||||
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Categories: WBTV | Local Station | Raycom | CBS Affiliates | North Carolina/Stations | Charlotte/Stations
