WCAU

WCAU
Channels
BrandingNBC 10
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedSeptember 1946
First air date
May 23, 1948 (1948-05-23)
Former call signs
  • WPEN-TV (1946–1947)
  • WCAU-TV (1947–1995)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 67 (UHF, 1998–2009), 34 (UHF, 2009–2019)
CBS (1948–1995)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WCAU radio, randomly assigned
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63153
ERP745 kW
HAAT399.8 m (1,311.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°2′30.1″N 75°14′10.1″W / 40.041694°N 75.236139°W / 40.041694; -75.236139
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.nbcphiladelphia.com

WCAU (channel 10) is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Mount Laurel, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo outlet WWSI (channel 62); it is also sister to regional sports network NBC Sports Philadelphia.

WCAU and WWSI share studios in the Comcast Technology Center on Arch Street in Center City, with some operations remaining at their former main studio at the corner of City Avenue and Monument Road in Bala Cynwyd. Through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WCAU's spectrum from a tower in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCAU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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