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Overview
WRAL-TV brings NBC to Raleigh, North Carolina, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC market.
Station facts
- Call sign
- WRAL-TV
- Network
- NBC (subchannels: Cozi TV, Start TV, Ion Mystery)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 17
- City of license
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- TV market
- Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC
- Licensee
- Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
- On the air since
- 1956
- Call sign since
- July 1978
- Studio address
- 2619 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 8688
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wral.com
Viewers find it on channel 5. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 17, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add Cozi TV, Start TV and Ion Mystery. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
What's on WRAL-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | NBC |
| 5.2 | Cozi TV |
| 5.3 | Start TV |
| 5.4 | Ion Mystery |
According to FCC records, the licensee is Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. WRAL-TV has been on the air since 1956. It has used the WRAL-TV call letters since July 1978.
WRAL-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 2619 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.wral.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WRAL-TV listed educational programs including Xploration DIY Sci, Wild Kingdom and Brain Game.
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WRAL-TV at a glance
- Network
- NBC
- Channel
- 5 (RF 17)
- Licensed to
- Raleigh, NC
- Subchannels
- Cozi TV, Start TV, Ion Mystery
- TV market
- Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC
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