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Overview
WCSC-TV brings CBS to Charleston, South Carolina, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Charleston, SC market.
WCSC-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WCSC-TV
- Network
- CBS
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 19
- City of license
- Charleston, South Carolina
- TV market
- Charleston, SC
- Licensee
- Gray Television Licensee, LLC
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- August 1978
- Studio address
- 2126 Charlie Hall Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29414
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 71297
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.live5news.com
On screen it is channel 5, though WCSC-TV actually transmits on RF channel 19. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. WCSC-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Gray Television Licensee, LLC. It first signed on in 1953. It has used the WCSC-TV call letters since August 1978.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 2126 Charlie Hall Boulevard in Charleston, SC. Its website is www.live5news.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WCSC-TV listed educational programs including Lucky Dog: Reunions with Brandon McMillan, Did I Mention Invention and The Visioneers with Zay Harding.
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WCSC-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 5 (RF 19)
- Licensed to
- Charleston, SC
- TV market
- Charleston, SC
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