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Overview
Licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, WCVB-TV carries ABC programming for viewers in the Boston, MA (Manchester, NH) market.
WCVB-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WCVB-TV
- Network
- ABC (subchannels: MeTV)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 33
- City of license
- Boston, Massachusetts
- TV market
- Boston, MA (Manchester, NH)
- Licensee
- Hearst Stations Inc.
- Owner
- Hearst Television
- On the air since
- 1972
- Studio address
- 5 TV Place, Needham, MA 02494
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 65684
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wcvb.com
On screen it is channel 5, though WCVB-TV actually transmits on RF channel 33. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add MeTV. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
The FCC license is held by Hearst Stations Inc. The station is part of Hearst Television. WCVB-TV has been on the air since 1972.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 5 TV Place in Needham, MA. You can reach the station online at www.wcvb.com.
Among the core children's programs WCVB-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin, Hearts of Heroes and Oh Baby.
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WCVB-TV at a glance
- Network
- ABC
- Channel
- 5 (RF 33)
- Licensed to
- Boston, MA
- TV market
- Boston, MA (Manchester, NH)
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