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Overview
In the Richmond-Petersburg, VA TV market, WWBT is the NBC station licensed to Richmond, Virginia.
On screen it is channel 12, though WWBT actually transmits on RF channel 10. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Ion Mystery and True Crime Network. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
What's on WWBT's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 12.1 | NBC |
| 12.2 | MeTV |
| 12.3 | Heroes & Icons |
| 12.4 | Ion Mystery |
| 12.5 | True Crime Network |
Gray Television Licensee, LLC holds the station's FCC license. WWBT is owned by Gray Media. It first signed on in 1956.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 5710 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, VA. Its website is www.12onyourside.com.
Among the core children's programs WWBT reported to the FCC for 2025: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild, Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer and Dragonfly TV Sports.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WWBT
- Network
- NBC (subchannels: MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Ion Mystery, True Crime Network)
- Virtual channel
- 12
- RF channel
- 10
- City of license
- Richmond, Virginia
- TV market
- Richmond-Petersburg, VA
- Licensee
- Gray Television Licensee, LLC
- Owner
- Gray Media
- On the air since
- 1956
- Studio address
- 5710 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23225
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 30833
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.12onyourside.com
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WWBT at a glance
- Network
- NBC
- Channel
- 12 (RF 10)
- Licensed to
- Richmond, VA
- Subchannels
- MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Ion Mystery, True Crime Network
- TV market
- Richmond-Petersburg, VA
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