Chronology of call letters WNBC

From Radio-TV Broadcast History

Contents 1 First station 2 Second station 3 Third station 4 Fourth station 4.1 WNBC-TV

First station

• Date: March 13, 1935-October 1944
• Previous call letters: WMFE
• Frequency:
  • 1380 khz (March 13, 1935-March 29, 1941)
  • 1410 khz (March 29, 1941-October 1944)
• Location:
  • New Britain, Connecticut (March 13, 1935-June 16, 1942)
  • Hartford, Connecticut (June 16, 1942-October 1944)
• Subsequent call letters: WHTD

Second station

• Date: November 6, 1946-October 17, 1954
• Previous call letters: WEAF
• Frequency:
  • 660 khz (November 6, 1946-October 17, 1954)
• Location:
  • New York, New York (November 6, 1946-October 17, 1954)
• Owner of license:
  • National Broadcasting Co. (November 6, 1946-October 17, 1954)
• Subsequent call letters: WRCA

Affiliated with station WNBT

Third station

• Date: 1956-1960
• Previous call letters: WKNB-TV
• Channel:
  • Channel 30 (1956-1960)
• Location:
  • New Britain, Connecticut (1956-1960)
• Subsequent call letters: WHNB

Fourth station

(actually same as second station, after two call letter changes)

• Date: June 1, 1960-October 7, 1988
• Previous call letters: WRCA
• Frequency:
  • 660 khz (June 1, 1960-October 7, 1988)
• Location:
  • New York, New York (June 1, 1960-October 7, 1988)
• Owner of license:
  • National Broadcasting Co. (June 1, 1960-October 7, 1988)

Closed October 7, 1988 and ceded its frequency to WFAN.
Affiliated (until October 7, 1988 when it closed) with:

WNBC-TV

(operating as WNBC after June 1, 1992)

• Date: June 1, 1960-2007...
• Previous call letters: WRCA-TV
• Channel:
  • Channel 4 (June 1, 1960-2007...)
• Location:
  • New York, New York (June 1, 1960-2007...)
• Owner of license:
  • National Broadcasting Co. (June 1, 1960-2007...)