WNCN

WNCN is a television station in Goldsboro, North Carolina, that maintains its main transmission facilities in Auburn and operates studio spaces on Front Street in northern Raleigh. The station covers a large territory that includes most of the Research Triangle region across central parts of the state, connecting several cities together.

The station began operations in 1988 under the call sign WYED, broadcasting mostly home shopping programming at that time. Over later years it switched to different network providers and changed both its direction and technical structure several times before reaching its current form.

The station expanded local news coverage in 1995, establishing a professional newsroom that delivers information to North Carolina's Research Triangle communities.

The transmission facilities are located outside the larger cities, while the studio spaces sit in an easily accessible part of Raleigh. The signal can be received across much of the region without obstacles, both through digital channels and through different distribution platforms.

In 2017 the station participated in a nationwide auction where broadcast frequencies were returned, receiving 52 million dollars for it. This sale was part of a larger action where television stations gave up their frequencies to mobile providers while continuing to broadcast through other technical solutions.

Location: North Carolina

Inception: 1988

Website: https://cbs17.com

GPS coordinates: 35.67474,-78.52754

Latest update: December 20, 2025 12:10