WVNC-LD
WVNC-LD, virtual channel 45, is a low-powered NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Watertown, New York, United States. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. WVNC-LD's studios are located at Public Square in downtown Watertown, and its transmitter is located along NY 126/State Street on Champion Hill. On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 6.
History
Although the channel 45 frequency had never been used in Watertown prior to 2015, the adjacent channel 46 was the home of WLOT-LP, Watertown's UPN affiliate, until its owner died in 2005 and the station went dark.On August 28, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of control of a low-power digital television license in Watertown, W45EI-D, from Sunrise, Florida-based DTV America Corporation to SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The new owners promptly renamed the station WVNC-LD and signed it to an affiliation deal with NBC, giving the Watertown area its first locally-based full-time NBC affiliate. The new station signed-on December 1, 2016. Prior to WVNC-LD's sign-on, North Country cable systems received either WSTM-TV in Syracuse or WPTZ in Plattsburgh, depending on the location. WWNY-TV previously had a secondary affiliation with the network until 1995. WPTZ and WSTM-TV are still available on cable along with WVNC-LD.
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming |
| 45.1 | 1080i | WVNCNBC | Main WVNC-LD programming / NBC | |
| 45.2 | 480i | Antenna | Antenna TV & MyNetworkTV | |
| 45.3 | 480i | GritTv | Grit | |
| 45.4 | 480i | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
| 45.5 | 480i | CourtTv | Court TV | |
| 45.6 | 480i | QVC | QVC | |
| 45.7 | 480i | HSN | HSN |
Programming
WVNC-LD's main channel clears the entire NBC schedule, including The More You Know, NBC's E/I-compliant block which, as a low-power station, it is not required to clear. Syndicated programming on WVNC-LD includes The Wendy Williams Show, Family Feud, Access Hollywood, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.In addition to NBC programming, WVNC-LD operates the Watertown market's Antenna TV affiliate on its LD2 subchannel. On weeknights, WVNC-LD2 also carries programs from the MyNetworkTV programming service, filling in programming for all time slots outside of the MyNetworkTV programming schedule with the Antenna TV schedule.