WBAL-TV

WBAL-TV
Baltimore, Maryland; United States;
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF); Virtual: 11;
Branding	WBAL-TV 11; 11 News; MeTV Baltimore (DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	11.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Hearst Television; (WBAL Hearst Television Inc.);
Sister stations	WBAL, WIYY
History
Founded	May 1946
First air date	March 11, 1948
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 11 (VHF, 1948–2009); Digital: 59 (UHF, 1998–2009), 11 (VHF, 2009–2020);
Former affiliations	NBC (1948–1981); CBS (1981–1995);
Call sign meaning	Baltimore
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65696
ERP	30 kW
HAAT	305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wbaltv.com

WBAL-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship property of Hearst Television, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to the company's sole radio properties, WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (97.9 FM). The three outlets share studios and offices on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, near the transmission tower that WBAL-TV also shares with WIYY and several other Baltimore television and radio stations.

^ "Television stations granted to three" (PDF). Broadcasting - Telecasting. May 27, 1946. p. 90.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WBAL-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1] "Television stations granted to three" (PDF). Broadcasting - Telecasting. May 27, 1946. p. 90.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WBAL-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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Baltimore, Maryland United States


Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 11
Branding	WBAL-TV 11; 11 News MeTV Baltimore (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	11.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Hearst Television (WBAL Hearst Television Inc.)
Sister stations	WBAL, WIYY
History
Founded	May 1946^[1]
First air date	March 11, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-03-11)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 11 (VHF, 1948–2009) Digital: 59 (UHF, 1998–2009), 11 (VHF, 2009–2020)
Former affiliations	NBC (1948–1981) CBS (1981–1995)
Call sign meaning	Baltimore
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65696
ERP	30 kW
HAAT	305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W / 39.33472; -76.65056
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wbaltv.com