WESH

WESH
ATSC 3.0 station
Daytona Beach–Orlando–Melbourne, Florida; United States;
City	Daytona Beach, Florida
Channels	Digital: 11 (VHF); Virtual: 2;
Branding	WESH 2 (pronounced as "Wesh"); MeTV Central Florida (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Hearst Television; (Hearst Properties Inc.);
Sister stations	WKCF
History
First air date	June 11, 1956
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956–2009);
Former affiliations	Independent (1956–1957);
Call sign meaning	Wright Esch (original licensee for the station)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25738
ERP	64.6 kW
HAAT	512.4 m (1,681 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°36′36″N 81°3′34″W / 28.61000°N 81.05944°W
Translator(s)	18 (UHF) Orange City; 19 (UHF) Ocala;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wesh.com

WESH (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, serving the Orlando area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Clermont-licensed CW affiliate WKCF (channel 18). The two stations share studios on North Wymore Road in Eatonville (using a Winter Park address); WESH's transmitter is located near Christmas, Florida.

WESH formerly served as a default NBC affiliate for the Gainesville market as the station's analog transmitter provided a city-grade off-air signal in Gainesville proper (and also provided Grade B signal coverage in the fringes of the Tampa Bay and Jacksonville markets). However, since January 1, 2009, Gainesville has been served by an in-market affiliate, WNBW (channel 9); although Cox Communications continues to carry WESH on its Gainesville area system.^[2]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WESH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Clark, Anthony (September 16, 2008). "Local NBC affiliate set to join airwaves". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WESH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[gs-wnbwnbc-2] Clark, Anthony (September 16, 2008). "Local NBC affiliate set to join airwaves". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.

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