WSOC-TV

WSOC-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with ABC and Telemundo. It is owned by Cox Media Group alongside Kannapolis-licensed WAXN-TV (channel 64), an independent station. The two outlets share studios on West 23rd Street north of uptown Charlotte; WSOC-TV's transmitter is located near Reedy Creek Park in the Newell section of the city. The station first signed on the air on April 28, 1957, as Charlotte's third television station, after WBTV (channel 3) and WAYS-TV (channel 36, later WQMC-TV); it was also Charlotte's second station on the VHF band. It operated from a temporary facility on Plaza Road Extension in what was then a rural portion of eastern Mecklenburg County. WSOC was originally locally owned by Carolina Broadcasting, operated by the Jones family, along with WSOC radio (1240 AM, now WYFQ on 930 AM, and 103.7 FM). WSOC was the second radio station to sign on in Charlotte, having made its debut in 1929, seven years after the debut of WBT (1110 AM). Channel 9 originally operated as a primary NBC affiliate (owing to WSOC radio's affiliation with the NBC Red Network), and maintained a secondary affiliation with ABC, sharing the network with WBTV. In 1959, Carolina Broadcasting merged with the Miami Valley Broadcasting Company, forerunner of Cox Enterprises. That same year, it dedicated its studios on North Tryon Street.