WCBD-TV

WCBD-TV
Charleston, South Carolina United States


Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	WCBD News 2; News 2 Lowcountry CW (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: NBC 2.2: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
History
First air date	September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25)
Former call signs	WUSN-TV (1954–1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1954–2009) Digital: 50 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Former affiliations	NBC (1954–1962) ABC (secondary 1954–1962, primary 1962–1996)
Call sign meaning	Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester (three counties in Charleston metro); calls shared with former 70s sister station KCBD
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10587
ERP	779 kW
HAAT	581 m (1,906 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°56′25″N 79°41′44″W / 32.94028°N 79.69556°W / 32.94028; -79.69556
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.counton2.com

WCBD-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, affiliated with NBC. Its second digital subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of The CW (via The CW Plus). Owned by Nexstar Media Group, WCBD-TV has studios on West Coleman Boulevard (SC 703) in Mount Pleasant, and its transmitter is located in Awendaw, South Carolina.