WTVD

WTVD
CityDurham, North Carolina
Channels
BrandingABC 11, ABC 11 Eyewitness News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedDecember 1953
First air date
September 2, 1954 (1954-09-02)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 11 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 1999–2009), 11 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • NBC (primary 1954–1956, secondary 1962–1971)
  • ABC (secondary 1954–1956 and 1957–1962, primary 1956–1957)
  • CBS (secondary 1954–1957, primary 1957–1985)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Television for Durham
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8617
ERP45 kW
HAAT615 m (2,018 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°40′6″N 78°31′58″W / 35.66833°N 78.53278°W / 35.66833; -78.53278
Links
Public license information
Websiteabc11.com

WTVD (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area. Owned and operated by the ABC television network through its ABC Owned Television Stations division, it maintains studios on Liberty Street in downtown Durham, with news bureaus in Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Fayetteville. The station's transmitter is located in Auburn, North Carolina. On-air branding uses ABC 11 as a station identifier, with the call sign taking a secondary role.