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WILM-TV in Wilmington, NC is the most recent addition to the Capitol Broadcasting Company lineup of television stations.

CBC purchased the station in December 1999 when it was a low-power outlet known as WSSN. That station was an affiliate of the UPN network at the time, but things would change once Capitol took control.

CBC soon changed the station’s call sign to WILM-TV and successfully negotiated a deal with CBS that would bring the Tiffany network to Channel 10 in Wilmington. On March 23, 2000, WILM-TV re-launched as the CBS affiliate serving the Wilmington market.

Since Wilmington is a coastal community, hurricanes, storms and summer beach forecasts are always big news and top-of-mind for viewers. In order to serve that need, WILM-TV adopted the slogan “Wilmington’s Weather Station” and positioned itself as the best source of weather information in the market.

In 2008 WILM made history as the first CBS affiliate in the country to make the transition to full-time digital broadcasting. That year the Federal Communications Commission had selected the Wilmington, NC television market to serve as a test-bed for the upcoming nationwide digital TV transition. CBC engineers led the way and set about equipping WILM for the momentous switch. All of the station’s analog equipment was replaced with modern digital technology, including the main transmitter at WILM’s tower facility near Delco, NC.

On September 8, 2008, WILM-TV and other television stations in Wilmington, NC shared the national spotlight as they turned off their analog signals and officially launched the age of digital broadcasting in the United States. FCC Chair Kevin Martin joined station and city leaders at a ceremony to mark the occasion.

The move to digital gave WILM new, untapped channel capacity and station has made the most of it. On December 1, 2013 WILM added the MeTV network to its broadcast lineup. MeTV programming is broadcast on digital channel 10.2, giving Wilmington viewers yet one more source of entertainment.

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WRAL Documentary: Home Economics Premieres Wednesday, Mar. 17th at 7:30pm on WRAL

Premieres on WRAL-TV, WILM-TV, wraldocumentary.com, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku and Samsung Smart TV Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Premieres on WRAZ FOX 50 Saturday, March 20 at 5 p.m. Raleigh is the second fastest growing major metro
WRAL Documentary: MaryAnn Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 13th at 7:30pm on WRAL

Warm. Giving, Caring. Compassionate. Those are just some of the adjectives used to describe MaryAnn Black from people who knew and worked with her. “MaryAnn” premieres on WRAL-TV in Raleigh and WILM-TV in Wilmington on Wednesday, January 13 at 7:30
Capitol Broadcasting Company and DISH Renew Multi-Year Retransmission Agreement

Locally-owned and operated Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) announced today it has secured a long-term deal with DISH Network L.L.C. for retransmission of WRAL-TV, WRAZ-TV and WILM-TV in the Raleigh, N.C. and Wilmington, N.C. markets. The deal was completed months in
WILM-TV Becomes Independent Station on January 1st

More WRAL News, More Sports, and More Great Entertainment! WILM-TV will start the new year with a big change. As the ball drops at midnight on January 1, 2017, WILM will go independent! So, what exactly is an Independent Station?
WILM-TV Uses Digital Signage to Display Election Results

Travelers along Wilmington’s busiest thoroughfares kept an eye on North Carolina’s gubernatorial race on Election Day powered by Capitol Broadcasting Company’s WILM-TV and New Media Group. On November 8, Fairway digital billboards in six Wilmington locations displayed the percentage of

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Highlights for WILM-TV

WRAL Documentary: Home Economics Premieres Wednesday, Mar. 17th at 7:30pm on WRAL

WRAL Documentary: MaryAnn Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 13th at 7:30pm on WRAL

Capitol Broadcasting Company and DISH Renew Multi-Year Retransmission Agreement

WILM-TV Becomes Independent Station on January 1st

WILM-TV Uses Digital Signage to Display Election Results