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  • 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
  • FOX50 America at War promo

    September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked New York City and Washington, D.C. In response to those attacks, America went to war.

    In North Carolina, many active duty and reserve military personnel were called to serve overseas. Families faced new realities as they adjusted seeing their relatives leave home to serve their country.

    This 30 second promo aired during November, 2001 on WRAZ FOX 50.

  • Happy Birthday, Dear WRAZ-TV

    Cheers to FOX 50!  WRAZ-TV celebrated its birthday on September 7th.  The station signed on as part of the CBC family on that date in 1995.  Originally a WB affiliate, WB 50 in the early days, WRAZ-TV was owned by
  • AMERICAN IDOL finalist Clay Aiken rides in SKY 5

    On May 8, 2003, American Idol finalist and hometown star Clay Aiken traveled to Raleigh. He visited the NC Capitol Building and met Governor Mike Easley. Later Clay hopped into SKY 5 to fly to the Durham Bulls Ballpark to sing the national anthen and throw out the first pitch.
    This video is the “raw” footage shot from inside SKY 5 during the trip. You will hear Clay respond to questions in an interview with WRAL News anchors while he was inflight. Notice that the helicopter hovered over an area between Raleigh and Durham during the interview. After the interview, Clay changed into a Durham Bulls baseball shirt. SKY 5 then made the descent into Durham and landed at the Durham Bulls Baseball Park. SKY 5 pilot Steve Wiley opens the door for Clay and instructs him where to go; directly to the pitchers mound.

  • FOX 50 Newscast Sept 12 2001

    This FOX 50 (WRAZ) newscast is continuing coverage of the terrorism that hit America on September 11, 2001. Most news outlets had “wall to wall” coverage for several days. This newscast is from September 12, 2001. Note that WRAZ, FOX 50 is branded as FOX 50 and not WRAL News on FOX 50. At this point, FOX 50 had a distinctively different look from WRAL. A few years later FOX 50 would air WRAL News on FOX 50.

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