WRC-TV

WRC-TV is an NBC-affiliated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. It broadcasts on channel 4 and is owned by NBC Universal. Its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, DC.

The station signed on in 1947 W3XNB, and then as WNBW-TV for NBC Washington. The call sign was briefly changed to WRCA-TV, for parent company RCA, then quickly shortened to the present WRC-TV.

WRC-TV's studios are home to several notable programs. These include "Meet the Press," the longest-running show in U.S. broadcast television history, which debuted on 6 November, 1947; and "It's Academic," which premiered in 1961 and is the longest running game show in television history according to the Guinness Book of World Records. "Sam and Friends," Jim Henson's late-night precursor to "Sesame Street" and "the Muppet Show," got its start on WRC-TV on 9 May, 1955. The second presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon was broadcast from the studio on 7 October, 1960.

Notable personnell from WRC-TV's history include longtime anchor Jim Vance, one of the first African-American newsanchors in the U.S.; George Michael, host of the long-running "Sports Machine"; and weatherman Willard Scott, who went on to perform forecasting duties for the network's "Today" show.

WRC-TV's digital television broadcasts air on channel 48.

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