WNCN

1988–1994
WNCN signed on in 1988 as WYED, an independent owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, their first and only television station in their history. In 1994, the station was sold to the Outlet Company.

January–September 1995
The station joined The WB network in January 1995 upon its launch. At the same time, it changed its call letters to WNCN, which stood for North Carolina's News.

September 1995–1996


The WB affiliation did not last long. In September of that year, it became the new NBC affiliate for the Raleigh area, replacing WRDC, which joined UPN. The WB meanwhile, went to newly-launched WRAZ.

1996–2000


In 1996, the station was sold (with the other Outlet stations) to NBC itself and WNCN became an NBC owned-and-operated station.

2005–2013(Primary) 2005-2016(secondary)


In 2006, NBC Universal sold the station to Media General.

2013–present


In 2013, the station retired the name NBC 17 and switched to its call letters as over-the-air branding. A few years later, it was announced that the station would join CBS on February 29, 2016, swapping affiliations with WRAL-TV.