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Daytona Beach/Orlando, Florida United States |
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City | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Branding | WESH 2 (general) WESH 2 News (newscasts) (pronounced as "Wesh") |
Slogan | Local. Live. Late Breaking. |
Channels |
Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 2 () |
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Translators | 18 (UHF) Orange City 24 (UHF) Ocala |
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Owner |
Hearst Television, Inc. (Hearst Properties Inc.) |
First air date | June 11, 1956 |
Call letters' meaning |
Wright Esch (original licensee for the station) |
Sister station(s) | WKCF |
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Former affiliations |
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Transmitter power | 54.9 kW |
Height | 511 m |
Facility ID | 25738 |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°36′35″N 81°3′35″W / 28.60972°N 81.05972°WCoordinates: 28°36′35″N 81°3′35″W / 28.60972°N 81.05972°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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Profile CDBS |
Website | www |
WESH, virtual channel 2 (VHF digital channel 11), is an NBC-affiliated television station serving Orlando, Florida, United States and is licensed to Daytona Beach. The station is owned by the Hearst Television division of the Hearst Corporation, and is part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WKCF (channel 18). The two stations share studio facilities on North Wymore Road (near I-4) in Eatonville (using a Winter Park address), and its transmitter is located in Orange City.
The station's signal is relayed through two UHF digital translators, broadcasting on channel 18 in Orange City (transmitting from WESH's former analog tower), and channel 24 in Ocala. On cable, the station is available in standard definition on channel 4 on Charter Spectrum, channel 3 on Comcast Xfinity, and channel 2 on CenturyLink Prism and in outlying areas, and in high definition on Spectrum channel 1020, Xfinity channel 432, and CenturyLink Prism channel 1002.