WTOB-TV
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| Owner | Winston-Salem Broadcasting Company |
| History | |
First air date | September 26, 1953 |
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| Technical information | |
| ERP | 74.1 kW (operated with 13.7 kW) |
| HAAT | 174 m (570 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°05′30″N 80°16′59″W / 36.09167°N 80.28306°W |
WTOB-TV (channel 26) was a television station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, owned by the Winston-Salem Broadcasting Company. The first station on the air in Winston-Salem, it broadcast programming from ABC and operated from September 26, 1953, to May 11, 1957. It was hampered by economic difficulties common to early ultra high frequency (UHF) television stations. After closing, the Winston-Salem Broadcasting Company joined with the Sir Walter Television Company of Raleigh, which owned the similarly shuttered WNAO-TV there, and residents of High Point to win the construction permit for and build WGHP. The transmitting tower used by WTOB-TV in Winston-Salem remained an area landmark for a decade after it shut down.