WCAU

WCAU
Channels
BrandingNBC10
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedSeptember 1946 (1946-09)
First air date
May 23, 1948 (1948-05-23)
Former call signs
  • WPEN-TV (CP, 1946–1947)
  • WCAU-TV (1947–1995)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 67 (UHF, 1998–2009), 34 (UHF, 2009–2019)
CBS (1948–1995)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WCAU radio, randomly assigned
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63153
ERP745 kW
HAAT399.8 m (1,312 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°2′30.1″N 75°14′10.1″W / 40.041694°N 75.236139°W / 40.041694; -75.236139
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.nbcphiladelphia.com

WCAU (channel 10) is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Delaware Valley. It is owned and operated by the NBC television network through its NBC Owned Television Stations division.

Under common ownership with Mount Laurel, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo outlet WWSI (channel 62) and regional sports network NBC Sports Philadelphia, both WCAU and WWSI share studios in the Comcast Technology Center on Arch Street in Center City, with some operations remaining at their former main studio at the corner of City Avenue and Monument Road in Bala Cynwyd. The stations broadcast from the same transmitter in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.