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WRC-TV, "NBC4" is an NBC owned and operated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. Owned by NBC Universal, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. Its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, DC.

History

The station signed on in 1947 as W3XNB, and then as WNBW-TV (NBC Washington). In 1954, it became WRC-TV, named after WRC-AM-FM, which NBC had long owned.

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1947 - 1954

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The second presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon was broadcast from the station's studios on October 7, 1960.

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John F. Kennedy - Richard M. Nixon - October 7 - 1960

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