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WBTV

company

Jefferson Standard's television station — the first in the Carolinas, signed on July 15, 1949.

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  1. 1949

    By the end of 1949 the number of Charlotte-area families owning television sets had jumped from fewer than 1,000 to about 8,500 in the months after WBTV's sign-on.

    Source · checked 2026-08-15

  2. 1949 · 1949-07-15

    Announcer Jim Patterson signed on WBTV at high noon, making Charlotte home to the first television station in the Carolinas at a time when only twelve stations existed nationwide, and thousands packed a public viewing at the Charlotte Armory.

    Source · checked 2026-08-15