WHDH (TV)
WHDH-TV is the NBC affiliate in the Boston, Massachusetts television market. It came into its current incarnation in 1990, when WNEV-TV's owner bought WHDH 850 AM and converted both stations to the WHDH call letters.
From 1990 until January 2, 1995, WHDH-TV was a CBS affiliate. WBZ-TV claimed the CBS affiliation beginning that same day in 1995, and WHDH chose to become the local NBC station. The station is often noted for its exceptional news coverage, as is WCVB-TV, the Boston ABC affiliate. WHDH's transmitter is located in Newton, Massachusetts.
The following is a brief timeline of WHDH-TV's history:
1948: WNAC-TV, Boston, begins airing CBS, ABC, and DuMont network programming.
1957: WNAC carries only CBS programming.
1961: WNAC carries the ABC network.
1972: WNAC carries the CBS network.
1981: FCC yanks all RKO broadcast licenses, including WNAC.
1982: WNAC reappears as WNEV-TV, New England Television.
1990: WNEV becomes WHDH-TV.
1995: WHDH carries the NBC network.
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