WXII-TV

WXII-TV, virtual channel 12 (UHF digital channel 31), is an NBC-affiliated television station serving Greensboro, High Point and its city of license Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation. WXII maintains studio facilities located on Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem, and its transmitter is located on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County. The station is carried on cable channel 11 in most parts of the market.

History

The station first signed on the air on September 30, 1953 as WSJS-TV. It is the third-oldest surviving television station in North Carolina, behind Charlotte's WBTV and channel 12's rival in the Greensboro market, WFMY-TV. The station at first was owned by a subsidiary of Piedmont Publishing (publishers of the Winston-Salem Journal and Twin City Sentinel, along with WSJS radio – 600 AM, and 104.1 FM, now WTQR) and Hollywood star Mary Pickford and her husband Charles "Buddy" Rogers.

Johnny Beckman, an early employee, recalled working at WSJS-TV in those early years:

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US: 18-year-old wins seat in state house, is one of youngest elected officials

Indian Express 07 Nov 2020

In an interview with NBC-affiliated local television station WXII-TV, Labranche revealed that he first became civic minded while battling cancer as a 10-year-old child ... “I went from beating cancer to running for state rep and here I am,” he told WXII-TV ... Movies, TV shows and web series to stream online26 mins ago....

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People in the News

Reflector 26 Oct 2020

Frank Fraboni joins WCTI News Channel 12 ... Fraboni will anchor evening newscasts at 5, 5.30, 6 and 11 p.m ... He was a news reporter and anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville from 1983-86 ... He then moved to Winston-Salem as a bureau chief for WXII-TV, covering everything from wildfires in the mountains to KKR’s $31 billion takeover of RJR Nabisco ... 10th St ... ....

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COLUMN: Time is now for Elliott to race into title round

Winston-Salem Journal 13 Oct 2020

CHARLOTTE — Chase Elliott again has a chance to take the next step in his young but quite celebrated career. He's back in the round of eight for a fourth consecutive year, once again trying to drive through to his first championship finale. Is he a true contender?. The time has come for him to prove it ... 8 finale at Phoenix ... All rights reserved ... TV. WXII. ....

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School board veteran stirs online flap with Trump comments

Burlington Times-News 08 Oct 2020

“Volunteer for the vaccine and drink the Clorox.”. Patsy Simpson, member of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education now running for re-election, posted that Friday on the WXII Facebook page in comments on the TV station’s story about President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test ... 5 ... Simpson denies that emphatically ... ....

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Juvenile shot, injured at North Carolina haunted house; another juvenile in custody

WPXI 04 Oct 2020

GREENSBORO, N.C ... A person in the vehicle opened fire before the vehicle left, prompting people to seek cover amid the vehicles left in the parking lot, WXII-TV reported ... McLaurin said that after staff members cleaned the wound, it appeared to stop bleeding. The victim called his mother before being taken to a hospital by ambulance, WXII reported ... ....

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Ask SAM: Why didn't local TV stations televise President Trump's speech?

Winston-Salem Journal 09 Sep 2020

I could not believe President Trump's campaign event was not televised on the local TV stations, especially WXII ... "The beauty of streaming capability today is that our news coverage efforts are not limited to a singular TV channel as was the case years ago....

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Pro golf this week

Winston-Salem Journal 01 Sep 2020

PGA TOUR. TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. Site. Atlanta. Course. East Lake GC (7,319 yards; par 70). Purse. $45.6 million (winner, $15 million). TV. Friday-Saturday – 1-6 p.m. (Golf). Sunday – 1-3 p.m. (Golf), 3-7 p.m. (WXII). Monday – Noon-1.30 p.m. (Golf), 1.30-6 p.m. (WXII). Defending champion. Rory McIlroy. FedEx Cup leader. Dustin Johnson. Notable ... Next week. Safeway Open ... TV ... ....

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NC student’s Chromebook catches fire during Zoom class

WPXI 27 Aug 2020

A woman said her son’s Chromebook began to smoke and spark while he was using it in a Zoom class, WXII-TV reported ... In an email to parents, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools warned that Chromebooks should never be left plugged in and unsupervised for long periods of time, especially overnight, WXII reported....

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Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Kentucky New Era 05 Aug 2020

Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers .. ———. Aug. 5. The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer on improving elder care in North Carolina . ... KEY STEPS. Should Gov ... Shut them down ... Online ... ——— ... Statewide, around 70,000 residents have requested absentee ballots, four times as many than at this point in 2016, according to TV news station WXII....

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Our View: COVID-19 pandemic will impact ‘almost sacred’ voting rights; vote anyway

Fayetteville Observer 01 Aug 2020

Darren Generette takes voting seriously and knows his rights as a voter. So, the call that came in Tuesday morning around 10.30 a.m. struck him as suspicious ... “She was very persistent ... Statewide, around 70,000 residents have requested absentee ballots, four times as many than at this point in 2016, according to TV news station WXII ... 27 ... 3 ... to 5 p.m....

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Demostrators gather near North Carolina Confederate statue

Reflector 11 Jul 2020

GRAHAM, N.C ... The protesters marched 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Burlington into downtown Graham, where the century-old statue of a soldier is located, WXII-TV reported. The monument is in front of the Alamance County Historic Courthouse ... It is in effect until further notice. U.S ... For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, WXII-TV. ....

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Ask SAM: Can you be fined for not answering Census?

Winston-Salem Journal 26 Apr 2020

Q. I keep getting a request form from the U.S. Census ... We read somewhere that if you don’t fill it out you could be fined up to $100, is this true? ... Q ... Is Chris Lea gone from WXII News? I haven’t seen him since the COVID-19 restrictions were enacted ... Lea left WXII for a larger TV market in January, taking a sports anchor/reporter slot at WRAL in Raleigh....

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Learning Curve

Winston-Salem Journal 17 Apr 2020

As they have adapted to the changes, local TV news crews have been figuring out new ways to deliver the news ... Lanie Pope, WXII ... Girl Power .” ... “Tip ... DaVonte McKenith, WXII ... He recommends that you “Make sure you fully understand all the tech so you can get your work back to the TV station — the learning curve has been pretty sharp.”. Kenny Beck, WXII ... ....