Overview
CBS 17 (WNCN) is the local CBS television affiliate for the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville designated market area, which is ranked number 23 among U.S. television markets. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and its website, CBS17.com, is part of the wider Nexstar network, sharing a single My Nexstar sign-in with properties such as The CW, NewsNation and The Hill. As a network affiliate, the station carries national CBS programming while producing its own local news, a model that lets a group owner pair national reach with community-level coverage.
CBS 17 focuses on what it calls Local News and Weather That Matters, delivered on air, online and through a mobile app. Its website organises coverage into local, North Carolina, national and world news, alongside a Wake County news section, a 10-day forecast, high school football scores, a video library and a My Carolina section highlighting community events such as charity runs. The site also carries stories from The Hill, reflecting how content is shared across the Nexstar group.
Its coverage centres on Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville and the wider central North Carolina area, with local stories from places such as Wake and Nash counties. For local broadcasters in a fast-growing region like the Research Triangle, weather, public safety and community events typically form the core of daily coverage, and distributing that coverage across broadcast, web and mobile has become standard practice as audiences increasingly follow local news on digital platforms.
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Recent posts from the CBS 17 (WNCN) blog
- Major Durham 4-car crash closes I-40 east at NC 55 with miles of gridlock
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) -- A major crash on Sunday morning closed all of eastbound Interstate 40 in Durham. The crash was reported just before 7 a.m. along I-40 east at exit 278, which is the access for N.C. 55, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation notice.
- Man dies after shooting behind Durham business off Wake Forest Highway: Police
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) -- Officers said a man died after he was shot behind a business in far eastern Durham just off N.C. 98 early Saturday evening. The shooting was reported around 7:50 p.m. in the 100 block of Sherron Road at the intersection of N.C. 98, which is Wake Forest Highway, according to a [...]
- Crews find 'debris field' from 6-person medical flight missing over the Atlantic en route to Boston
Searchers found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were aboard, and their next of kin were notified [...]
- NC State kicks late field goal to beat Louisville 31-28
Raleigh, N.C. (WNCN) --- Kanoah Vinesett's 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference in a 31-28 NC State win over Louisville Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. Louisville had tied the game early in the fourth quarter on a 70 yard touchdown run from Isaac Brown, but the Wolfpack drove down the [...]
- NC General Assembly leaders announce special session to address high fuel prices
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Leading North Carolina lawmakers announced Saturday afternoon that they would call the state General Assembly back for a special session to address high fuel prices. Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall, both Republicans, made the announcement around 3:30 p.m. "Rising fuel costs are squeezing North Carolina families’ pocketbooks [...]