About WSOC TV9
The station debuted on April 28, 1957, as Charlotte's third television station, following WBTV (channel 3) and WAYS-TV (channel 36, which ran from 1954 to 1955); it was also Charlotte's second VHF station. After WBTV, WSOC-TV is Charlotte's second-oldest continually running station. It ran from a makeshift facility on Plaza Road Extension in what was once a rural area of eastern Mecklenburg County.Carolina Broadcasting once owned WSOC, which was run by the Jones family, along with WSOC radio (1240 AM, now WYFQ on 930 AM) and WSOC-FM 103.7. WSOC was Charlotte's second radio station to go on the air, debuting in 1929, seven years after WBT (1110 AM). Channel 9 was previously a major NBC affiliate with a secondary affiliation with ABC, sharing the network with WBTV. In 1959, Cox Enterprises purchased WSOC-AM-FM-TV from its predecessor, Miami Valley Broadcasting Company. It dedicated its modern studios on North Tryon Street the following year.