NBC-owned television stations

E402568

group of television stations owned-and-operated television stations

NBC-owned television stations are a group of local broadcast TV outlets across major U.S. markets that are directly operated by the NBC television network and serve as its primary channels for delivering network programming, news, and local content.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
NBC Owned Television Stations	5
NBC owned-and-operated stations	2
NBC-owned television stations canonical	2
NBC affiliate stations	1
NBC affiliates	1
NBC network affiliates	1
NBC owned-and-operated television stations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3952872 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBC-owned television stations
Context triple: [NBC Telemundo License LLC, holdsBroadcastLicensesFor, NBC-owned television stations]

A. U.S. broadcast television networks
U.S. broadcast television networks are the major over-the-air American TV channels, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, that reach nationwide audiences with free, advertiser-supported programming.
B. ABC Owned Television Stations
ABC Owned Television Stations is a group of local broadcast TV stations in major U.S. markets that are directly owned and operated by the American Broadcasting Company.
C. Fox Television Stations
Fox Television Stations is a U.S.-based group of television stations owned by Fox Corporation that operates many of the company’s local broadcast outlets in major markets across the country.
D. NBC
NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.
E. Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company is a major American television network known for its prime-time entertainment programming, including hit series, sports broadcasts, and news.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBC-owned television stations
Target entity description: NBC-owned television stations are a group of local broadcast TV outlets across major U.S. markets that are directly operated by the NBC television network and serve as its primary channels for delivering network programming, news, and local content.

A. U.S. broadcast television networks
U.S. broadcast television networks are the major over-the-air American TV channels, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, that reach nationwide audiences with free, advertiser-supported programming.
B. ABC Owned Television Stations
ABC Owned Television Stations is a group of local broadcast TV stations in major U.S. markets that are directly owned and operated by the American Broadcasting Company.
C. Fox Television Stations
Fox Television Stations is a U.S.-based group of television stations owned by Fox Corporation that operates many of the company’s local broadcast outlets in major markets across the country.
D. NBC
NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.
E. Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company is a major American television network known for its prime-time entertainment programming, including hit series, sports broadcasts, and news.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of television stations ⓘ owned-and-operated television stations ⓘ
affiliationType	owned-and-operated ⓘ
contentType	local news ⓘ network programming ⓘ public affairs programming ⓘ sports programming ⓘ syndicated programming ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributionFormat	over-the-air television ⓘ
hasBroadcastNetwork	NBC ⓘ
hasDigitalSubchannels	Cozi TV ⓘ LX ⓘ Telemundo (in some markets) ⓘ linked to: Telemundo
hasFlagshipStation	KNBC ⓘ linked to: KNBC-TV WNBC ⓘ
hasMemberStation	KNBC ⓘ linked to: KNBC-TV KNSD ⓘ KNTV ⓘ KXAS-TV ⓘ linked to: KRLD-TV WBTS-CD ⓘ WCAU ⓘ linked to: WCAU-TV WMAQ-TV ⓘ WNBC ⓘ WRC-TV ⓘ WTVJ ⓘ WVIT ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
marketPosition	major-market network O&O group ⓘ
mediaType	broadcast television ⓘ terrestrial television ⓘ
operatedBy	NBC television network ⓘ linked to: NBC
ownedBy	NBCUniversal ⓘ NBCUniversal Local ⓘ linked to: NBCUniversal
parentOrganization	Comcast ⓘ NBCUniversal ⓘ
partOf	NBCUniversal Local Media division ⓘ linked to: NBCUniversal
primaryFunction	distribution of NBC network programming ⓘ local news production ⓘ local programming production ⓘ
regulatoryBody	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
serviceArea	major U.S. television markets ⓘ
typicalChannelPosition	UHF channel ⓘ VHF channel ⓘ
usesStandard	ATSC ⓘ
usesTechnology	digital television ⓘ

How these facts were elicited