TV Channel Overview
WPTZ, branded as NBC5, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in
South Burlington, Vermont, and licensed to Plattsburgh, New York. It serves
the Burlington–Plattsburgh television market from its broadcast center
in South Burlington and also maintains an office in Plattsburgh, New York.
Local reporting follows developments across Vermont and northern New York, including public safety, politics, business, community affairs, and other regional issues. Weather coverage is a major part of the station’s service, with forecasts, radar, alerts, and information on changing conditions across the region. NBC5 also reports on local and national sports and covers transportation and other matters affecting communities on both sides of Lake Champlain.
The station first went on the air in 1954 under the call sign WIRI and adopted the WPTZ call letters in 1956. As the NBC affiliate for the Burlington–Plattsburgh market, WPTZ combines locally produced news and weather coverage with programming supplied by the NBC network.
Basic Information
- Official Website
- WPTZ (NBC5)
- Genre
- General (Local)
- Language
- English
- Country / Location
- Home > Americas > USA > Vermont
Home > Americas > USA > New York
- Headquarters
- South Burlington, Vermont
- City of License
- Plattsburgh, New York
