WNCT-TV Channel 9 was the first television station in Eastern North Carolina to sign on the air. From the moment WNCT signed on the air, the station set the standard in quality programming. For a considerable period of time Channel 9 was the only station the people in some forty counties of Eastern North Carolina were able to watch. The station executives knew that the station's networks would provide top entertainment, variety, comedies and dramatic programs. So they focused on the local level to provide the desired complete service. WNCT-TV was the first station on the air in Eastern North Carolina to telecast in color and first with videotapes, and consistently averaged first in overall audience from sign on to sign off. WNCT-TV has set the standard for quality programming throughout Eastern North Carolina. WNCT became a part of the Media General family in January 1997. Throughout our 50 years of service to the people of Eastern North Carolina, we have seen many changes: the transition from black and white to color, the advancement in technology from an analog signal to HDTV, but what remains the same is our commitment to serving the great people of this state. People helping people, one of the many reasons that make Eastern North Carolina a great place to live and Eyewitness News Nine is constantly striving throughout the community to be "On Your Side." Visit us at WNCT.com for all your news.