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  WRAL-TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WRAL has broadcast some of the most memorable locally-produced children's programming throughout its storied history, but the most famous and longest-running is Time for Uncle Paul (1961-1981), starring Paul Montgomery, who had played various other characters on other local shows before getting his own program.
WRAL is one of the few CBS affiliates that show The Young and the Restless from 4-5pm as a lead in to their 5pm newscast.
WRAL announced on February 1, 2006 that it will simulcast all of its programming on the Web to computer users in the Triangle, signifying the latest advance in technology-driven delivery of product by a local television station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WRAL-TV   (1117 words)

  
 Happy Valley and Beyond: Establishing Local Identity for Online News
WRAL OnLine (http://wral-tv.com) received national recognition in its first year of operation as one of the first 24-hour-a-day news sites launched by a television station, and has continued to refine its contents and appearance each year.
No case is made for WRAL being typical or representative of American television stations' explorations of the Internet; instead it is presented here as a case that shows media professionals actively exploring the possibilities of a new medium where features of print newspapers, broadcast news, and the interactive features of a new medium.
WRAL's television studios and broadcast newsroom, with a staff of more than 75 reporters and producers, were also on the first floor of the building, down a twisting corridor from the OnLine offices.
web.mit.edu /comm-forum/papers/stepno.html   (3050 words)

  
 WRAL-TV's pioneering HD news operation celebrates third anniversary
WRAL's ENG crews shoot HD in the field, which is brought to the truck and downconverted to standard definition so that it can be microwaved to the station.
The challenge for WRAL is the latency introduced by the process.
WRAL is seeking a solution to eliminate the latency for the 2004 elections.
broadcastengineering.com /news/broadcasting_wraltvs_pioneering_hd   (490 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Technology - Local News Where and When You Want: WRAL Among First U.S. TV Stations to Send Video Over Cell ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRAL was the first commercial station to broadcast high-definition programs -- in 1996, before high-definition televisions hit the market.
WRAL also has been testing technology that would allow viewers to watch hit CBS shows such as "CSI" on its Web site, but hasn't yet cut a deal with the network that would allow it to make such shows available.
The challenge is for content providers such as WRAL to provide content that is valuable enough that people will pay to have it accessible to them wherever they go, rather than waiting until they get home to watch the newscast for free on their TV, said John du Pre Gauntt, principal analyst at eMarketer.
www.redorbit.com /news/technology/525019/local_news_where_and_when_you_want_wral_among_first/index.html?source=r_technology   (798 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRAL was the choice of an evaluation committee and executive director Tom Shaheen.
WRAL also will air the twice-weekly drawings for the Powerball game, which are received via satellite from out of state.
WRAL is owned by Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting Co., whose president is Jim Goodmon, an ardent lottery opponent during the debate leading up to passage of the games last August.
www.news14charlotte.com /content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=119907   (520 words)

  
 WRAL Towers Fall
The WRAL tower base fence and part of the transmitter building, which was damaged but still useable.
Beyond the pole in the wooded area is a small park with a lake, which WRAL used to rent for parties and weddings (NTR!).
WRAL FM was back on the air at 3:50 AM on Monday morning less that 24 hours after the tower fell.
www.oldradio.com /archives/warstories/WRAL.htm   (991 words)

  
 News Over Wireless - Press Release
The WRAL Wireless mobile application was designed by WRAL-TV with assistance from News Over Wireless, a division of Capitol Broadcasting Company's New Media Group.
WRAL Wireless is a subscription service designed for use on most Sprint Vision-enabled devices and Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 phones.
Customers can register for WRAL Wireless by visiting http://mobile.wral.com/ or by downloading the application from the Download menu on their handset.
www.newsoverwireless.com /press/pressreleases/2006/pr07.shtml   (376 words)

  
 WRAL TV 5 - TV station in Raleigh, North Carolina USA covering Raleigh general entertainment at Mondo Times
WRAL TV 5 is a TV station in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA covering general entertainment.
WRAL TV 5 is an affiliate of the CBS television network.
WRAL TV 5 contact information is available to Mondo Times Advanced and Professional Members.
www.mondotimes.com /1/world/us/33/1581/4692   (123 words)

  
 WRAL Studio Wrestling: Television History on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway
WRAL TV in Raleigh is the studio location most closely associated with Jim Crockett Promotions and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling.
Nick Pond, a WRAL sportscaster, hosted the show that would be seen in the Raleigh market, while at the same time one desk over, Bob Caudle called the action for a tape that was sent out to other markets in the Mid-Atlantic area that didn't have their own local TV tapings.
But the voice most associated with WRAL wrestling will forever be the one and only Bob Caudle, a long time employee and on-air personality at WRAL, who continued to do TV for the Crocketts when they moved production to WPCQ in Charlotte and then took the production out to the arenas.
www.midatlanticgateway.com /Almanac/tv_history/tv_studios/wral/studio_wral.htm   (1521 words)

  
 newsobserver.com | WRAL wins lottery contract
Under a deal approved Tuesday by lottery commissioners, WRAL will host the drawings at its studios in West Raleigh and make the show available to a station in each of the state's other TV markets.
But WRAL officials said that the person won't come from among the familiar faces delivering the news.
WRAL beat out Durham's WTVD-TV for the production contract, based mostly on its position as the top- rated station in the market and its willingness to promote the lottery more than WTVD.
www.newsobserver.com /114/story/440442.html   (451 words)

  
 WRAL Meeting at Starry Nights Festival 1998
The Annual meeting of the Western Region of the Astronomical League was held during the Starry Nights Festival at Yucca Valley, Ca, on Saturday, October 17, 1998.
WRAL Chairman Bob Gent introduced Jim Schooler of Yucca Valley Community Services, who was instrumental in bringing the Starry Nights Festival to Yucca Valley.
The second Annual WRAL Burnham Award for Exceptional Contributions to Amateur Astronomy was presented to Dr. Paul Coomba, of Prescott, AZ, for his work in asteroid discovery.
www.astromax.com /aaaa/al/snf/snf-wral.htm   (492 words)

  
 WRAL-TV Launches Landmark Project to Bring Programming to Viewers’ Online
This coverage map shows the viewers in the WRAL programming area, and only those viewers will be able to access the station's stream online.
This new technology will ensure that only those within the reach of the WRAL over-the-air signal will be able to access their programming online.
WRAL is kicking off this new service by making local news and entertainment available.
www.cbc-raleigh.com /capcom/news/2006/wraltv_06/decisionmark_announc/decisionmark_announc.htm   (706 words)

  
 WRAL Azalea Gardens - History
The WRAL Gardens opened to the public in 1959, three years after WRAL-TV went on the air as the first UHF station in Raleigh.
The WRAL Gardens showcase a full range of flowering and non-flowering plant materials that are typical in a Southern garden.
As greenspace in the Triangle becomes harder and harder to find, the WRAL Gardens serve as a sanctuary from the clogged city streets, miles of concrete and high rise buildings, and the general hustle and bustle of the rat race.
www.wral-gardens.com /history.asp   (516 words)

  
 WRAL Launches 24-hour DTV News. || ERA-line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The WRAL NewsChannel is the first full-time local news channel in North Carolina.
Digital television pioneer WRAL is taking advantage of DTV’s capacity for multiple channels to provide the full-time news service along with a complete schedule of High Definition television (HDTV) programming.
WRAL is the only station in the world to shoot, edit and air all its local news in High Definition.
www.era-tv.com /eraline/getnews.asp?SID=64   (187 words)

  
 WILM-TV - Wilmington NC
Many of the programs seen on WRAL are the same as WILM but most of the syndicated programming is different.
Many viewers get confused and think they are watching WRAL in Wilmington when in fact they are watching CBS 10 WILM-TV, Wilmington.
WILM and WRAL are owned by the same parent company Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc. If you have any questions regarding the programming on WILM please contact us.
www.wilm-tv.com /wralnews.htm   (119 words)

  
 Winston-Salem Journal | WRAL-TV's first news anchor dies at age 80
The longtime Raleigh resident was a one-man show when WRAL began its first local newscasts in 1956, chasing down the news then reporting it all himself.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who majored in journalism, Armstrong was a dogged reporter, said George Hall, a former WRAL co-worker and longtime friend.
Armstrong served on the front lines in Europe World War II Before his WRAL stint in TV and radio, Armstrong was a reporter at The Raleigh Times.
www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781909238&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099   (317 words)

  
 WRAL Azalea Gardens Frequently Asked Questions
A: Unfortunately, no. Due to facilities limitations, WRAL Azalea Gardens will not be able to accommodate wedding services and is therefore suspending this facet of operation.
A: Feel free to bring a picnic basket with food and drink to enjoy at one of the WRAL Gardens ' picnic tables, benches or spread out on the grass.
The WRAL Azalea Gardens by itself is a total of 3/4 of an acre.
www.wral-gardens.com /faq.asp   (276 words)

  
 Winston-Salem Journal | WRAL chosen to air lottery drawings
WRAL will also broadcast the twice-weekly drawings for the Powerball game, which are received by satellite from out of state.
The lottery commission also intends to give WRAL more than half of the television ads that it intends to broadcast in the Raleigh-Durham market, Shaheen said.
The lottery commission is negotiating with stations in other N.C. markets to broadcast the WRAL drawings, Shaheen said.
www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836128035&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099   (864 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRAL-TV in Raleigh won out over WTVD-TV in Durham for the right to show the drawings on its station and provide it to other television outlets statewide.
WRAL will provide the television studio and other equipment to produce the one-minute nightly drawing for the state's numbers games when they begin this fall.
The Powerball drawings won't be conducted in North Carolina, but they will be aired there starting later this month.
www.news14charlotte.com /content/headlines/?ArID=119907&SecID=41   (520 words)

  
 Unstrung - Mobile Applications - Air2Web, WRAL-TV Unwire Basketball - Wireless Networking News Wire
WRAL will provide subscribers with complete tournament coverage, including updated scores, game recaps and schedules.
DTV Plus, WRAL’s sister company, designed the News Over Wireless mobile application, with wireless application expertise from Air2Web.
“WRAL is offering complete ACC and NCAA tournament coverage on our analog and digital stations, on our Web site, and now on mobile phones.
www.unstrung.com /document.asp?doc_id=69728   (672 words)

  
 WRAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRAL may mean either of two broadcast stations in Raleigh, North Carolina:
WRAL-TV, the first HDTV station in the U.S. radio station WRAL FM 101.5
This page disambiguates a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a call sign, a word in English, or a word in another language.
www.tocatch.info /en/WRAL.htm   (89 words)

  
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Richard Vinroot is the man to beat in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
A new WRAL Voter's Voice poll keeps the former Charlotte mayor in front of the six-candidate pack.
While the percentage of undecideds is going down, the poll is consistent a recent WRAL Mason-Dixon poll that also placed Vinroot in the lead.
www.officer.com /news/IBS/wral/news-2292690.html   (209 words)

  
 WRAL Local Tech Wire: business, technology, biotechnology, and venture capital news from across the southeastern region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRAL Local Tech Wire: business, technology, biotechnology, and venture capital news from across the southeastern region
Editor’s note: Charlotte Beat is a regular feature on Fridays in WRAL Local Tech Wire.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - You know that the founders of Charlotte-based ettain group truly understand the intricacies and importance of teamwork and working together: When they started the IT staffing company 10 years ago, it was in the same house where three of the four principals lived.
www.localtechwire.com /article.cfm?u=14074   (944 words)

  
 Win a Sony High Definition Plasma TV
You also may be invited to participate in a WRAL TV News Research Project.
Only those entrants actively registered to receive this information will be submitted for the drawing on or about July 31, 2006.
WRAL sends occasional offers from our sponsors that match your areas of interest, selected above.
wral.bronto.com /public/?q=landingpage&fn=Mail_LandingPage_Link&id=byljhmqbqdzwueovefdduaogozxnbpl&page=subadd&type=page   (118 words)

  
 WRAL-TV uses Crispin automation for news
Using Crispin automation, material from the Web site and repurposing of the WRAL-TV news operation allowed Capitol Broadcasting to put the WRAL NewsChannel on-the-air for a fraction of the price of signing on a new station.
Using Crispin automation, material from the Web site and repurposing of the WRAL-TV news operation allowed Capitol Broadcasting to put the WRAL NewsChannel on-the-air for a fraction of the price of signing on a new station, they said.
WRAL-TV was the first station in the U.S. to broadcast an HDTV video signal in 1996 and is the world’s first news operation to present HD local news on a continuous basis.
broadcastengineering.com /news/broadcasting_wraltv_uses_crispin   (206 words)

  
 WRAL.com - Home
Discussion Started: 03-13-2003, 10:49 AM Tell us your ideas, suggestions or comments about the WRAL NewsChannel.
WRAL NewsChannel is a 24-hour news source provided by WRAL News, available on digital cable channel 256 or digital channel 5.2.
Click here for the IBS privacy policy, terms of use.
forums.ibsys.com /viewmessages.cfm?sitekey=ral&Forum=334&Topic=7967   (841 words)

  
 WRAL Reporter Remembered By Wake Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Dan Wilkinson WRAL Conservation Communication Award was presented to The Wake Weekly on Wednesday, December 5, at a ceremony in the Wake County Commons Building.
"Dan was remembered because of his tireless work, and relationship with agriculture," said WRAL Producer/Director Clarence Williams.
Wilkinson worked for Capitol Broadcasting Company reporting on agricultural issues for 20 years, both on radio and television.
www.cbc-raleigh.com /capcom/news/2003/wraltv_03/wilkinson_award/wilkinson_award.htm   (185 words)

  
 Elephants of Cameroon: WRAL
The fourth Saturday of every month, Rod Hackney, the public relations manager for the North Carolina Zoo, travels to Raleigh for a live segment on WRAL TV 5.
This segment is usually about a unique animal we have at the zoo or a new project that is up and coming.
He invited me to be a part of the WRAL TV show today.
www.fieldtripearth.org /article.xml?id=522   (303 words)

  
 Notable + Quotable: WRAL and Capitol Broadcasting; compensation for citizen journalists; Google's AdSense; the inverted ...
Notable + Quotable: WRAL and Capitol Broadcasting; compensation for citizen journalists; Google's AdSense; the inverted pyramid
Terry Heaton, before going on to analyze the move: "WRAL-TV, owned by Capitol Broadcasting in Raleigh, has been pioneering new innovations in Media 1.0 distribution for decades.
An article, pointed to by Mark Hamilton, on a discussion hosted by Reuters which pondered whether and how news organizations might compensate citizens for their contributions, i.e.
media.corante.com /editorial/archives/2006/02/notable_quotable_wral_and_capi.php   (526 words)

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