WRAL NewsChannel: 24-Hour News and Local Programming

The WRAL NewsChannel is your source for local news through the day, special local coverage, original programming and weather updates every half-hour.

The WRAL NewsChannel was the first 24-hour local news channel in North Carolina. For Time Warner digital cable subscribers, the NewsChannel is available on channel 256. Over-the-air viewers can receive it on digital channel 5.2.

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Viewers can get updates from the WRAL WeatherCenter every 30 minutes as well as watch a variety of specialty news programs throughout the day. For 24-hour weather, WRAL also offers the WRAL WeatherCenter Channel on Time-Warner Digital Cable channel 252 or over the air on WRAZ-DT channel 50.3.

For those who miss WRAL news, or want to watch it again, the WRAL NewsChannel replays newscasts, letting viewers watch the latest headlines at almost any hour of the day. See our for times.

WRAL NewsChannel also offers live coverage of local events, including press conferences, trials and special celebrations. Recent coverage includes news conferences following the ACC Tournament, the installation ceremony for NCSU Chancellor James Oblinger and coverage of local forums, including Emerging Issues and Horizon 2100.

The WRAL NewsChannel's on-screen format offers updated weather forecasts and scrolling news headlines from WRAL.com.

During election season, viewers can also count on the WRAL NewsChannel for the latest poll results and race coverage. During inclement weather, the NewsChannel airs constant school and business closing information.

WRAL NewsChannel programming includes locally produced public affairs programs, including Headline Saturday, Rewind, NC Spin, and Tarheel Talk. In addition, viewers can also watch syndicated programs like CBS MarketWatch, First Business and AgDay.

The WRAL NewsChannel launched in July 2001.