ABC11 North Carolina - News Alerts & Live Streaming

Receive real-time news notifications and tune into Eyewitness News using the ABC11 North Carolina app. Keep informed about local headlines and First Alert Weather, along with national news from a reliable source in North Carolina. Tailor the app according to your preferences.

WATCH

- Stream Eyewitness News Live on the 24/7 streaming service

- Access exclusive video content and view ABC11 on demand

- Utilize the “picture in picture” option to watch live broadcasts while engaging with other applications on your mobile device

EXPLORE

- Browse news topics through the exploration section

WEATHER

- Easily select your locations for hourly updates and a weekly forecast

- Receive detailed weather information along with ABC11 First Alert Weather maps

- Stay informed with alerts regarding severe weather and traffic conditions, ensuring you are updated before going out

MY NEWS

- Remain knowledgeable about issues that are important to you by selecting relevant topics

- The "My News" feature curates a personalized feed based on your chosen interests and locations

- Set custom notifications for subjects and areas that interest you, ranging from entertainment updates to sports news and beyond

Where you can watch ABC11 Eyewitness News

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- If you stream on your TV, there's a good chance you have access to ABC11 Eyewitness News! Stream ABC11 across a wide variety of apps and devices including:

abc11.com

Antenna, channel 11.1

Cable or satellite subscription

Apps (non-subscription)

ABC11 mobile app

ABC11 North Carolina streaming app

Amazon Freevee

The Roku Channel

Streaming audio through Apple CarPlay

Streaming audio through Android Auto

Apps (subscription)

ABC App

Hulu, News section

Hulu + Live TV

YouTube TV

Sling TV

Fubo TV

Devices

Roku

Google TV

Android TV

Fire TV

Apple TV

iOS mobile devices

Android mobile devices

Internet-connected TVs

Xbox

PS4

PS5

Nintendo Switch

TiVo Stream

Xfinity Flex

Amazon Echo Show 8, 10, and 15

AirTV

Casting through Chromecast

Casting through Apple AirPlay

*Not all platforms, devices, models, and subscriptions supported.

The history of ABC11 WTVD

ABC11 WTVD celebrates a long and storied history of serving broadcast viewers and online audiences with the highest quality news, community service and entertainment programming in what is now the nation's 24th largest television market.

ABC11 is celebrating a big milestone at the station Tuesday.

ABC11 WTVD was the first successful and longest-running commercial television station in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville viewing area, signing on September 2, 1954, on Channel 11 on the VHF band. The station was founded by local broadcast pioneers Floyd Fletcher and Harmon Duncan under the company name Durham Broadcasting Enterprises. The first studios were in an old converted tuberculosis sanitarium on Broad Street in Downtown Durham. WTVD actually started as an NBC affiliate and added a CBS affiliation later.

The history of ABC11 WTVD is intertwined with the history of two of the world's greatest media companies, Capital Cities ABC and the Walt Disney Company (DIS). In 1957, WTVD became the second television station purchased by Capital Cities Television, which later purchased stations in many of the nation's largest markets, including Philadelphia, Houston, Buffalo, and New Haven, CT. Capital Cities became so successful that it eventually purchased the entire ABC Television Network and ESPN. Disney became ABC11 WTVD's parent company in 1995 when it acquired Capital Cities ABC.

ABC11/WTVD has been through many changes since its first broadcast signal went out.

In 1962, due to changes in the marketplace, WTVD was in the unusual position of having affiliations with both CBS and NBC, cherry-picking the best programs from each network. The station switched to CBS only and remained a CBS affiliate until its parent company bought the ABC Network in 1986.

In 1976, the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville viewing area was 63rd largest in the nation. That's the same year that current 6 p.m. anchor Larry Stogner started at the station. Larry was one of 87 employees at the time. In 1978, WTVD built a new 32,000 square foot broadcast facility at 411 Liberty Street in Durham, where one of two main high definition studios remains to this day. Early in 1979, a fire that began in prop storage spread throughout the ground floor, heavily damaging the newsroom and main studios. Until repairs and renovations could be made, the daily newscast was broadcast out of the station's executive conference room. It's still a point of pride that not one newscast was missed.

A small but quick-thinking staff helped the station gain viewers

In January of 1986, WTVD's parent company, Capital Cities Communications, purchased the ABC Television Network for $3.2 billion. As a result, the station dropped its CBS affiliation and became an ABC-Owned Station and remains one of the nation's top rated ABC affiliates to this day. In addition to ABC Network programming and local news, ABC11 WTVD has broadcast some of the most popular programs in television history, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.