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===Charlotte Telecasters era===

The current incarnation of channel 36 signed on the air on July 9, 1967, as WCTU-TV.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 1, 1967 |title=New Station Going On Air July 9 |page=12C |work=The Charlotte News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45711915/new-station-going-on-air-july-9/ |access-date=December 17, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=March 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313012235/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45711915/new-station-going-on-air-july-9/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dr. Harold W. Twisdale, a dentist from Charlotte, and [[Washington, D.C.]]-based engineer David L. Steel were the leaders of the original ownership group, operating as Charlotte Telecasters Inc. (The station had intended to take the call letters WCTI, but citing potential confusion, local educational station [[WTVI]] successfully objected;{{r|life}} the U stood for UHF.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 17, 1966 |title=Channel 36 Will Seek WCTU As Call Letters |page=14A |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65679316/ |access-date=December 20, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328182033/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65679316/channel-36-will-seek-wctu-as-call/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) WCTU was North Carolina's first [[independent station]], beating [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]]-based [[WWJS|WHKY-TV]] (channel 14) to the air by eight months.

Twisdale and Steel were the lead investors in other planned UHF stations; though construction permits were never built for stations in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and the group lost out on channel 28 in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], WCTU-TV and WATU-TV (later [[WAGT (TV)|WAGT]]) in [[Augusta, Georgia]], made it to air. WATU-TV was a profitable operation; in comparison, debts incurred in starting WCTU-TV would prompt Twisdale to shelve his Memphis and Richmond plans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Dot |date=August 20, 1969 |title=WTCU [sic] Owner Fights Debts To Stay On Air |page=6C |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66106729/ |access-date=December 26, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329010138/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66106729/court-hearing-wtcu-sic-owner-fights/ |archive-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>

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===Notable former on-air staff===

* [[Heather Childers]] – weekend anchor, (1992–1995; [[Fox News Channel]], now [[Newsmax TV]] as of late 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heather Childers bio |url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/heather-childers/bio/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928043749/http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/heather-childers/bio/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=September 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>

* [[Amanda Davis (journalist)|Amanda Davis]] – reporter, (1979–1982; later at [[Satellite News Channel|SNC]] as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. (1982–1983), [[WAGA]] in Atlanta (1986–2013), and [[WANF|WGCL]] in Atlanta (2015–2017); passed away on December 27, 2017){{r|davis}}

* [[Allen Denton]] – anchor, (1996–2000; later at [[KUSI-TV]] in [[San Diego]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=July 8, 2000 |title=WCNC-TV anchor Denton leaves for San Jose station |page=4B |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65569682/ |access-date=December 18, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328182425/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65569682/wcnc-tv-anchor-denton-leaves-for-san/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Doug McKelway]] – reporter, (1980–1982; later at [[WRC-TV]] and [[WJLA-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]; now at [[Fox News Channel]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolf |first=Mark |date=January 9, 1982 |title=Coverage Of Race A Marathon Job |page=16A |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65569586/ |access-date=December 18, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328182426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65569586/coverage-of-race-a-marathon-job/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Robert D. Raiford|Bob Raiford]] – anchor and talk show host, (1978–1986; later on ''[[The John Boy and Billy Big Show]]''), deceased 2017{{r|action}}

* [[Hannah Storm]] – sports anchor, (1988–1989; later at [[NBC Sports]] and on ''[[The Early Show]]'' on CBS, now with [[ESPN]]){{r|changes}}

* [[Beatrice Thompson]] – general assignment reporter, (1988–1989){{r|doc}}

* [[Beth Troutman]] – news anchor, (2015–2017)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuperberg |first=Jonathan |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Bright Horizon Ahead For Charlotte and Its Stations |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/bright-horizon-ahead-charlotte-and-its-stations-145060 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328182425/https://www.nexttv.com/news/bright-horizon-ahead-charlotte-and-its-stations-145060 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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