WPTZ-TV (South Burlington, VT)
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WPTZ, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 14), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving Upstate New York's North Country and Northern Vermont's Champlain Valley, including Burlington. Owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of New York City-based Hearst Communications, it is part of a duopoly with Montpelier, Vermont-licensed CW affiliate WNNE (channel 31). WPTZ and WNNE share studios on Community Drive in South Burlington, with a secondary studio and news bureau on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh; the two stations also share transmitter facilities on Vermont's highest peak, Mount Mansfield. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Burlington-Plattsburgh |
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| Broadcast Affiliation | NBC |
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