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The station began broadcasting on August 13, 1956.
It has always been a primary NBC affiliate although it carried a secondary ABC affiliation (shared with WJHL-TV, channel 11) until 1969 when WKPT-TV (channel 19) signed on and took the ABC affiliation.
WCYB was originally owned by Appalachian Broadcasting, a consortium of four Bristol businessmen—Robert Smith, J. Fey Rogers, Charles M. Gore, and Harry M. Daniel—along with WCYB radio (AM 690, now WZAP). In 1969, the group sold WCYB-TV to Starr Broadcasting.
Starr sold Appalachian Broadcasting to the DGH Company/Lamco Communications (former publisher of the GRIT newspaper) in 1977.
After Smith's retirement, Joe Conway became General Manager in 1981.
In 1984, Conway died suddenly.
He was succeeded as General Manager in 1985 by Bob Smith, Jr., who had been the station's News Director for several years.
WCYB took over WEMT's operations in February 2006 in a deal with WEMT's new owner, Aurora Broadcasting.
On April 21, 2017, Sinclair announced its intent to purchase the Bonten stations for $240 million.
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WCYB may also be known as or be related to WCYB, WCYB/WEMT/CW4 and Water And Sewerage Authority.