WPTZ

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WPTZ

Plattsburgh, New York Burlington, Vermont Montreal, Quebec United States–Canada
City	Plattsburgh, New York
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF), shared with WNNE Virtual: 5
Branding	NBC 5 The Valley’s MeTV (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Hearst Television (Hearst Stations Inc.)
Sister stations	WNNE, WMUR-TV
History
First air date	December 8, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-12-08) (in North Pole, New York; license moved to Plattsburgh in 2011)
Former call signs	WIRI (1954–1956)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	Both secondary: DuMont (1954–1955) ABC (1954–1968)
Call sign meaning	"Plattsburgh"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	57476
ERP	650 kW
HAAT	845 m (2,772 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°31′32.1″N 72°48′56.4″W / 44.525583°N 72.815667°W / 44.525583; -72.815667
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.mynbc5.com

WPTZ (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Montpelier, Vermont–licensed CW+ affiliate WNNE (channel 31). WPTZ and WNNE share studios on Community Drive in South Burlington, Vermont, with a secondary studio and news bureau on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh. Through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WPTZ's spectrum from an antenna on Vermont's highest peak, Mount Mansfield.