WCOB

WCOB-TV, channel 26, is the NBC station licensed to Dover, Delaware. It is owned by Lake Hill Broadcasting. 
== History ==
On September 15, 2020, channel 26 signed on the air as a Laff affiliate, the first program airing on the station being the Home Improvement episode Let Them Eat Cake. The station was a notable Laff affiliate due to it producing a weekday 11pm newscast. Joyce Stackman, a spokesperson for Confection Broadcasting, said:We want to serve Dover, not only with classic sitcoms, but also with news that matters to them. So, we've decided to premiere an 11pm newscast, with the latest news, weather, traffic and sports - Dover's.On March 5, 2021, NBC released a statement that WCOB had become the newest affiliate of their network. At 12 midnight on that Friday, The Tonight Show was joined in-progress, marking the start of WCOB's era as an NBC affiliate. Later that morning at 3:40 am, Early Today, the first national newscast on the station, began airing.
In July 2021, WCOB was sold to Lake Hill Broadcasting; Confection, in turn, received independent station WCWV. 
== Syndicated programming and newscasts ==
At 5:00am, Today in Dover, a two-hour long morning show (with local cut-ins during the Today show), airs. Evening newscasts also air on the station at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. 
Syndicated programming on WCOB includes Protection Court, Extra, and The Partridge Family. 
In June 2021, a weekend morning newscast, Saturday Today in Dover, debuted. The newscast runs on Saturday mornings from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., with another hour at 8 a.m. after Saturday Today. Saturday Today used to air on a one hour tape delay, but this has since been reversed to accommodate an extra hour at 8 a.m. 
After Lake Hill purchased the station, plans for more newscasts were announced. WCOB added newscasts at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays, and expanded weekend newscasts in the morning and evening, including a pre-recorded "week in review" newscast on Sundays. WCOB also airs a 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. newscast on its Newsfix subchannel 7 days a week. 
In addition to the newscasts, WCOB airs a lifestyle/infotainment show Dover Live, at 3 p.m., and the public affairs/local political discussion show Dover In Depth, now on weekday evenings at 7:30. Replacing the program on Sunday mornings, WCOB launched another public affairs show, The More Dover Knows. Much like the Sinclair Broadcast Group's Our Issues format, (with the name inspired by NBC's public affairs PSA series The More You Know) the program focuses on a single issue during an episode, and invites numerous organizations to talk about their impact on the discussed issue. 
Despite its signal overlapping with fellow NBC station WPNB in Philadelphia, WCOB is watched in more Dover households due to its "always-local" approach on news. The station signed on in mid-September 2020 as an affiliate of Laff, before being purchased by Confection Broadcasting, which changed its affiliation to NBC in March 2021. 
== Subchannels ==
WCOB operates three subchannels, in addition to NBC programming:
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
26.1 	HD 	WCOB-HD 	Main WCOB programming / NBC
26.2 	SD 	GRIO 	TheGrio.TV
26.3 	SD 	LAFF 	Laff
26.4 	SD 	CRIME 	True Crime Network
26.5 	SD 	NEWS 	Newsfix
26.6 	SD 	POD 	PodVision
== Schedule ==
Below is WCOB's schedule for the fall 2021 season.
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12:30 AM	1st Look 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	
1:00 AM 	Meet the Press 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	Late Night with Seth Meyers 	First Look
1:30 AM 	Meet the Press 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	The Partridge Family
2:00 AM 	Newsfix 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Newsfix
2:30 AM 	Newsfix 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Newsfix
3:00 AM 	Newsfix 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	Paid Programming 	Newsfix
3:30 AM 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
4:00 AM 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
4:30 AM 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Early Today 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
5:00 AM 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Saturday Today in Dover 	U.S. Farm Report
5:30 AM 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Saturday Today in Dover 	U.S. Farm Report
6:00 AM 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Saturday Today in Dover 	Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
6:30 AM 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Today in Dover 	Saturday Today in Dover 	Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
7:00 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Saturday Today 	Sunday Today in Dover
7:30 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Saturday Today 	Sunday Today in Dover
8:00 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Saturday Today in Dover 	Sunday Today with Willie Geist
8:30 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Saturday Today in Dover 	Sunday Today with Willie Geist
9:00 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Saturday Today in Dover 	Meet the Press
9:30 AM 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Today 	Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer	Meet the Press
10:00 AM	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer	The More Dover Knows
10:30 AM	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Today with Hoda & Jenna 	Wild Child 	Paid Programming
11:00 AM	The Verdict with Judge Hatchett 	The Verdict with Judge Hatchett 	The Verdict with Judge Hatchett 	The Verdict with Judge Hatchett 	The Verdict with Judge Hatchett 	One Team: The Power of Sports 	Paid Programming
11:30 AM	Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez	Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez	Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez	Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez	Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez	Roots Less Traveled 	Paid Programming
12:00 PM	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	Consumer 101 	Joel Osteen
12:30 PM	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 News Midday 	NBC 26 Week in Review 	NBC 26 Week in Review
1:00 PM 	Personal Injury Court 	Personal Injury Court 	Personal Injury Court 	Personal Injury Court 	Personal Injury Court 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
1:30 PM 	Protection Court 	Protection Court 	Protection Court 	Protection Court 	Protection Court 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
2:00 PM 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
2:30 PM 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	Days of our Lives 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
3:00 PM 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
3:30 PM 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	Dover Live 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
4:00 PM 	NBC 26 News First at Four 	NBC 26 News First at Four 	NBC 26 News First at Four 	NBC 26 News First at Four 	NBC 26 News First at Four 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
4:30 PM 	Extra 	Extra 	Extra 	Extra 	Extra 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
5:00 PM 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
5:30 PM 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC 26 News Live at Five 	NBC Sports 	NBC Sports
6:00 PM 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six 	NBC 26 News at Six
6:30 PM 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	NBC Nightly News 	Nightly News Weekend 	Nightly News Weekend
7:00 PM 	NBC 26 News Tonight 	NBC 26 News Tonight 	NBC 26 News Tonight 	NBC 26 News Tonight 	NBC 26 News Tonight 	Extra Weekend 	Football Night in America
7:30 PM 	Dover in Depth 	Dover in Depth 	Dover in Depth 	Dover in Depth 	Dover in Depth 	Extra Weekend 	Football Night in America
8:00 PM 	The Voice 	The Voice 	Chicago Med 	Law & Order: For The Defense 	The Blacklist 	Drama encore 	Football Night in America
8:30 PM 	The Voice 	The Voice 	Chicago Med 	Law & Order: For The Defense 	The Blacklist 	Drama encore 	Sunday Night Football
9:00 PM 	The Voice 	La Brea 	Chicago Fire 	Law & Order: SVU 	Dateline 	Dateline Weekend Mystery 	Sunday Night Football
9:30 PM 	The Voice 	La Brea 	Chicago Fire 	Law & Order: SVU 	Dateline 	Dateline Weekend Mystery 	Sunday Night Football
10:00 PM	Ordinary Joe 	New Amsterdam 	Chicago P.D. 	Law & Order: Organized Crime 	Dateline 	SNL Vintage 	Sunday Night Football
10:30 PM	Ordinary Joe 	New Amsterdam 	Chicago P.D. 	Law & Order: Organized Crime 	Dateline 	SNL Vintage 	Sunday Night Football
11:00 PM	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00 	NBC 26 News at 11:00
11:30 PM	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 	Saturday Night Live 	Bones
Category:NBC network affiliates
Category:Channel 26
Category:Dover, DE
Category:Delaware
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2020
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Category:TheGrio network affiliates
Category:True Crime Network affiliates
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Category:PodVision subchannel-only affiliated stations
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