WHID-TV

{{2003_TV_Infobox|title1 = WHID-TV|location = Hiddenite-Yadkinville-Palacios, North Carolina|branding = Yadkin Valley's WB39|affiliation = The WB Television Network|first_air_date = December 16, 1994|call_letters_meaning = HIDdenite|sister_station(s) = WPWB-TV, WRAQ-TV, WGND-TV|former_affiliation = Independent (1994-95)|owner = Tribune Broadcasting (WHID Renaissance, LLC} |slogan = This is the Place|operator = Media General (operated under an LMA) }}WHID-TV, channel 39, is a WB affiliate licensed to Hiddenite, North Carolina, serving the Yadkin Valley market. The station is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, and is operated under a local marketing agreement with Media General, making WHID a sister station to CBS (formerly NBC) affiliate WRAQ-TV.

History
The station signed on as a satellite station of WENS-TV on December 16th, 1994. Then-owner Renaissance Broadcasting wanted to reach WENS's signal into the Yadkin Valley market, since they only had 5 stations at the time. During the first month of the station's operation, Spartanburg-based Spartan Radiocasting (then owner of then-NBC affiliate WRAQ-TV) entered into a local marketing agreement with Renaissance, thus enabling it to be a sister station of channel 26, since the FCC didn't allow duopolies at the time. It will be at the same time, on New Years Eve, December 31st, 1994, that both WHID and WENS will be selected as charter affiliates of the newly-formed The WB Television Network.