digital television receivers. As part of the SAFER Act, WXII temporarily kept its analog signal on the air to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters. Out-of-market cable and satellite carriage In recent years, WXII has been carried on cable in areas outside of the Greensboro television market including cable systems within the Charlotte market in North Carolina and the Roanoke market in Virginia. On DirecTV, WXII has been carried in multiple areas within the Roanoke market in Virginia. CATV In the 1970s and 1980s, WXII was once carried in Moore and Richmond counties. References External links WXII-TV website NBC network affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1953 MeTV affiliates XII-TV Hearst Television 1953 establishments in North Carolina