Last updated: August 2026
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wcnc.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- WCNC (Media) is ranked #36,298 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 1,198 places from #35,100 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 1.5 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 204,000 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 77 out of 100 (grade B), with a published llms.txt of 151 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #36,298 | ▼ 1,198 |
| July 2026 | #35,100 | ▼ 7,123 |
| June 2026 | #27,977 | — |
| May 2026 | #27,977 | ▲ 1,541 |
| April 2026 | #29,518 | ▲ 19 |
| March 2026 | #29,537 | ▼ 4,008 |
| February 2026 | #25,529 | — |
What this company does
WCNC operates the website wcnc.com as an extension of its local television news operations in Charlotte. The platform provides coverage of current events, weather forecasts, traffic reports, and sports updates that are relevant to the area. Additional topics such as crime incidents, health matters, political developments, and broader national stories are also featured regularly. The goal is to offer a central place w…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 1 high-priority issue.
wcnc.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
wcnc.com draws an estimated 1.5 million visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 1.5 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 204,000 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 7.4 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
1.5M
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
1.5M
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
wcnc.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale wcnc.com earns 77 of 100 points, a grade B. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25).
Grade B
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✓
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wcnc.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on wcnc.com runs to 151 lines (6,448 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "WCNC Charlotte News". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Broadcasting and News. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Local News Broadcasts at Free, Weather Updates at Free and Sports Coverage at Free. Services it lists include Community Reporting, Advertising Solutions and Event Coverage. The audience it names is Residents, Professionals, Families, Students, aged 18-54 (North Carolina, United States). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AWS and Content Management Systems. The keywords it claims start with "Charlotte news", "local news Charlotte", "WCNC news" and "Charlotte weather".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
151
In the file
Size
6.4K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 12, 2026
What the file says
# WCNC Charlotte News ## About WCNC is a leading local news station based in Charlotte, NC, dedicated to providing real-time updates on breaking news, weather forecasts, and sports coverage. With a mission to keep the community informed and engaged, WCNC delivers accurate and timely information through both traditional broadcasts and digital platforms. The station serves a wide audience by ensuring accessibility and relevance in its reporting. Founded in 1961, WCNC continues to be a trusted source of information in the region. **Areas of Work:** Media, Broadcasting, News ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://wcnc.com - **Address:** Charlotte, NC, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** 24/7 - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 150 employees - **Revenue:** $15M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Local News Broadcasts** (Free): Daily television broadcasts covering breaking news, local events, and community stories in the Charlotte area. - **Weather Updates** (Free): Accurate and up-to-date weather forecasts for Charlotte and surrounding areas, available on TV and digital platforms. - **Sports Coverage** (Free): Comprehensive coverage of local and national sports events, including analysis and highlights. - **Digital News Platform** (Free): O
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Local News BroadcastsFree
- Weather UpdatesFree
- Sports CoverageFree
- Digital News PlatformFree
Services it tells AI about
- Community ReportingContact for quote
- Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
- Event CoverageContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Residents, Professionals, Families, Students · 18-54 · North Carolina, United States
Company type
Private · actively hiring
wcnc.com Organic Keywords
Google lists wcnc.com for about 204,000 keywords, which together bring an estimated 1.5 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
204.0K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
1.5M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
wcnc.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of wcnc.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalOptimize Images
- CriticalMinify CSS and JavaScript
- HighImplement Lazy Loading
- CriticalImprove Mobile Responsiveness
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
wcnc.com Competitors and Alternatives
WCNC's company profile names wbtv.com, wsoc.tv and charlotteobserver.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds fox46.com and spectrumlocalnews.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are aman.com, lwadm.com, elicit.com and hostiman.com.
wcnc.com Company Profile
WCNC operates the website wcnc.com as an extension of its local television news operations in Charlotte. The platform provides coverage of current events, weather forecasts, traffic reports, and sports updates that are relevant to the area. Additional topics such as crime incidents, health matters, political developments, and broader national stories are also featured regularly. The goal is to offer a central place w…
WCNC was founded in 1961, about 65 years ago, and is headquartered in Charlotte, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 101 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Broadcasting, News and Business Model. Products on record for it: Local News Broadcasts, Weather Updates, Sports Coverage and Digital News Platform. Reported revenue is $15M (2022). Its tagline reads: "Charlotte's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, United States
- Founded
- 1961
- Employees
- 101-200
- Revenue
- $15M (2022)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Local News Broadcasts, Weather Updates, Sports Coverage, Digital News Platform
wcnc.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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wcnc.com Backlink Analytics
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