Registered on August 25, 1995, WCVBTV.COM is paid up until August 24, 2027. It is roughly 31 years old today. CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA ID 299) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently active. It is registered to The Hearst Corporation in United States, according to the public record. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
Comparing December 8, 2022 with November 2, 2026 shows 33 fields changed. Only the spelling of the registrar name changed ("CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS INC." to "CSC Corporate Domains, Inc."); it is the same registrar. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. It was renewed: the expiry date went from August 24, 2023 to August 24, 2027. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.
Our archive holds 8 historical WHOIS snapshots of WCVBTV.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on November 2, 2026. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time.
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