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WKBD-TV

WKBD-TV (channel 50), branded as CW Detroit 50, is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside WWJ-TV (channel 62), a CBS owned-and-operated station. The two stations share studios on Eleven Mile Road in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, where WKBD-TV's…

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Owner
CBS News and Stations · (Detroit Television Station WKBD Inc.)
Affiliations
50.1: The CW · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
CW Detroit 50
Call sign meaning
"Kaiser Broadcasting Detroit"
Channels
Digital: 34 (UHF) · Virtual: 50
ERP
285 kW

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Channel 50 prior to WKBD-TV

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Subchannels

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WKBD-TV

Nodes190
Edges189
Triples69
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010526
Components1

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WKBD-TV

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related to Dropping, then reinstating, The CW (2023–present) · 22
WKBD-TV → As, August, CBS, CW, Detroit, Detroit CW, Detroit Now News, July, Kevin Adell, May, Mission Broadcasting, Nexstar, Nexstar Media Group, November, On October, September, The CW, This, Under, WADL
related to First CW affiliation (2006–2023) · 19
WKBD-TV → CBS Corporation, CBS Corporation's, December, February, First Forecast Mornings, MyNetworkTV, On January, Syma Chowdhry, The, The CW, The WB, Time Warner, UPN, Viacom, Warner Bros, WB, WDWB, WMYD, WWJ's
Former affiliations · 5
WKBD-TV → Fox (1986–1994), Independent (1965–1986, 1994–1995, 2023–2024), The CW (2006–2023), United (secondary, 1967), UPN (1995–2006)
Former call signs · 3
WKBD-TV → 1984–2009), WKBD (1965–1966,, WKBD-TV (1966–1984)
Affiliations · 2
WKBD-TV → 50.1: The CW, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WKBD-TV → Digital: 34 (UHF), Virtual: 50
Former channel numbers · 2
WKBD-TV → Analog: 50 (UHF, 1965–2009), Digital: 14 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Owner · 2
WKBD-TV → (Detroit Television Station WKBD Inc.), CBS News and Stations
Public license information · 2
WKBD-TV → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
WKBD-TV → CW Detroit 50

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wkbd detroit station news channel stations 50 cbs fox kaiser local 10 uhf show broadcasting newscast network first upn program

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WKBD-TVAffiliations50.1: The CW1.00infobox
WKBD-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WKBD-TVBrandingCW Detroit 501.00infobox
WKBD-TVCall sign meaning"Kaiser Broadcasting Detroit"1.00infobox
WKBD-TVChannelsDigital: 34 (UHF)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVChannelsVirtual: 501.00infobox
WKBD-TVERP285 kW1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFacility ID515701.00infobox
WKBD-TVFirst air dateJanuary 10, 1965 (1965-01-10)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer affiliationsIndependent (1965–1986, 1994–1995, 2023–2024)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer affiliationsUnited (secondary, 1967)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer affiliationsFox (1986–1994)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer affiliationsUPN (1995–2006)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer affiliationsThe CW (2006–2023)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer call signsWKBD (1965–1966,1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer call signs1984–2009)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer call signsWKBD-TV (1966–1984)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 50 (UHF, 1965–2009)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 14 (UHF, 2000–2019)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVHAAT290.6 m (953 ft)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WKBD-TVOwnerCBS News and Stations1.00infobox
WKBD-TVOwner(Detroit Television Station WKBD Inc.)1.00infobox
WKBD-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WKBD-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WKBD-TVSister stationsWWJ-TV1.00infobox
WKBD-TVTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WKBD-TVWebsitewww.cbsnews.com/detroit/detroit-50/1.00infobox

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