WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo, NY: Channel Info & Viewer Reviews

Overview

In the Buffalo, NY TV market, WKBW-TV is the ABC station licensed to Buffalo, New York.

Channel and license details

Call sign: WKBW-TV
Network: ABC (subchannels: Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery, HSN, MovieSphere Gold)
Virtual channel: 7
RF channel: 34
City of license: Buffalo, New York
TV market: Buffalo, NY
Licensee: Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
Owner: E. W. Scripps Company
On the air since: 1958
Call sign since: April 1980
Studio address: 7 Broadcast Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202
ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV): Yes
FCC facility ID: 54176
FCC public file: publicfiles.fcc.gov
Website: www.wkbw.com

Tune to channel 7 to watch WKBW-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 34; the virtual number 7 is what appears on the TV guide. Its subchannels carry Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery, HSN and MovieSphere Gold. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.

What's on WKBW-TV's subchannels

Channel	Programming
7.1	ABC
7.2	Bounce TV
7.3	Grit
7.4	Ion Mystery
7.5	HSN
7.6	MovieSphere Gold

The FCC license is held by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC. WKBW-TV is owned by E. W. Scripps Company. The station dates back to 1958. The current call sign has been in place since April 1980.

WKBW-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 7 Broadcast Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.wkbw.com.

In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WKBW-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Passport, Oh Baby and Hearts of Heroes.

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