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Overview
WKBD-TV brings The CW to Detroit, Michigan, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Detroit, MI market.
Tune to channel 50 to watch WKBD-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 34; the virtual number 50 is what appears on the TV guide.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Detroit Television Station Wkbd Inc. The station is part of CBS News and Stations. WKBD-TV has been on the air since 1965. The current call sign has been in place since July 2009.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 26905 W. 11 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48033. Its website is www.cbsnews.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WKBD-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin and Animal Rescue.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- WKBD-TV
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 50
- RF channel
- 34
- City of license
- Detroit, Michigan
- TV market
- Detroit, MI
- Licensee
- Detroit Television Station Wkbd Inc.
- Owner
- CBS News and Stations
- On the air since
- 1965
- Call sign since
- July 2009
- Studio address
- 26905 W. 11 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
- FCC facility ID
- 51570
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.cbsnews.com
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WKBD-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 50 (RF 34)
- Licensed to
- Detroit, MI
- TV market
- Detroit, MI
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