WJBK TV Channel 2 Detroit

Slogan: Fox 2 Detroit

Power/Height/Offset: 100,000 watts / 1001 feet / +
- Analog Service Area

Digital Channel: 58

Final Digital Channel: 7

Digital Power/Height: 1,000,000 watts / 899 feet
- Digital Service Area

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Call Sign History:

Call Sign Origin: Jesus, Be Kind

Network Affiliation History:

On Air Date: October 24, 1948

Telephone: (248) 557-2000

Notes/History:

8/2007: The FCC's final digital channel assignment report shows that WJBK will be using Channel 7 once the conversion to all-digital broadcasts is completed on February 17, 2009.

1997: News Corporation, parent of the FOX network, purchases New World Communications making WJBK an owned and operated FOX station.

Fall 1995: Station rebrands as "Fox 2" after years of calling itself simply "TV 2".

12/11/1994: As the first domino in Detroit's first major affiliate shakeup, New World/WJBK drops CBS programming in favor of the FOX network which will move from WKBD-TV 50. Detroit's CBS programming is picked up by WGPR Channel 62 after CBS fails to reach affiliation deals with many of the other Detroit TV stations. CBS eventually purchases WGPR-TV 62 (now known as WWJ-TV) and invests millions to upgrade the station's facilities. WJBK does not air FOX kids programming block, instead those shows remained on WKBD.

1993: Purchased by New World Communications; drops CBS Morning News program in favor of local-only newscast.

8/16/1992: Morning anchor Gary Cubberly dies of an apparent heart attack in his car on the way to his shift at WJBK's studios.

1948: Station first signs on, owned by Storer Broadcasting. Storer also owned WJBK-AM 1490, which later moved to AM 1500, and later WJBK-FM 93.1. WJBK-TV's primary affiliation is with CBS but also shows programming from the DuMont Network.

Transmitter location:

Oakland County, 9 Mile and Lodge Fwy/Northwestern Hwy (Southfield)