WJZ-TV

This article is about the television station in Baltimore, Maryland. For the former WJZ-TV located in New York City, see WABC-TV.
WJZ-TV
Baltimore, Maryland
United States
ChannelsDigital: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 13
BrandingWJZ; WJZ News / CBS News Baltimore
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerCBS News and Stations
(CBS Television Licenses LLC)
History
FoundedMay 1946[1]
First air date
November 1, 1948
(75 years ago) (1948-11-01)[2]
Former call signs
WAAM (1948–1957)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 1998–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • ABC (1948–1995)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1948–1956)
Call sign meaning
Taken from the former WJZ radio, now WABC
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25455
ERP30 kW
HAAT305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W / 39.33472; -76.65056
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/baltimore/

WJZ-TV (channel 13) is the CBS owned television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

History

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The station started in 1948 as WAAM-TV, the third station in Baltimore. It was owned by brothers Ben & Herman Cohen.[3] It was an ABC affiliate at the time.

Subchannels

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Subchannels of WJZ-TV[4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
13.1 1080i 16:9 WJZ-TV Main WJZ-TV programming / CBS
13.2 480i StartTV Start TV
13.3 Dabl Dabl
13.4 FaveTV Fave TV
13.5 Catchy Catchy Comedy
13.6 Movies Movies!

References

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  1. ↑ "Television stations granted to three" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. May 27, 1946. p. 90.
  2. ↑ "Baltimore's WAAM (TV) opens as DuMont outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. November 8, 1948. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Noll, Linda (2013). Around Mount Washington. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2042-5.
  4. ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for WJZ". rabbitears.info.