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WDIV-TV
WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves as the flagship broadcast property of the Graham Media Group subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. WDIV-TV maintains studio facilities on West Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, making it the only major television station in the market with offices and studios within the Detroit city limits. Detroit's other television stations are all based in the suburb of Southfield; WDIV's transmitter is, however, located on Greenfield Road in Southfield. History Early history The station first signed on the air as WWDT on October 23, 1946, for one day of demonstrative programming; regular programming commenced on March 4, 1947. It was the first television station in Michigan and the tenth station to sign on in the United States overall. The station was originally owned by the Evening News Association, parent company of ''The Detroit News'', along with WWJ radio (AM 950 and FM 97.1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves as the Flagship (broadcasting), flagship broadcast property of the Graham Media Group subsidiary of Graham Holdings, Graham Holdings Company. WDIV-TV maintains studio facilities on West Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, making it the only major television station in the market with offices and studios within the Detroit city limits. Detroit's other television stations are all based in the suburb of Southfield, Michigan, Southfield; WDIV's transmitter is, however, located on Greenfield Road in Southfield. History Early history The station first signed on the air as WWDT on October 23, 1946, for one day of demonstrative programming; regular programming commenced on March 4, 1947. It was the first television station in Michigan and the tenth station to sign on in the United States overall. The station was originally owned by the Evening News Association, parent com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJBK
WJBK (channel 2) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ..., United States, airing programming from the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network. owned-and-operated station, Owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on West 9 Mile Road in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, Southfield. WJBK's over-the-air broadcast range, signal covers all of Metro Detroit, along with Southwestern Ontario, Canada, surrounding the city of Windsor, Ontario, Windsor. The station is also carried on most cable systems in southeast Michigan, southwestern Ontario and northwest Ohio. History As a CBS affiliate (1948–1994) WJBK-TV first signed on the air on Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flagship (broadcasting)
In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls. Not all networks or shows have a flagship station, as some originate from a dedicated radio or television studio. The term derives from the naval custom where the commanding officer of a group of naval ships would fly a distinguishing flag. In common parlance, "flagship" is now used to mean the most important or leading member of a group, hence its various uses in broadcasting. The term ''flagship station'' is primarily used in TV and radio in the United States and Canada, while the term is primarily used in TV in Japan (and formerly in the United States). Examples Lotteries * Mega Millions, normally from WSB-TV i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Holdings
Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company) is a diversified American conglomerate holding company. Headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, and incorporated in Delaware, it was formerly the owner of ''The Washington Post'' newspaper and ''Newsweek'' magazine. Its current holdings include the digital marketing company SocialCode, the online magazine ''Slate'', Graham Media Group (formerly Post-Newsweek Stations), a group of seven television stations, higher education company Kaplan, content and marketplace company Leaf Group, and the now-defunct Trove (formerly WaPo Labs)—the developers of a news reader app. Graham Holdings Company also owned cable television and internet service provider Cable One until it was spun off in 2015. Corporate history The history of Graham Holdings Company dates back to 1877, when the ''Post'' was first published. The Washington Post Company was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1889, and remained a District of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Media Group
Graham Media Group (formerly Post-Newsweek Stations) is the television broadcasting subsidiary of the Graham Holdings Company. It is now headquartered in Detroit, co-locating with its local NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, after spending 10 years in Chicago. History The origins of Graham Media can be traced to 1944, when ''The Washington Post'' began its broadcasting activities with its purchase of WINX radio in Washington, D.C. Four years later the newspaper's parent firm, the Washington Post Company, announced its intention to acquire controlling interest in a rival station, WTOP radio from CBS. The two firms formed a joint venture known as WTOP Incorporated, with the ''Post'' holding 55 percent and CBS maintaining the balance (45 percent). The ''Post'' sold wholly owned WINX but retained its FM adjunct WINX-FM, which became the original WTOP-FM when the sales became final in 1949. In 1950 WTOP Inc. purchased WOIC, Washington's CBS television affiliate, and changed that station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference, and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926–27 NHL season, 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1929–30 NHL season, 1930. For the 1930–31 NHL season, 1930–31 and 1931–32 NHL season, 1931–32 seasons, the team was named the Detroit Falcons, before changing their name to the Red Wings in 1932–33 NHL season, 1932. , the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11), and are third overall in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cozi TV
Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1960s to the 2000s. The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011 and was seen on digital subchannels operated by nine owned-and-operated stations television stations of the NBC television network in the United States under the brand NBC Nonstop. The sitcoms and drama series now appearing on Cozi are primarily from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library. Cozi is also available via cable television, Dish Network, AT&T U-verse, DirecTV and streaming services YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and LocalBTV. History NBC Nonstop After NBCUniversal shut down NBC Weather Plus in December 2008 (shortly after the company, along with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, purchased The Weather Channel), the compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Locally, downtown tends to refer to the 1.4 square mile region bordered by M-10 (Lodge Freeway) to the west, Interstate 75 (I-75, Fisher Freeway) to the north, I-375 (Chrysler Freeway) to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. Although, it may also refer to the Greater Downtown area, a 7.2 square mile region that includes surrounding neighborhoods such as Midtown, Corktown, Rivertown, and Woodbridge. The city's main thoroughfare M-1 (Woodward Avenue) links Downtown to Midtown, New Center, and the North End. Downtown contains much historic architecture, including prominent skyscrapers, ranging from the Renaissance Center, the Penobscot Building, One Detroit Center, and the Guardian Building. Historic churches, theatres, and commercial buildings anchor the various downtown districts. Downtown has a number of parks including those linked by a prome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXYT-FM
WXYT-FM (97.1 MHz "97-1 The Ticket") is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, serving Metro Detroit and much of Southeast Michigan. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios and offices are located in the nearby suburb of Southfield. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts. The transmitter site is off Greenfield Road near Interstate 696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway) on Southfield's eastern side, co-located with the tower for WDIV-TV. In addition to its standard analog transmission, WXYT-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format; with AM sister stations WWJ on the HD2 sub-channel, and WXYT on the HD3 sub-channel. It is also available online via Audacy, with live video feeds of its weekday shows available via Twitch from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET (although the Twitch feed instead plays public domain music during commercial breaks and excludes copyrighted material such as press conference clips). Programming 97.1 The Ticket is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWJ (AM)
WWJ (950 Hertz, kHz) is a commercial AM radio, AM Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to serve Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, featuring an all-news radio, all-news format known as "Newsradio 950 WWJ". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services Metro Detroit, is the market affiliate for CBS News Radio, and the flagship station for the Michigan Sports Network. Operating on a regional broadcast frequency, its studios are in the Panasonic Building in Southfield, Michigan, Southfield, and its transmitter, transmitter site is near Berlin Charter Township, Michigan, Newport. WWJ is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD Radio format, and is simulcast on an HD subchannel of sister station WXYT-FM. On the air for a century, WWJ began daily broadcasts as the "Detroit News Radiophone" on August 20, 1920 in radio, 1920, while it operated under an amateur radio license with the call sign "8MK". Over the years the station has claimed the titles of "Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the '' Detroit Tribune'' on February 1, 1919, the ''Detroit Journal'' on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering ''Detroit Times''. However, it retained the ''Times building, which it used as a printing plant until 1975, when a new facility opened in Sterling Heights. The ''Times'' building was demolished in 1978. The street in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called "Times Square." The Evening News Association, owner of ''The News'', merged with Gannett in 1985. At the time of its acquisition of ''The News'', Gannett also had other Detroit interests, as its outdoor advertising company, which ultimately became Outfront Media through a series of mergers, operated many billboards across Detroit and the surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southfield, Michigan
Southfield is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,618. As a northern suburb of Detroit, Southfield shares part of its southern border with Detroit. The city was originally part of Southfield Township, Michigan, Southfield Township before incorporating in 1958. The autonomous city of Lathrup Village, Michigan, Lathrup Village is an enclave within Southfield. The city is home to the Southfield Town Center complex, which includes five connected office buildings. The tallest of these, 3000 Town Center, is tall; it is the state's second-tallest building outside Detroit (after the River House Condominiums in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids) and the state's List of tallest buildings in Michigan, 16th-tallest building overall. History Southfield was surveyed in 1817 according to the plan by Michigan territorial governor Lewis Cass. The first settlers came f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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