WJBK

For broadcast stations that previously used this call sign, see WJBK (disambiguation).

WJBK
Channels
BrandingFox 2 Detroit; Fox 2 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 24, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-10-24)
Former call signs
WJBK-TV (1948–1998)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 58 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Jesus, Be Kind", derived from former sister station WJBK radio (now WLQV)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73123
ERP27.2 kW
HAAT314 m (1,030 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°27′38″N 83°12′50″W / 42.46056°N 83.21389°W / 42.46056; -83.21389
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.fox2detroit.com

WJBK (channel 2) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, serving as the market's Fox network outlet. 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.[4][5]

WJBK's over-the-air signal covers all of Metro Detroit, along with Southwestern Ontario, Canada, surrounding the city of Windsor. The station is also carried on most cable systems in southeast Michigan, southwestern Ontario and northwest Ohio.

  1. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn (January 7, 2019). "21st Century Fox Files Registration Statement With SEC To Form 'New' Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "10-12B". sec.gov.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Home". WJBK. Retrieved December 8, 2012. 16550 West Nine Mile Rd. Southfield, MI 48075
  5. ^ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.