WMYD

WMYD
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
BrandingTV 20 Detroit; 7 News Detroit
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WXYZ-TV
History
First air date
September 15, 1968
(56 years ago)
 (1968-09-15)
Former call signs
  • WXON (1968–1997)
  • WDWB (1997–2006)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 62 (UHF, 1968–1972), 20 (UHF, 1972–2009)
  • Digital: 21 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Call sign meaning
"MyNetworkTV Detroit" (former affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74211
ERP935 kW
HAAT324 m (1,063 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°26′52.5″N 83°10′23.1″W / 42.447917°N 83.173083°W / 42.447917; -83.173083
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.tv20detroit.com

WMYD (channel 20) is an independent television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV (channel 7). The two stations share studios at Broadcast House on 10 Mile Road in Southfield; WMYD's transmitter is located on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park.

Founded in 1968 as WXON on channel 62 and relocated to channel 20 in 1972, the station was an independent focusing primarily on syndicated programs and classic reruns. It made an ill-fated foray into subscription television (STV) from 1979 to 1983, broadcasting a pay service under the ON TV brand that was dogged by a poor relationship with the station and signal piracy issues exacerbated by Detroit's proximity to Canada. After it folded, WXON continued as an independent station and emerged as the second-rated independent in its market, affiliating with The WB in 1995.

Granite Broadcasting purchased WXON in 1997 and renamed it WDWB. However, its high debt load motivated several attempts to sell the station, one of which fell apart after The WB merged with UPN to form The CW but did not include WDWB as an affiliate. The station then became WMYD, aligned with MyNetworkTV and airing its programming for 15 years. In 2014, Scripps purchased WMYD and added local newscasts from the WXYZ-TV newsroom. As Detroit's ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) station, WMYD is used in automotive-related tests of the transmission technology. It was Detroit's affiliate for The CW from 2023 to 2024.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMYD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.