KFMB-TV

KFMB-TV
Channels
Branding
  • CBS 8
  • The CW San Diego (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 16, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-05-16)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Digital: 55 (UHF, 2000–2009)
  • All secondary:
  • NBC (1949–1953)
  • DuMont (1949–1956)
  • ABC (1949–1956)
Call sign meaning
For Mary and Burnham (daughter and son of Warren B. Worcester, founder of former sister station KFMB (AM))
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42122
ERP19.8 kW
HAAT227 m (745 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°50′17″N 117°15′0″W / 32.83806°N 117.25000°W / 32.83806; -117.25000
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbs8.com

KFMB-TV (channel 8) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tegna Inc., it has studios on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego, and its transmitter is atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFMB-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.