WDBJ

WDBJ
CityRoanoke, Virginia
Channels
BrandingWDBJ 7
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WZBJ
History
FoundedMarch 31, 1955[2]
First air date
October 3, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-10-03)
Former call signs
WDBJ-TV (1955–1983)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 18 (UHF, 2002–2019)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
  • UPN (secondary, 1995-1997)
[3]
Call sign meaning
derived from former sister station WDBJ radio (now WFIR), call letters were randomly assigned by the FCC when it was licensed in 1924
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71329
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT603.6 m (1,980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°11′42.7″N 80°9′22.1″W / 37.195194°N 80.156139°W / 37.195194; -80.156139
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wdbj7.com

WDBJ (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Roanoke–Lynchburg market. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Danville-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WZBJ, channel 24 (and its Lynchburg-licensed Class A translator WZBJ-CD, channel 24). WDBJ and WZBJ share studios on Hershberger Road in northwest Roanoke; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WDBJ's spectrum from an antenna on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County.

  1. ^ "Gray-Liberty CSA". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "For the record: Actions of the FCC–New TV stations–Action by FCC." Broadcasting – Telecasting, April 11, 1955, pg. 109.
  3. ^ "WDBJ, Channel 7 (CBS". The Roanoke Times. August 11, 1996. p. 184.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDBJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.