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| City | Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Branding | WDBJ 7 |
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| History | |
| Founded | March 31, 1955[2] |
First air date | October 3, 1955 |
Former call signs | WDBJ-TV (1955–1983) |
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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 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71329 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 603.6 m (1,980 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′42.7″N 80°9′22.1″W / 37.195194°N 80.156139°W |
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| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Gray-Liberty CSA". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "For the record: Actions of the FCC–New TV stations–Action by FCC." Broadcasting – Telecasting, April 11, 1955, pg. 109.
- ^ "WDBJ, Channel 7 (CBS". The Roanoke Times. August 11, 1996. p. 184.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDBJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.