WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV
Channels
Branding
  • Local 4
  • MeTV Detroit (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedOctober 23, 1946
First air date
March 4, 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-03-04)[1]
Former call signs
  • WWDT (1946–1947)
  • WWJ-TV (1947–1978)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1947–2009)
  • Digital: 45 (UHF, 1999–2020)
Call sign meaning
"We're Detroit's Channel IV" (Roman numeral 4)[2] or "Where Detroit Is Vital"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53114
ERP720 kW
HAAT307.3 m (1,008.2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°28′58″N 83°12′19″W / 42.48278°N 83.20528°W / 42.48278; -83.20528
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.clickondetroit.com

WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves as the flagship broadcast property of the Graham Media Group subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. WDIV-TV maintains studio facilities on West Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, making it the only major television station in the market with offices and studios within the Detroit city limits. Detroit's other television stations are all based in the suburb of Southfield; WDIV's transmitter is, however, located on Greenfield Road in Southfield.

  1. ^ "WDIV Makes Television History! Travel Back In Time With Local 4 Firsts! - Inside WDIV News Story - WDIV Detroit". Archived from the original on August 5, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins: The List". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDIV-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.