WKBT-DT

WKBT-DT
La Crosse–Eau Claire, Wisconsin; United States;
City	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	News 8 Now
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: CBS; 8.2: MyNetworkTV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Morgan Murphy Media; (QueenB Television, LLC);
Sister stations	Madison: WISC-TV/TVW
History
First air date	August 1, 1954 (70 years ago)
Former call signs	WKBT (1954–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1954–2009); Digital: 41 (UHF, 2003–2009);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; DuMont (1954–1955); NBC (1954–1958); ABC (1954–1970);
Call sign meaning	Former TV sibling of WKBH Radio, which shared ownership with a music store that sold Kimball pianos (the store's slogan: "Kimball Brings Happiness")
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74424
ERP	25.7 kW
HAAT	464.9 m (1,525 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°5′28″N 91°20′17″W / 44.09111°N 91.33806°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.news8000.com

WKBT-DT (channel 8) is a television station licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, serving the La Crosse–Eau Claire market as an affiliate of CBS and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Morgan Murphy Media, the station maintains studios on South 6th Street in downtown La Crosse, and its transmitter is located on Silver Creek Road in Galesville, Wisconsin.