WKBW-TV

WKBW-TV
CityBuffalo, New York
Channels
Branding7ABC; 7 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 30, 1958
(65 years ago)
 (1958-11-30)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1958–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaning
Adopted as sister station to randomly assigned sequential call letters of WKBW (AM). Later backronyms included "Well Known Bible Witness"[1] and "We Know Buffalo's Watching".
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54176
ERP660 kW
HAAT432 m (1,417 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°38′15″N 78°37′11″W / 42.63750°N 78.61972°W / 42.63750; -78.61972
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wkbw.com
WKBW-TV's studio and office facility in downtown Buffalo.

WKBW-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Buffalo, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, the station maintains studios at 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo and a transmitter on Center Street in Colden.

WKBW-TV is one of many local Buffalo television stations that are available over-the-air and on cable television in Canada, particularly in Southern Ontario. For many years, it was carried via microwave to cable systems in such areas as Corning and Horseheads; this ended when WENY-TV signed on as the ABC affiliate for the Elmira market.

  1. ^ Cichon, Steve. "The Earliest Days of Buffalo Broadcasting." 100 Years of Buffalo Broadcasting. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKBW-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.