KDKA News is an entertainment channel based in Pittsburgh, United States. It was established on 11 January 1949 as WDTV. KDKA 2 TV channel is working under CBS Corporation. It was the 51st television channel in the U, S and third DuMont television channel when it was first on air in January 1949 as WDTV on channel. DuMont was in serious trouble in 1954 and accepts the offer of Westinghouse and sold the station for $9.75 million.
The sale was closed in January 1955 and Westinghouse renamed the channel as KDKA-TV. Under Westinghouse ownership, the channel has affiliated for a long time with NBC Blue Network (1949-1957). Recently it is affiliated with CBS and until 1995 it had the secondary affiliation with CBS. In 1995 Westinghouse acquired CBS and KDKA-TV became CBS operated and owned television station permanently.
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General Information
Sr. No | Contents | Details |
1 | Launched Date | January 11, 1949 |
2 | Owner | CBS Corporation |
3 | Branding | KDKA-TV (general) KDKA-TV News (newscasts) |
4 | Country | United States |
5 | City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
6 | Channels | Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 2 (PSIP) |
7 | Affiliations | CBS |
8 | Sub-Channels | 2.1 CBS 2.2 Decades |
9 | Former call signs | WDTV (1949–1955) |
10 | Sister Channels | KDKA WBZZ KDKA-FM WPCW WPCW |
11 | Former Affiliations | DuMont (1949–1955) NBC (1949–1957) ABC (1949–1958) |
Availability
Cable Availability | ||
1 | Verizon FiOS | Channel 2 & 502 |
2 | Comcast | Channel 6 |
Programming
KDKA-TV broadcasts 34½ hours newscast in a week. KDKA-TV produced weekday morning newscast at 7 a.m. and a nightly 35-minute newscast at 10 p.m. The channel also produces many newsmagazine and public affairs programs and syndicated talk shows and entertainment program. Notable programs of the channel are listed below.
Sr. No | programs | Category |
1 | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Comedy talk show |
2 | CBS Overnight news | News |
3 | Extras | Entertainment newsmagazine |
4 | Let’s Make a Deal | Game show |
5 | CBS Morning news | News |
6 | KDKA Morning news | News |
7 | The Young and the Restless | Soap opera |
8 | CBS this morning | Morning show |
9 | Dr. Phil | Talk show |
10 | Pittsburgh Today Live | News talk show |
11 | The Talk | Entertainment program |
12 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Soap Opera |
13 | Superior Donuts | Sitcom |
14 | The Insider | Entertainment newsmagazine |
15 | MacGyver | Adventure /action drama |
16 | Blue Bloods | Crime drama |
17 | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Talk show |
18 | The Inspectors | Drama series |
19 | PGA Tour Golf | Golf sports |
20 | Hometown High Q | Educational game show |
21 | 60 Minutes | Political talk show |
22 | David Jeremiah | Religious program |
23 | Grammy Red Carpet Live | Fashion show |
24 | Ransom | Crime drama |
25 | Lynne Hayes-Freeland | Talk show on issues of Americans |
26 | Person of Interest | Crime drama |
27 | Bull | Drama series |
28 | Joel Osteen | Religious program |
29 | Face the Nation | Political/Public affairs program |
30 | Mom | Sitcom |
31 | The Mike Douglas Show | Variety talk show |
32 | KD/PG Sunday Edition | Public affairs program |
33 | Xfinity Extra Point | Game show |
34 | The Sunday Business Page | Public affairs program |
35 | Inside College Basketball | Sports program |