Post job

Detroit Television Station WKBD company history timeline

1972

November 1972: WXON Detroit moves to channel 20.

12/17/72: WGVC Grand Rapids, channel 35, signs on as an affiliate of PBS (now WGVU). 1972: WOOD-TV Grand Rapids becomes WOTV-TV When Time sells WOOD radio.

1978

May 1978: WWJ Detroit is sold by the Evening News Association to Post-Newsweek and gets a new call sign, WDIV.

1982

3/1982: WMMA-TV Grand Rapids (now WXMI), channel 17, signs on as an independent station.

1984

1984: WGVK Kalamazoo, channel 52, signs on as a satellite station of WGVC Grand Rapids- an affiliate of PBS.

1986

1986: WUCX-TV (now WDCP) Bad Axe, channel 35, signs on as a satellite station of WUCM-TV Bay City- an affiliate of PBS. 1986: Fox network debuts with Michigan affiliate WKBD Detroit.

1995

1995: WLUC Marquette changes network affiliation from ABC to NBC. 1995: UPN network debuts with Michigan affiliate WKBD Detroit.

1998

September 1998: WXYZ is first to offer live Internet simulcasts of its news broadcasts.

Work at Detroit Television Station WKBD?
Share your experience
Founded
1965
Company founded
Headquarters
Southfield, MI
Company headquarter
Get updates for jobs and news

Rate Detroit Television Station WKBD's efforts to communicate its history to employees.

Zippia waving zebra

Detroit Television Station WKBD jobs

Do you work at Detroit Television Station WKBD?

Does Detroit Television Station WKBD communicate its history to new hires?

Detroit Television Station WKBD history FAQs

Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Detroit Television Station WKBD, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Detroit Television Station WKBD. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Detroit Television Station WKBD. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Detroit Television Station WKBD. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Detroit Television Station WKBD and its employees or that of Zippia.

Detroit Television Station WKBD may also be known as or be related to Detroit Television Station WKBD and Detroit Television Station WKBD Inc.