WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV
Detroit, Michigan; United States;
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF); Virtual: 4;
Branding	Local 4; MeTV Detroit (DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	4.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Graham Media Group; (Graham Media Group, Michigan, Inc.);
History
Founded	October 23, 1946
First air date	March 4, 1947
Former call signs	WWDT (1946–1947); WWJ-TV (1947–1978);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1947–2009); Digital: 45 (UHF, 1999–2020);
Former affiliations	Both secondary:; DuMont (1947–1948); Paramount (1953–1955);
Call sign meaning	"We're Detroit's Channel IV" (Roman numeral 4) or "Where Detroit Is Vital"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53114
ERP	720 kW
HAAT	307.3 m (1,008.2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°28′58″N 83°12′19″W / 42.48278°N 83.20528°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.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.

^ "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.
^ "Call Letter Origins: The List". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WDIV-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[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.

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Detroit, Michigan United States


Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 4
Branding	Local 4 MeTV Detroit (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	4.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Graham Media Group (Graham Media Group, Michigan, Inc.)
History
Founded	October 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)
Former affiliations	Both secondary: DuMont (1947–1948) Paramount (1953–1955)
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 ID	53114
ERP	720 kW
HAAT	307.3 m (1,008.2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°28′58″N 83°12′19″W / 42.48278°N 83.20528°W / 42.48278; -83.20528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.clickondetroit.com