WJZ-TV

WJZ-TV
Channels
BrandingWJZ; WJZ News / CBS News Baltimore
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedMay 1946[1]
First air date
November 1, 1948 (1948-11-01)[2]
Former call signs
WAAM (1948–1957)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 1998–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • ABC (1948–1995)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1948–1956)
Call sign meaning
Taken from the former WJZ radio, now WABC
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25455
ERP30 kW
HAAT305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W / 39.33472; -76.65056
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/baltimore/

WJZ-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division, and maintains studios and offices on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, adjacent to the transmission tower it shares with several other Baltimore broadcast outlets.

  1. ^ "Television stations granted to three" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. May 27, 1946. p. 90.
  2. ^ "Baltimore's WAAM (TV) opens as DuMont outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. November 8, 1948. p. 27.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJZ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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