WMYD

WMYD

ATSC 3.0 station
Detroit, Michigan United States
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 20
Branding	TV 20 Detroit; 7 News Detroit
Programming
Affiliations	20.1: The CW → Independent (eff. September 1, 2024) for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)
Sister stations	WXYZ-TV
History
First air date	September 15, 1968 (55 years ago) (1968-09-15)
Former call signs	WXON (1968–1997) WDWB (1997–2006)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 62 (UHF, 1968–1972), 20 (UHF, 1972–2009) Digital: 21 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1968–1995, 2021–2023) ON TV (1979–1983) The WB (1995–2006) FoxBox/4KidsTV (secondary, 2003-2008) MyNetworkTV (2006–2021)
Call sign meaning	"MyNetworkTV Detroit" (former affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74211
ERP	935 kW
HAAT	324 m (1,063 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°26′52.5″N 83°10′23.1″W / 42.447917°N 83.173083°W / 42.447917; -83.173083
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.tv20detroit.com

WMYD (channel 20) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV (channel 7). The two stations share studios at Broadcast House on 10 Mile Road in Southfield; WMYD's transmitter is located on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park.

Founded in 1968 as WXON on channel 62 and relocated to channel 20 in 1972, the station was an independent focusing primarily on syndicated programs and classic reruns. It made an ill-fated foray into subscription television (STV) from 1979 to 1983, broadcasting a pay service under the ON TV brand that was dogged by a poor relationship with the station and signal piracy issues exacerbated by Detroit's proximity to Canada. After it folded, WXON continued as an independent station and emerged as the second-rated independent in its market, affiliating with The WB in 1995.

Granite Broadcasting purchased WXON in 1997 and renamed it WDWB. However, its high debt load motivated several attempts to sell the station, one of which fell apart after The WB merged with UPN to form The CW but did not include WDWB as an affiliate. The station then became WMYD, aligned with MyNetworkTV and airing its programming for 15 years. In 2014, Scripps purchased WMYD and added local newscasts from the WXYZ-TV newsroom. As Detroit's ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) station, WMYD is used in automotive-related tests of the transmission technology. It became Detroit's affiliate for The CW in 2023.