KYW-TV
CBS television station in Philadelphia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the television station that used the WPTZ callsign from 1941 to 1956. For the television station in Plattsburgh, New York, that currently uses this callsign, see WPTZ. For the Cleveland station that formerly used the KYW-TV callsign, see WKYC. For other media outlets with similar call letters or branding, see KYW and CBS 3.
KYW-TV (channel 3), branded CBS Philadelphia, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent station WPSG (channel 57). The two stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City, Philadelphia; KYW-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Roxborough section.
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Branding | CBS Philadelphia; CBS News Philadelphia |
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Founded | 1932 |
First air date | September 1, 1941 (82 years ago) (1941-09-01) |
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Call sign meaning | Derived from KYW |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25453 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 370.8 m (1,217 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′33″N 75°14′32″W |
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Website | www |
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KYW-TV, along with sister station KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, are the only CBS-affiliated stations east of the Mississippi River with "K" call signs.