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Channel: 2
Digital Channel: 25
Affiliate: CBS
Owner: Viacom/CBS
Name It Goes By: KDKA-TV 2 (may soon be changing to "CBS 2 Pittsburgh")
Web Site: http://www.kdka.com
KDKA-TV went on the air in 1949 as WDTV-TV, and as an affiliate with the now-defunct DuMont Network. Originally positioned on channel 3, the station moved the channel 2 and the CBS affiliation by the mid 1950's. At the same time, the station adopted the same call signs as their sister radio station, KDKA Radio, which was the world's first commercially-licensed radio station in 1920. Both were started by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric.
In 1994, KDKA was ahead of the ball, as Westinghouse changed all of its TV stations to CBS affiliates. The following year, the company bought CBS, making KDKA-TV a CBS O&O station after four decades as simply a CBS affiliate.
After Westinghouse's 1997 split-up that saw KDKA Radio and KDKA-TV part ways from Westinghouse, Viacom merged with CBS in 2000. KDKA instantly became sister stations with Pittsburgh UPN affiliate WNPA-TV, which was already owned by Viacom, which also owns UPN.
KDKA-TV is owned by CBS, while KDKA Radio is owned by Infinity Broadcasting. Both CBS and Infinity are owned by Viacom.
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