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WWJ-TV signed on the air December 11, 1994. In December, the Detroit market experienced an unprecedented affiliate switch. WJBK-TV, then the CBS station in Detroit, switched affiliations to the Fox network, leaving the Detroit market without a CBS station. To assure continued availability of the popular CBS network programming, the company acquired WGPR-TV, a low powered UHF station, broadcasting primarily religious and locally produced programming. WGPR-TV became WWJ-TV, and Detroit's 62/CBS was born. WWJ-TV was and is the only CBS Network Owned and Operated UHF station in the country. The state-of-the art studios and production facility was located in Stroh River Place, downtown Detroit.

In the early years, 62/CBS broadcast network programming and nationally syndicated programming like "Seinfeld," "Mad About You," and "Hollywood Squares." Through the years, various locally-produced programs have been aired by the station, such as "In Depth: Detroit," a locally produced newsmagazine, the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival, Fash Bash, Detroit Marathon, Town Meetings, NCAA basketball and Detroit Lions sports specials.

In 1999, Detroit's 62/CBS increased its power from 800,000 watts to 5 million watts. With the construction of a new tower and the increased wattage, WWJ-TV became the most powerful television station in Detroit, broadcasting from one of the tallest towers in the state of Michigan.

WWJ-TV is part of the CBS Television Stations Group (as is sister station WKBD), one of the largest broadcast groups in the country. Locally, WWJ-TV and WKBD-TV operate as one of a number of "duopoly" markets in the United States. In 2001, WWJ-TV moved their offices and production facilities into WKBD-TV's facilities in Southfield.

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  • WWJ-TV Senior Producer Carol Cain and WWJ-TV Chief Videographer Paul Pytlowany won 2009 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter Emmy Awards on June 6, 2009.

    2009 Michigan EMMY Awards

    Congratulations to WWJ-TV Senior Producer Carol Cain and WWJ-TV Chief Videographer Paul Pytlowany for winning 2009 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter Emmy Awards  on June 6, 2009.

Program Guide

Complete Schedule

WWJ-TV Shows

48 Hours Mystery
Saturdays at 10 p.m.

60 Minutes
Sundays at 7 p.m.

Big Brother
Returns Summer 2010

Cold Case
Sundays at 9 p.m.

Criminal Minds
Wednesday at 9 p.m.

CSI - Crime Scene Investigation
Thursdays at 9 p.m.

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