KYW-TV

Also known as CBS Philadelphia

KYW-TV (channel 3), branded CBS Philadelphia, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned and operated by the CBS television network through its CBS News and Stations division alongside WPSG (channel 57), an independent station. The two outlets 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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Instance of: television station
Country: United States
Headquarters: Philadelphia
Official website: philadelphia.cbslocal.com
Image: 5th Street (SEPTA station) and the old KYW (AM)-KYW-TV building.jpg

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inception: 1941-01-01
social media followers: 220563
affiliation: CBS
date of official opening: 1941-09-01
Commons category: KYW-TV

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
As W3XE (1932–1941)
As WPTZ (1941–1955)
As an NBC-owned station and change from WPTZ to WRCV-TV (1955–1965)
As a Westinghouse station (1965–1995)
As a CBS-owned station (1995–present)
Logos
Programming
Past program preemptions and deferrals
Sports programming
News operation
Notable current on-air staff
Notable former on-air staff
Controversies
2008 Lane and Mendte firings
2013 Brewer and Erickson viral exchanges
2015 firings
2020 layoffs
2021 investigation of racism, homophobia and sexism
Technical information
Subchannels
Analog-to-digital conversion
Spectrum reallocation
See also
References
External links

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.

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