Detroit Edition

Serves Detroit, Ann Arbor, Pontiac, Port Huron, Adrian, Monroe and Southeastern Michigan
City: Channel: Calls: Affiliation: Home Edition: Notes:
Detroit [2] WJBK Fox (1) Was CBS until December 1994
(2) Does not carry Fox Kids
Detroit [4] WDIV NBC (1) Michigan's first station (1947)
(2) Was WWJ until 1978
Detroit [7] WXYZ ABC
Detroit [20] WDWB WB Was WXON until fall 1997
Detroit [38] WADL independent (1) Licensed to Mount Clemons
(2) Carries Fox Kids
Detroit [50] WKBD UPN (1) Was Fox until December 1994
(2) Carried Fox Kids until summer 1998
Detroit [56] WTVS PBS
Detroit [62] WWJ CBS (1) Was an independent until December 1994
(2) Was WGPR until 1996
(3) Was the nation's first black-owned TV station (1975), remained under ownership of the International Free & Accepted Masons until 1994, when sold to CBS
Windsor, ON [9] CBET CBC Western Ontario (1) Was CKLW-TV until 1975
(2) Was an independent station under RKO ownership until 1970, when sold to Canadian broadcasters; became affiliated with CBC; CBC assumes ownership in 1975
(3) Many American shows on CBC are pre-empted on CBET with British imports, Canadian repeats or shows from CBC Newsworld, due to US copyright laws & Syndex
Windsor, ON [32] TV Ontario (TVO) Toronto-Peterborough (1) Calls: CICO-TV-32
(2) Satellite of CICA Channel 19, Toronto, ON
(3) Programming on TVO's terrestrial stations is in French (via TVO's French cable channel, TFO) from Noon to sign-off on Sundays; TVG reminds viewers of this, but only TVO's English listings are provided.
Toledo "11" WTOL CBS Toledo-Lima
Toledo "13" WTVG ABC Toledo-Lima Was NBC until 1996
Toledo "24" WNWO NBC Toledo-Lima Was ABC until 1996
Toledo "30" WGTE PBS Toledo-Lima Shows insructional programming on school days
Toledo "36" WUPW Fox Toledo-Lima

Also in "Channels Listed", but has no listings:

WPXD (31) Ann Arbor -- Pax TV (may now be listed)

Other channels in region, but not listed at all in this TVG edition:

WBGU (27) Bowling Green -- PBS
WLPC (26) Detroit -- Religious (low-power)
W48?? Detroit -- Satellite of WPXD (31)
W66?? Detroit -- Religious (TBN)
Lansing area channels: WLNS (6, CBS), WILX (10, NBC), WKAR (23, PBS), WSYM (47, Fox), WLAJ (53, ABC) -- These stations cover Lenawee, Washtenaw & Livingston Counties, all in the Detroit region (except western Livingston, which is in Flint-Lansing)
Channels along Canadian border:

CBEFT (54, SRC, Windsor (satellite of CBOFT (9) Ottawa))
Global (29 in Sarnia, 22 in Windsor (satellites of CIII (6) Paris, ON))
CKCO (42, CTV, Sarnia (satellite of CKCO Channel 13, Kitchener, ON))
CHWI (16, independent, Wheatley/Leamington & 60 Windsor)
CBLN (34, CBC, Sarnia (satellite of CBLT (5) Toronto via CBLNT (40) London))


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