WCWJ
 
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Jacksonville, Florida/Brunswick, Georgia United States |
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| City | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Branding | CW 17 |
| Slogan | Locally Yours |
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Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 17 () |
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Graham Media Group (Graham Media Group, Florida, Inc.) |
| First air date | February 19, 1966 |
| Call letters' meaning | The CW Jacksonville |
| Sister station(s) | WJXT |
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| Transmitter power | 863 kW |
| Height | 282.5 m |
| Facility ID | 29712 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′36″N 81°33′47″W / 30.27667°N 81.56306°WCoordinates: 30°16′36″N 81°33′47″W / 30.27667°N 81.56306°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.yourjax.com |
WCWJ, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 34), is a CW-affiliated television station located in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The station is owned by the Graham Media Group subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company as part of a duopoly with independent station WJXT. WCWJ maintains studio and transmitter facilities located on Hogan Road in the Kilarney Shores section of Jacksonville.
The station first signed on the air on February 19, 1966 as WJKS-TV. Founded by Rust Craft, it originally operated as an ABC affiliate; prior to its sign-on, ABC programming had been relegated to off-hours clearances on then-CBS affiliate WJXT (channel 4, now an independent station) and NBC affiliate WTLV (channel 12). Jacksonville had to wait longer to gain full-time affiliates of all three major networks than other cities of its size because the surrounding suburbs and rural areas are smaller than the city itself.
In March 1979, the Ziff Corporation bought Rust Craft's broadcasting assets, including WJKS, for $89.4 million. On March 31, 1980, WJKS and WTLV swapped network affiliations; WTLV took the ABC affiliation from WJKS, with NBC programming moving to WJKS. At the time, ABC was the highest-rated broadcast television network in the United States, while NBC was mired in last place in the ratings.
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