Detroit, Michigan United States |
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Branding | TV 20 Detroit (general) 7 Action News on TV 20 Detroit (newscast) |
Slogan | Taking Action for You |
Channels |
Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 20 () |
Affiliations |
.1: MyNetworkTV .2: Antenna TV .3: Escape |
Owner |
E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Media, Inc.) |
First air date | September 15, 1968 |
Call letters' meaning | MYNetworkTV Detroit |
Sister station(s) | WXYZ-TV |
Former callsigns | WXON(-TV) (1968–1997) WDWB (1997–2006) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 62 (UHF, 1968–1972) 20 (UHF, 1972–2009) |
Former affiliations |
DT1: Independent/ONTV (1968–1993) PTEN (1993–1995) The WB (1995–2006) 4Kids TV (2003–2008) DT2: Universal Sports (2007–2008) TheCoolTV (2011–2012) Cozi TV (2013-2015) |
Transmitter power | 500 kW |
Height | 324 m |
Facility ID | 74211 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′52.5″N 83°10′23″W / 42.447917°N 83.17306°WCoordinates: 42°26′52.5″N 83°10′23″W / 42.447917°N 83.17306°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
Website | www.tv20detroit.com |
WMYD, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 21), is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station located in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, owners of ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV (channel 7), who operates WMYD as a duopoly.
WMYD maintains studio facilities located at the American Center Building on Franklin Road in Southfield;master control and traffic responsibilities for WMYD originate from centralcasting facilities at the studios of sister stations ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV at Broadcast House 4 miles southeast, also in Southfield; WMYD maintains transmitter facilities located on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park, along the Oakland and Wayne County line.
On cable, the station is available in standard definition on channel 3 on Comcast Xfinity's Detroit city, western Wayne County and Macomb County systems, and on Charter Spectrum (though some systems carry it on channel 6), channel 20 in the suburbs and on AT&T U-verse, and channel 62 on Cogeco's Windsor system, and in high definition on Xfinity channel 235, and AT&T U-verse channel 1020.