KYW-TV

KYW-TV (channel 3), branded CBS Philadelphia, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent station WPSG (channel 57). The two stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City, Philadelphia; KYW-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Roxborough section.

This article is about the television station that used the WPTZ callsign from 1941 to 1956. For the television station in Plattsburgh, New York, that currently uses this callsign, see WPTZ. For the Cleveland station that formerly used the KYW-TV callsign, see WKYC. For other media outlets with similar call letters or branding, see KYW and CBS 3.

KYW-TV
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • United States
Channels
BrandingCBS Philadelphia; CBS News Philadelphia
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
WPSG
History
Founded1932
First air date
September 1, 1941 (1941-09-01)
Former call signs
  • WPTZ (1941–1956)
  • WRCV-TV (1956–1965)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 3 (VHF, 1941–2009)
  • Digital: 26 (UHF, 1998–2019)
Former affiliations
NBC (1941–1995)
Call sign meaning
Derived from KYW
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25453
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT370.8 m (1,216.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°2′33″N 75°14′32″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/

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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