WDBJ

WDBJ
Roanoke–Lynchburg, Virginia; United States;
City	Roanoke, Virginia
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF), shared with WZBJ; Virtual: 7;
Branding	WDBJ 7
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: CBS; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WZBJ
History
Founded	March 31, 1955
First air date	October 3, 1955
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1955–2009); Digital: 18 (UHF, 2002–2019);
Former affiliations	NTA (secondary, 1956–1961); UPN (secondary, 1995-1997);
Call sign meaning	derived from former sister station WDBJ radio (now WFIR), call letters were randomly assigned by the FCC when it was licensed in 1924
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71329
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	603.6 m (1,980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′42.7″N 80°9′22.1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wdbj7.com

WDBJ (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Roanoke–Lynchburg market. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Danville-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WZBJ, channel 24 (and its Lynchburg-licensed Class A translator WZBJ-CD, channel 24). WDBJ and WZBJ share studios on Hershberger Road in northwest Roanoke; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WDBJ's spectrum from an antenna on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County.

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