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WCBS-TV
| WCBS-TV | |
| |
| Brand | CBS 2 HD |
| City of License | New York City, New York |
| Market | New York City, New York |
| Channel | 36 digital (ATSC 1.0) 32.4 digital (ATSC 3.0) 2.2 subcarrier: (Start TV) 2.3 subcarrier: (Dabl) 2.4 subcarrier: (Fave TV) Formerly: 2 analog (1941-2009) 56 digital (1998-2009) 33 digital (2009-19) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Company | CBS News and Stations (Paramount Global; duopoly with WLNY-TV) |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows |
Dr. Phil
Judge Judy Entertainment Tonight |
WCBS-TV is the call sign for the flagship station of the CBS television network, broadcasting from New York City on digital channel 36, displayed as virtual 2. It transmits from a secondary site on digital channel 22 from Middle Island N Y (licensed to Riverhead).
The station started in 1931 as experimental W2XAB, was owned outright by CBS, and had a four-hour-a-day broadcast schedule. It shut down a year later but returned in 1940 with color broadcast capabilities. It was granted a commercial license as WCBW. It changed calls to WCBS-TV in 1946. Their radio counterparts are currently an all-news station at 880 on the AM dial and the so-called "Jack FM" at 101.5 FM.
WCBS's transmitter had been atop the World Trade Center building (along with the transmitters of several other New York stations). It was destroyed during the attacks of September 11, 2001, but WCBS had a back-up tower on top of the Empire State Building, which kept them on the air to report the event as it unfolded. They currently use that back-up tower for their main transmissions.
WCBS moved digital transmissions from channel 56 to channel 36, its post-analog shutoff selection, on June 12, 2009. The move is predicated on the fact that the digital broadcast spectrum encompasses channel 2 to channel 51. WCBS can be seen on DirecTV (channel 380 and 880) for viewers who cannot receive CBS adequately from their nearest market. WCBS moved their digital broadcasts from channel 33 to 36 in August 2019. The station was the production hub for a 10 PM newscast aired on Atlanta GA CW affiliate WUPA until the Coronavirus pandemic closed the WCBS news department.
Digital programming
| Virtual | Physical | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 36 ATSC 1.0 | WCBS-DT | main WCBS (CBS) |
| 32.4 ATSC 3.0 | |||
| 2.2 | 36.2 | WCBS-DT2 | Start TV |
| 2.3 | 36.3 | WCBS-DT3 | Dabl |
| 2.4 | 36.4 | WCBS-DT4 | FaveTV |
| 2.5 | 36.5 | WCBS-DT5 | Circle TV |
| 21.2 | 36.6 | WLIW-DT2 | WLIW Create |
Current CBS Prime-Time Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | The Insider | Entertainment Tonight | The Neighborhood | Poppa's House | NCIS | NCIS: Origins | CBS 2 News at 11 | ||
| Tuesday | The Insider | Entertainment Tonight | FBI | FBI International |
FBI Most Wanted |
CBS 2 News at 11 | |||
| Wednesday | The Insider | Entertainment Tonight | Survivor | The Summit | CBS 2 News at 11 | ||||
| Thursday | The Insider | Entertainment Tonight | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | Ghosts | Matlock | Elsbeth | CBS 2 News at 11 | ||
| Friday | The Insider | Entertainment Tonight | S.W.A.T. | Fire Country | Blue Bloods | CBS 2 News at 11 | |||
| Saturday | Entertainment Tonight | Crimetime I | Crimetime II | 48 Hours | CBS 2 News at 11 | ||||
| Sunday | 60 Minutes | Tracker | The Equalizer | various | CBS 2 News at 11 | ||||
External Links
- Official website for WCBS-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCBS-TV
