KYW-TV

KYW-TV

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 3
Branding	CBS Philadelphia; CBS News Philadelphia
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	CBS News and Stations (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
Sister stations	WPSG
History
Founded	1932
First air date	September 1, 1941 (82 years ago) (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[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25453
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	370.8 m (1,217 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′33″N 75°14′32″W / 40.04250°N 75.24222°W / 40.04250; -75.24222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/

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.

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.