WJBK ("Fox 2") is the Fox-owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan. Its studios and 1003-foot (305.7 meter) tower are co-located in Southfield while its signal covers the Metro Detroit area. WJBK's signal can also be picked up as far away as Flint, Toledo, Adrian, Chelsea, and, with transitory severe interference, London, Ontario.
On cable, WJBK can be seen on Comcast Detroit channel 2, Bright House Livonia channel 2, and on WOW! channel 2 And channel 202. WJBK also serves as a Fox affiliate for several other Canadian cable markets, including Cogeco Windsor channel 7, and Rogers Ottawa channel 13. In addition, it is one of five local Detroit TV stations seen in Canada on the Star Choice satellite provider.
The station debuted on October 24, 1948, as a dual CBS-DuMont affiliate owned by Storer Broadcasting (under George B. Storer) along with WJBK-AM 1500 (now WLQV) and WJBK-FM 93.1 (now WDRQ). WJBK became an exclusive CBS affiliate in 1955 after the DuMont network...
