WJZ-TV


 
 

WJZ-TV, "WJZ 13" is a CBS-owned and operated television station in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts on channel 13. The station's call letters were formerly used by ABC flagship WABC-TV in New York City until 1952, named after WJZ-AM (now WABC-AM).

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Channel 13 started on November 2, 1948 as WAAM-TV, owned by Ben and Herman Cohen. It immediately joined ABC, becoming the network's second affiliate. WAAM-TV also carried programming from the Dumont Network http://members.aol.com/cingram/television/dumont3.htm. Westinghouse bought the station in 1957 and renamed it WJZ-TV. In 1967, it adopted its current stylized "13" logo.


 

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