WBKB-TV

:"This article is about WBKB-TV in Alpena, Michigan. For the stations in Chicago that formerly used the call sign, see WBBM-TV and WLS-TV."Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WBKB-TV
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station_branding = Channel 11 News
analog = 11 (VHF)
digital = 13 (VHF)
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affiliations = CBS
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founded =
airdate = September 22, 1975
location = Alpena, Michigan
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owner = Stephan Marks
licensee = Thunder Bay Broadcasting Corporation
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effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
20 kW (digital)
HAAT = 204 m (analog)
201.8 m (digital)
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facility_id = 67048
coordinates = coord|44|42|11.1|N|83|31|26.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wbkb11.com/ wbkb11.com]

WBKB-TV, channel 11, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Northeast Michigan. Owned by Maryland businessman Stephan Marks, the station has studios on North Bagley Street in Alpena, with transmission facilities located near Hubbard Lake in Alcona County. It is the only commercial television station in the market.

Syndicated programming on the station includes:"Live with Regis and Kelly", "Ellen", "Dr. Phil", "Jeopardy!", and "Wheel of Fortune".

History

The station first went on the air on September 22, 1975 and has always been a CBS affiliate. The Alpena DMA only consists of Alpena and Alcona Counties and is the third smallest (#208) media market in the United States. WBKB also serves portions of the Traverse City / Cadillac (northern Michigan) and Bay City / Saginaw / Midland / Flint (Mid-Michigan) markets.

Stephan Marks also owns two stations in Marquette: WBKP and WBUP. In addition to the Michigan stations, Marks also owns KYUS in Miles City, Montana and KXGN-TV in Glendive, Montana. The WBKB call letters originally belonged from 1946 to 1953 to channel 4 in Chicago. It was owned by the Balaban and Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of Paramount Pictures that is now CBS affiliate WBBM-TV on channel 2. WBKB then transferred to Chicago's ABC owned and operated channel 7 from 1953 to 1968 when it was renamed WLS-TV.

WBKB/WBUP/WBKP General Manager: Cher Allen

Creative Services Director: Robert Race

News team

*Sarah Oskey - News Director, 6 o'clock anchor/producer/reporter
*Anna Bulszewicz - 6 o'clock anchor/reporter
**host of "Insights into Northeast Michigan"
*Miriam Hobbs - 11 o'clock anchor/producer/reporter
*Jeremy Noeson - Sports Director/weekday sports anchor/reporter
*Pat Thiede - weekend sports anchor/weekday sports reporter
*Kevin Phelps - meteorologist/reporter/webmaster

Past News teams

*Jason Carr
*Stan Fracker
*Adam Bartelmay
*Beth Adubato
*Laura Jevnikar
*Kerri O'Brien
*Raad Alawan
*Al Emick
*Robin Murdoch
*Kristen Rath

On Friday, October 19th, 2007, WBKB TV-11 News Reporter Kristen Rath was killed in an automobile accident in Ogemaw County's Churchill Township. It was reported that she crossed the center line and collided with a man on M-33, also killing the other driver. [http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=123810]

References

External links

* [http://www.wbkb11.com/ WBKB-TV/DT "Channel 11 News"]
* [http://www.cbs.com CBS]
*TVQ|WBKB-TV