WWJ-TV (English Wikipedia)

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"Michigan Matters returns as UAW strike, Middle East strife and politics heat up". CBS News Detroit. October 13, 2023. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
"Having Trouble Receiving CBS 62, You Might Need To Rescan: Here's How". CBS Detroit. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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Cassimy, Evrod (August 24, 2021). "A look inside Detroit's historic Black-owned radio station". WDIV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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Little, Saundra; Mills, Ruth (July 1, 2019). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: WGPR-TV (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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Feighan, Maureen (March 6, 2023). "She's back. Sandra Ali returns to Detroit TV with new gig". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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Sullivan, Annie Laurie (March 2019). "WGPR-TV Detroit: Building Black Media Infrastructure in the Postrebellion City". The Velvet Light Trap. 83: 32–45. doi:10.7560/VLT8304. S2CID 194248304. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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Kiska, Tim (January 29, 2016). "Black broadcast pioneer WGPR honored in history exhibit". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
Rahal, Nour (February 20, 2021). "Karen Hudson-Samuels remembered as Black TV news pioneer and Detroit history promoter". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
Rahal, Nour (February 1, 2021). "WGPR-TV Historical Society acknowledged as a historic landmark by the National Register". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
Garcia, Tony (September 9, 2022). "ESPN's 'First Take' comes to Detroit's WGPR museum; 'You never know you're making history'". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
Barmore, Jasmin (September 26, 2021). "Beloved TV dance show 'The Scene' brings Detroiters to their feet once again". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Hinds, Julie (December 14, 2021). "Detroit CBS station announces return to local TV newscasts, with 24/7 streaming". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Hinds, Julie (January 23, 2023). "CBS News Detroit to debut 2 local weeknight newscasts, with plans for more". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
Ikonomova, Violet (March 22, 2024). "Lawsuit: Palestinian American TV reporter banned from Gaza coverage". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
Wendland, Mike (February 4, 2009). "House delays digital TV switch to June". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009.

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Kiska, Tim (December 22, 1994). "CBS shift to Channel 62 is bad news for Rather". The Detroit News. pp. 1C, 7C. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via GenealogyBank.

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"WWJ Trademark of CBS Mass Media Corp. - Registration Number 2329739 - Serial Number 75713100". Justia Trademarks. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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Miller, Kenneth; Bihm, Jennifer (October 11, 2013). "Pat Harvey is CBS/KCAL Soul of News". Los Angeles Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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Eck, Kevin (December 12, 2012). "No More Local Morning News on Detroit's WWJ". TVSpy. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

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Bachman, Katy (March 30, 2009). "CBS TV's Detroit O&O Adds Local Newscast". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2009.

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O'Neill, Kelley (February 17, 2021). "The nation's first Black-owned TV station, founded in Detroit, is now a historic landmark". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
McFarlin, Jim. "Detroit native Shaun Robinson is executive producer for Lifetime's 'Seven Deadly Sins' series". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Lapointe, Joe (February 20, 2023). "Lapointe: MSU shooting shows CBS News Detroit not yet ready for prime time". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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Holbrook, Cameron (November 17, 2017). "The New Dance Show: Detroit's delightfully lo-fi house and techno time capsule". Mixmag. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey (May 12, 2012). "Entrepreneur Rick DeVos talks about Start Garden, ArtPrize 2012, on 'Media Matters' [sic] on CBS-TV in Detroit". MLive. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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"Allen Media Group Pays $70M To Acquire Gray Television's WJRT, An ABC Affiliate In Michigan". MSN Entertainment. July 14, 2021. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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Steinberg, Stephanie (January 15, 2017). "New Detroit museum honors WGPR, blacks in broadcasting". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via NewsBank.
Andrews, Edmund L. (March 4, 1993). "FCC moves to stiffen rules on Educational TV for kids". Los Angeles Daily News. p. N1. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via NewsBank.
Kiska, Tim (April 12, 1999). "For Ch. 62, no news is good news: But lack of newscasts may be bad news for Metro Detroiters". The Detroit News. p. 1A. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via NewsBank.
Eicher, Diane (July 16, 2000). "Going Live: Fox-31's newscasters leave practice arena for real thing". The Denver Post. p. I1. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via NewsBank.
Rubin, Neal (April 11, 2001). "WWJ-TV news: Just the facts". The Detroit News. p. 2A. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via NewsBank.
Long, Tom (June 4, 2002). "Can these newscasts be saved? - News director Ken Jobe strives to lift Channels 50 and 62 out of the ratings cellar with fresh faces and stories". The Detroit News. p. 1E. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via NewsBank.
Madden Toby, Mekeisha (January 1, 2008). "WWJ-TV to begin weather reports". The Detroit News. p. 1D. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via NewsBank.
O'Hara, Mike (April 15, 2008). "Exhibition games move to Channel 62". The Detroit News. p. 3D. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via NewsBank.

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"Sharon Crews Joins WGHP". High Point Enterprise. December 11, 1976. p. 5B. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

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"WGPR-Detroit: First Black-Owned Television Station". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1975. p. 74. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Gavrilovich, Peter C. (September 28, 1975). "Detroit's 8th TV Station Takes to the Air". Detroit Free Press. p. 7F, 9F. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Zurawik, Dave (December 12, 1976). "Camera's On: Get Down, Start Dancing". Detroit Free Press. p. 7F. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Arrington, Carl (October 21, 1975). "Motown Rollers Strut Their Stuff with Funk". Detroit Free Press. p. 6C. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Jackson, Luther (September 30, 1985). "After 10 years at Ch. 62, she still can't walk away". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 8C. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Nation's first black-owned TV station hopes it offers an alternative". The Baltimore Sun. Knight Newspapers, Inc. March 24, 1976. p. B4. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Neubacher, Jim (July 17, 1977). "Black TV Station Making It After Months of Problems". Detroit Free Press. pp. 3A, 6A. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Cook, Harry (December 9, 1979). "The TV gospel vs. churches". Detroit Free Press. pp. 3A, 19A. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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