WMYD
Independent TV station in Detroit
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2024 | Concluded its affiliation with The CW network. |
September 1 2024 | Nexstar did not renew The CW affiliation with Scripps-owned stations; CBS agreed to re-affiliate WKBD with The CW. |
April 2024 | WMYD announced a simulcast agreement for three Detroit Red Wings games, with Pistons simulcasts returning for the 2024–25 season and Red Wings simulcasts moving to WJBK. |
March 2024 | WMYD announced an agreement to simulcast five Detroit Pistons games with Bally Sports Detroit during April, marking the Pistons' first major over-the-air TV deal since 2007–08. |
2023 | Became The CW affiliate for Detroit. |
November 13 2023 | WMYD affiliated with The CW after WADL dropped the network, following WADL owner Kevin Adell's unsuccessful attempt to block the affiliation. |
September 20 2021 | MyNetworkTV programming moved from WMYD to WADL, making WMYD an independent station. |
December 7 2020 | WMYD converted from ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) broadcasting, becoming a lighthouse service for multiple Detroit-area TV stations including WJBK, WDIV-TV, WXYZ-TV, and WWJ-TV. |
February 2020 | WMYD established a broadcasting agreement with Detroit City FC, a USL Championship soccer team. |
October 2014 | WMYD acquired a package of Oakland University Golden Grizzlies college basketball games, airing eight men's and two women's games during the 2014–15 season. |
August 4 2014 | WMYD introduced a two-hour morning news extension from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., designed to compete against WJBK's morning timeslots. |
June 16 2014 | Station re-launched its primetime newscast as 7 Action News at 10 on TV 20 Detroit after being acquired by Scripps, with sister station WXYZ-TV producing the news programming. |
June 16 2014 | Scripps completed the purchase of WMYD after FCC approval, retaining two-thirds of the former station workforce, including the entire sales staff. |
February 10 2014 | E. W. Scripps Company announced acquisition of WMYD and WKBW-TV from Granite Broadcasting for $110 million, creating a duopoly in Detroit with an immediate time brokerage agreement. |
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