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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