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WXYZ-TV

ABC television affiliate in Detroit
Organization television_station Q3564870
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WXYZ-TV

Summary

WXYZ-TV is a television station[1]. WXYZ-TV ranks in the top 4% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WXYZ-TV is located in Michigan[3].
  • WXYZ-TV is in the country of United States[4].
  • WXYZ-TV's instance of is recorded as television station[5].
  • WXYZ-TV is owned by E. W. Scripps Company[6].
  • WXYZ-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit[7].
  • WXYZ-TV's Commons category is recorded as WXYZ-TV[8].
  • October 9, 1948 marks the founding of WXYZ-TV[9].
  • WXYZ-TV's official website is recorded as https://www.wxyz.com/[10].
  • WXYZ-TV's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Detroit[11].
  • WXYZ-TV's affiliation is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[12].
  • WXYZ-TV's different from is recorded as KTLA[13].
  • WXYZ-TV's language used is recorded as English[14].
  • WXYZ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+403587'}[15].
  • WXYZ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+411480'}[16].
  • WXYZ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+439627'}[17].

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Founding

October 9, 1948 marks the founding of WXYZ-TV[9].

Operations

WXYZ-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit[7].

Ownership

WXYZ-TV is owned by E. W. Scripps Company[6].

Why It Matters

WXYZ-TV ranks in the top 4% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2] WXYZ-TV has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Michigan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WXYZ-TV. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wxyz-tv
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wxyz-tv_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WXYZ-TV}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wxyz-tv}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Q14855774
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P112]]: [[Q14855774]]"
  2. 21w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → E. W. Scripps Company, ABC Owned Television Stations
    Country → United States
    Affiliation → —
    Threads username → wxyzdetroit
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P2088]]: wxyz, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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