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WBZ-TV, branded as CBS News Boston, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by the CBS News and Stations group, a division of Paramount Global, with its studios and headquarters located at 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, Massachusetts, overlooking the Charles River. As a dedicated source for online television, the station operates its main channel on virtual channel 4.1, broadcasting CBS network programming in high definition, along with digital subchannels including Start TV on 4.2, Dabl on 4.3, Fave TV on 4.4, and Catchy Comedy on 4.5. The station began operations on June 9, 1948, as WBZ-TV, making it the first television station in New England and one of the original CBS owned-and-operated stations.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of the full CBS network schedule, including prime time series such as Tracker, Elsbeth, FBI, NCIS, Survivor, and 60 Minutes. The station produces local newscasts under the branding WBZ News (on air) and also uses the CBS News Boston brand for its streaming platforms, including several hours per week of live news, with editions at 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, noon, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 11:00 PM weekdays, with reduced schedules on weekends. The station produces 70 hours of live news per week. The news team includes anchors Lisa Hughes (morning/midday/5:00 PM), Chris Tanaka (morning), Liam Martin (morning/noon fill-in), David Wade (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), Paula Ebben (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), Kate Merrill (6:00 PM), Ryan Kath (7:00 PM), and Kristina Rex (11:00 PM). Eric Fisher serves as chief meteorologist for the WBZ Next Weather team, with Jacob Wycoff as morning meteorologist, Brooke Lamont as midday meteorologist, Terry Eliasen as executive weather producer, and Dan Brown as evening meteorologist. Steve Burton is sports director, with Michael Hurley as sports anchor. The station's investigative unit, I-Team, produces regular reports on government, consumer, and fraud issues. The station also broadcasts New England Patriots preseason games and Boston Celtics basketball games.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Boston news and CBS programming, WBZ-TV is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television across New England, broadcast on VHF channel 4 (RF 30) with a virtual channel of 4.1. The station is carried on DirecTV, Dish Network, and major cable providers serving the Boston market, including Comcast Xfinity, RCN, and Verizon Fios. The channel is accessible as tv online via the CBS News app and through the station's official website cbsnews.com/boston, which provides live streaming of local newscasts and severe weather coverage from the WBZ Next Weather Team. WBZ also operates a 24-hour streaming news service, CBS News Boston, which is available for free on CBS News platforms and Paramount Plus, ensuring that its local news, CBS network, and sports programming reaches viewers across Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, and Northern Rhode Island.

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