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KDKA-TV is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by CBS News and Stations, a division of Paramount Global, with its studios located at 1 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a dedicated source for online television, the station operates its main channel on virtual channel 2.1, broadcasting CBS network programming in high definition, along with digital subchannels including Start TV on 2.2, Dabl on 2.3, Fave TV on 2.4, and Catchy Comedy on 2.5. The station began operations on January 11, 1949, as WDTV, and has been a CBS owned-and-operated station since 1955, adopting its current call sign in 1955 to honor KDKA-AM radio, one of the world’s first commercial radio 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 KDKA-TV News (and also uses the CBS News Pittsburgh brand for its streaming platforms), including editions at 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, noon, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM weekdays, with reduced schedules on weekends. The news team includes anchors Heather Abraham and David Highfield (mornings), Kristine Sorensen (noon/4:00 PM), Ken Rice and Susan Koeppen (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), and Erika Stanish (11:00 PM). Mary Ours and Ray Petelin serve as meteorologists for the First Alert Weather team, with Rick Dayton on weekends. Bob Pompeani anchors sports, with Rich Walsh as sports reporter. The station's investigative unit, KDKA Investigates, produces award-winning reports on government corruption and consumer fraud. The station also broadcasts Pittsburgh Steelers preseason games, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, and Pitt Panthers athletics and was the first television station in the United States to broadcast a live color television program, airing "The Late Show" in color on July 21, 1954.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Pittsburgh news and CBS programming, KDKA-TV is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television across Western Pennsylvania, broadcast on VHF channel 2 (RF 25) with a virtual channel of 2.1. The station is carried on DirecTV, Dish Network, and major cable providers serving the Pittsburgh market, including Comcast Xfinity, Armstrong, and Consolidated Communications. The channel is accessible as tv online via the CBS News app and through the station's official website, which provides live streaming of local newscasts and severe weather coverage from the First Alert Weather Team. KDKA also operates a 24-hour streaming news service, CBS News Pittsburgh, available on Paramount Plus and connected TV devices, ensuring that its local news, CBS network, and sports programming reaches viewers across Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland, and surrounding counties.

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