KDKA TV2 Pittsburgh - 1949-Today

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KDKA TV2 Pittsburgh - 1949-Today

This page is about all of KDKA-TV Channel 2, CBS owned-and-operated station in Pittsburgh, from 1949
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05/02/2023

KDKA-TV News 4PM open - August 30, 2016

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(c) 2016

27/10/2022

28/10/2021

KDKA-TV News 4PM open - July 23, 2021

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(c) 2021

28/10/2021

KDKA-TV News 11PM Weekend: Delay Edition open - September 19, 2021

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(c) 2021

11/07/2021

KDKA-TV News 6PM open - November 3, 2017

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(c) 2017

11/07/2021

TV2 Eyewitness News Update: Weekend Edition open - December 18, 1983

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(c) 1983

11/07/2021

TV2 - Hour Magazine - Thursday ident for March 26, 1987

11/07/2021

CBS Network - We've Got The Touch ident w/KDKA-TV Pittsburgh byline - Late Summer 1984

11/07/2021

CBS Network - Share The Spirit ident w/KDKA-TV Pittsburgh byline - Fall 1986

11/07/2021

TV2 - Free Care Fund Benefit Show - December 1988

11/07/2021

Channel 2 - Happy's Party open - Early To Mid 1950's

11/07/2021

TV2 - Funsville - Monday-Friday promo - 1961

11/07/2021

KDKA-TV - Williams Hometown High Q open - The Late 2010's

11/07/2021

KDKA-TV Turkey Fund promo for Thanksgiving 2015

11/07/2021

KDKA-TV News: The Sunday Business Page open - Mid-Late Summer 2019

11/07/2021

TV2 - Evening Magazine - Friday promo - Early 1985

11/07/2021

KDKA-TV News: Pittsburgh Today Live open - Early-Mid March 2007

11/07/2021

TV2 - The Better Half open - Late January 1973

05/06/2021

KDKA-TV News 5PM open - April 19, 2013

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(c) 2013

05/06/2021

TV2 Eyewitness News 11PM open - 1982

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(c) 1982

05/06/2021

TV2 Eyewitness News 11PM open - 1976

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(c) 1976

05/06/2021

KDKA-TV News - Back To Normal promo - Late Spring 2021

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(c) 2021

05/06/2021

TV2 Eyewitness News Update: Weekend Edition open - August 16, 1987

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(c) 1987

05/06/2021

The World Tonight open - 1953

Courtesy: WDTV-TV Pittsburgh

(c) 1953

01/06/2021

TV2 Eyewitness News 11PM - Weeknights promo - Spring 1982

Courtesy: KDKA-TV Pittsburgh

(c) 1982

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KDKA-TV News 4PM open - August 30, 2016

KDKA-TV News 4PM open - July 23, 2021

KDKA-TV News 11PM Weekend: Delay Edition open - September 19, 2021

KDKA-TV News 6PM open - November 3, 2017

TV2 Eyewitness News Update: Weekend Edition open - December 18, 1983

TV2 Eyewitness News Update: Weekend Edition open - August 16, 1987

TV2 Eyewitness News 11PM - Weeknights promo - Spring 1982

TV2 Eyewitness News 6PM open- June 14, 1993

KDKA-TV News: Your Day Pittsburgh 5AM open - January 20, 2021

TV2 Eyewitness News - Lynn Sawyer promo - 1978

KDKA-TV News 4PM open - April 15, 2021

TV2 Eyewitness News - Wayne Van Dine promo - 1978

KDKA-TV News - Expect More promo - Late Summer 2013

TV2 Eyewitness News - The Team That Brings It Home - Late 1987

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Timeline of KDKA-TV Channel 2 - Pittsburgh

January 11, 1949 - The station went on the air, as WDTV on Channel 3, which was owned-and-operated by DuMont Television Network, becoming the third and last DuMont-owned station, and the first owned-and-operated station in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the first television station in the Pittsburgh television market ever to sign on the air.

November 23, 1952 - WDTV moved its facilities to channel 2, and it became the first television station in the United States to broadcast 24 hours of day, 7 days a week.

1953 - Bill Burns joined the station as the main news anchor.

January 1955 - Channel 2 was purchased by Westinghouse, changed its call letters to KDKA-TV, and became an affiliate of the CBS Network.

1957 - KDKA-TV began televising Pittsburgh Pirates baseball.

1962 - KDKA-TV began its relationship with Pittsburgh Steelers football.

November 22, 1963 - Bill Burns broke in with the first news bulletin, with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

July 15, 1974 - KDKA-TV hired Patti Burns as anchor.

September 1976 - The station made history when the father-daughter team of Bill Burns and Patti Burns anchoring the noon weekday newscast.

August 1, 1977 - The station debut its weeknight newsmagazine program: Evening Magazine.

1978 - Channel 2 debut its popular talk program: Pittsburgh 2Day.

July 1983 - Stacy Smith joined the station as reporter/anchor.

1984 - Paul Martino joined the station as general assignment reporter.

October 1988 - John Shumway joined the station as general assignment reporter.

October 12, 1990 - Evening Magazine ended ts 13-year-run on KDKA-TV.

1995 - KDKA-TV debuted a 5:00 p.m. weekday newscast.

1995 - Westinghouse acquired CBS, by making KDKA-TV a CBS owned-and-operated station, after 4 decades as a CBS affiliate.

2002 - KDKA-TV became the first station in the Pittsburgh television market to start a 4:00 p.m. weekday newscast.

June 16, 2009 - KDKA-TV began broadcasting its local newscasts in high-definition.