WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is at the top of the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan. It is one-half of a television duopoly with Long Island-licensed independent station WLNY-TV (channel 55).
In the few areas of the eastern United States where viewers cannot receive CBS progra...
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WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is at the top of the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan. It is one-half of a television duopoly with Long Island-licensed independent station WLNY-TV (channel 55).
In the few areas of the eastern United States where viewers cannot receive CBS programs over-the-air, WCBS-TV is available on satellite to subscribers of DirecTV, which also provides coverage of the station to Latin America and major U.S. air carriers via the LiveTV inflight entertainment system. WCBS-TV is also available to Dish Network customers as part of All American Direct's distant network package.
The station's signal is multiplexed as follows:
Digital subchannel 2.2 is operated as a 24-hour news channel, branded as CBS New York Plus; its programming draws upon the resources of WCBS-TV, WLNY, WCBS radio (880 AM), WINS ...
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