(1977–91); later elected as a United States Representative (D-PA). Dennis Miller – contributor and guest host of Evening Magazine; now at RT America Josh Miller (born 1970), American football player and football analyst Paul Moyer – anchor/reporter (1971; later an anchor in Los Angeles; now retired) Ron Olsen – reporter/talk show host (1976–79) Larry Richert – anchor and weatherman (1988–2001), currently hosting morning show on sister radio station KDKA John Sanders – sports anchor Stacy Smith – anchor (1983–2021; now retired) John Steigerwald – sports anchor (1985–2007) Paul Steigerwald – sports reporter (1987–98; formerly a play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Penguins at AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, now works for the team's front office) Dick Stockton – sports reporter (1967–71; later at CBS Sports; then concurrently at Fox Sports and Turner Sports, now retired) Brian Sussman – weatherman (1987; was most recently at KSFO in San Francisco, now retired) Marie Torre – anchor/reporter (1962–77; now deceased) Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Analog-to-digital conversion KDKA-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate, during that night's broadcast of the Late Show with David Letterman. The station showed the High Flight video clip, and a compilation of their analog history with "The Star-Spangled Banner" as background music, before shutting off. As part of the SAFER Act, KDKA-TV turned their analog signal on to repeat a series of public service announcements through July 12, 2009. On June 17, 2009, during this nightlight period, KDKA temporarily resumed regular programming to air severe weather coverage, bringing KDKA programming back on as part of the agreement. The station's digital signal continued to broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 25. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2. In July 2009, the station applied to the FCC to operate two repeater signals: channel 31 in Morgantown, West Virginia and channel 40 in Johnstown. References External links CBSPittsburgh.com – Official website of KDKA-TV CBS 2 The early years of Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV Pittsburgh Television history page Television stations in Pittsburgh CBS network affiliates CBS News and Stations Start TV affiliates Dabl affiliates Westinghouse Broadcasting National Football League primary television stations Television channels and stations established in 1949 1949 establishments