If you live in Detroit, you need to know what is going on in the city. You rely on the Detroit local news to tell you about school delays and road construction. In Detroit Channel 4 news is one of the stations you can turn to for this information. Channel 4 Detroit also provides weather coverage and the local and national news that is important to the Detroit community.

There are several local news stations in Detroit. Channel 4 Detroit is the NBC affiliate for. Channel 4 Detroit, known by its call signal WDIV, was the first television station in Michigan, and the sixth to start in the United States. The call signal WDIV signifies that it is the Channel 4 Detroit station, as the IV represents the Roman numeral for 4. Local News 4 Detroit occupies the number one ratings spot for each of its time slots, making Detroit 4 News the most popular news program in Detroit. Channel 4 Detroit also broadcasts national television shows like the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune, which also all occupy the top ratings spot for their time slot. Channel 4 Detroit has also brought itself national acclaim, winning an Edward R. Murrow award in 2007.

Channel 4 Detroit has a very robust lineup of local programming. Channel 4 Detroit hosts many local news segments covering everything from consumer reports to car repair, from high school sports to health. The channel is also responsible for broadcasting the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade and their Fourth of July Fireworks celebration. Channel 4 Detroit boasts a highly decorated news Anchor in Devin Scillian. Scillian has won several Edward R. Murrow awards for his writing and documentaries. He also won a Peabody for his former station in Oklahoma City based on his coverage of the 1995 bombing.