KDMD

This article is not to be confused with real life Ion affiliate KDMD-TV in Anchorage, Alaska, and KDMD-TV, Pax affiliate also in Anchorage.

KDMD
Location	Dimmsdale, California
Branding	KDMD Channel 7 (general) Channel 7 News (newscasts)
Slogan	Trusted in the Heart of Dimmsdale and all of Southern California.
Channel(s)	Digital: 36 (VHF) Virtual: 7
subchannel(s)	7.1 - KDMD-CBS HD
Affiliation	CBS
First air date	October 5, 1972
Former call letters	WDMD (1972-1991)
Sister station(s)	WCRC
Former Affiliation	none
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)

KDMD is the CBS affiliate that serves the Dimmsdale, California area. It broadcasts on channel 7 and is owned by Gray Television.

Programming Schedule (WIP)

	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
7:00am	CBS This Morning					CBS This Morning: Saturday	Paid Programming
7:30am
8:00am							Channel 7 Sunday Morning News
8:30am
9:00am	Extra					CBS Dream Team	CBS Sunday Morning
9:30am	Inside Edition
10:00am	Let's Make a Deal
10:30am							Face the Nation
11:00am	The Price is Right
11:30am							Paid Programming
12:00pm	Channel 7 News at Noon					CBS Sports Programming/Movies
12:30pm	The Young and The Restless
1:00pm
1:30pm	The Bold and The Beautiful
2:00pm	The Talk
2:30pm
3:00pm	Judge Mathis
3:30pm	The People's Court
4:00pm	Judge Joe Brown
4:30pm	Judge Judy
5:00pm	Channel 7 News at 5
5:30pm	Channel 7 News at 5:30
6:00pm	Channel 7 News at 6						CBS Weekend News
6:30pm	CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell					CBS Weekend News	Channel 7 News at 6:30
7:00pm	Entertainment Tonight					Paid Programming	60 Minutes
7:30pm	Family Feud
8:00pm	CBS Primetime
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm
10:30pm
11:00pm	Channel 7 News at 11
11:30/11:35pm	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert					Extra	Channel 7 Sports Xtra
12:00/12:07am						The Big Bang Theory	Extra
12:30/12:37am	The Late Late Show with James Corden
1:00/1:05am
1:30/1:35am	Paid Programming
2:00am	Channel 7 News at 11 (repeat)
2:30am	CBS Overnight News
3:00am
3:30am
4:00am	CBS Morning News
4:30am	Channel 7 Morning News
5:00am
5:30am
6:00am						Channel 7 Saturday Morning News
6:30am

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

• WDMD 7 News (1972-1991)
• Channel 7 News (1991-1995, 2020–present)
• CBS 7 News (1995-2002, 2014-2020)
• CBS 7 Action News (2002-2014)

News Themes

• The World of the News (1972-1983)
• Turn to News - Gari Media (1983-1987)
• News Series 2000 - Gari Media (1987-1992)
• Stimulus - Gari Media (1992-2000)
• Grandeur - Edd Kalehoff (2000-2002)
• KDMD News Theme (2002-2014)
• Enforcer NG4 (2014–present)

Slogans

• "Dimmsdale's CBS station." (1972-1973, 2007-2015)
• "Channel 7 is Easy on The Eyes/The Best is Right Here on Channel 7." (1973-1974; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "See The Best... Channel 7." (1974-1975; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Catch the Brightest Stars on Channel 7." (1975-1976; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Channel 7, We're the Hot Ones." (1976-1977; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "There's Something in the Air on Channel 7." (1977-1978; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Channel 7, Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On." (1978-1979; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "We're Looking Good on Channel 7." (1979-1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Reach for the Stars on Channel 7." (1981-1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Great Moments on Channel 7." (1982-1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 7." (1983-1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "We've Got the Touch on Channel 7." (1985-1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Share the Spirit on Channel 7." (1986-1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Channel 7 Spirit, Oh Yes!" (1987-1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "You Can Feel It on Channel 7." (1988-1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Dimmsdale, Get Ready for Channel 7." (1989-1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "The Look of Dimmsdale is Channel 7!" (1991-1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "This is CBS, on Channel 7." (1992-1994; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Channel 7, It's All Right Here." (1993-1994; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "I am Channel 7 People." (1994-1995; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "You're on CBS 7." (1995-1996; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Welcome Home to a CBS 7 Night." (1996-1997; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "The Address is CBS 7. Welcome Home." (1997-1999; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "The Address is CBS 7." (1999-2000; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "CBS 7, It's All Here." (2000-2005; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Taking Action in Dimmsdale!" (2002-2014; news slogan)
• "Everybody's Watching CBS 7." (2005-2006; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "We Are CBS 7!" (2006-2009; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Only CBS 7, Only CBS." (2009-2020; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
• "Trusted in the Heart of Dimmsdale and all of Southern California." (2014–present; news slogan)
• "This is Channel 7." (2020–present; localized version of CBS ad campaign)

Gallery

Circle 7 used since 1972.

WDMD logo from 1972.

WDMD logo from 1977. The trademark "purple" scheme was introduced.

We've Got the Touch ID with WDMD Byline (1983)

WDMD Logo from 1985. "We've Got the Touch on Channel 7."

CBSpirit ID with WDMD Byline (1987)

KDMD 7 logo from 1991, "The Look of Dimmsdale is Channel 7!"

Former KDMD logo (2002-2014)

Action 7 News logo (2008-2014)

Action 7 News open graphics (2008-2014)

CBS 7 News open graphics (2014-2020)

KDMD 2020 open.png

Channel 7 News open graphics (2020–present)

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2000.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2000 #2.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2005.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2007.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2009.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2012.

CBS programming at 8:00p since 2020.

CBS 7 from 2014-2020.

CBS programming at 8:00p in 2020.