WDBJ, channel 7, is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. WDBJ is owned by Schurz Communications, and maintains studio facilities on Hershberger Road in northwest Roanoke; its transmitter is located on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County.WDBJ became the center of international media attention on August 26, 2015, when reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward were shot dead while on live television.