WDDN-LD
WDDN-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 23, is a low-powered Daystar owned-and-operated television station licensed to the American capital city of Washington, District of Columbia. The station is owned by the Daystar Television Network.
Washington, D.C. United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP) |
Branding | Daystar |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Daystar |
Ownership | |
Owner | Daystar Television Network (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.) |
History | |
Founded | December 1988 |
Former call signs | W42AJ (1988–1995) WSIT-LP (1995–1998) WKRP-LP (1998–2005) WDDN-LP (2005–2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 42 (UHF, 1988–2003) 23 (UHF, 2003–2012) |
Former affiliations | Telemundo (1988–1995) |
Call sign meaning | Washington, D.C. Daystar Network |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | LD |
ERP | 10 kW |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | www.daystar.com |
History
WDDN-LD signed on in December 1988. As W42AJ, the station was the Washington market's first Telemundo affiliate.[1][2] When current affiliate W64BW (now WZDC-CD) signed on late 1993, the two stations are recorded as simulcasting each other.[3]
The station, then known as WSIT-LP, was sold to Paxson Communications in 1996 and Capital Media in 1999. Capital Media assigned the famous callsign WKRP. WKRP-LP moved to channel 23 in 2003 in order to avoid interference from WVPY in Front Royal, Virginia. Daystar purchased the station in 2005.[4]
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
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23.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WDDN | Daystar |
23.2 | 480i | |||
References
- Padilla, Felix, ed. (1994). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: Univ. of Houston. p. 344.
- "Forum" (PDF). Television News. May 1990. p. 3.
- "Eastern TV DX" (PDF). Television News. October 1995. p. 60.
- "WDDN Facility Data". FCCData.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WDDN-LD