WMDE

WMDE, virtual channel 36 (VHF digital channel 5), is an independent television station owned by WRNN-TV Associates and licensed to Dover, Delaware, United States, though its transmitter is located north of Wye Mills, Maryland, 41 miles (66 km) southwest of Dover. The station's location near the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay allows it, along with additional cable and satellite coverage, to also air their programming in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. markets across the Bay, though officially it is classified in the smaller Salisbury/Dover market.

WMDE
Dover, Delaware/
Salisbury/Baltimore, Maryland/
Washington, D.C.
United States
CityDover, Delaware
ChannelsDigital: 5 (VHF)
Virtual: 36 (PSIP)
BrandingWMDE 36
Programming
Affiliations36.1: Independent
36.2: Court TV
36.3: Dabl
36.4: Circle
36.5: ArirangTV
36.7: ShopHQ
36.8: QVC
36.9: QVC2
Ownership
OwnerWRNN-TV Associates Limited Partnership
(RNN D.C. License Co., LLC)
History
First air dateMay 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)
Call sign meaningServing MarylanD and DElaware
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID189357
ERP10 kW
HAAT145 m (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°57′17.3″N 76°5′34.8″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.wmdetv.com

Unlike most WRNN-TV Associates stations, WMDE does not operate a studio or an advertising sales office locally in Dover/Salisbury; instead, the station relies on master control and most of its operations controlled by WRNN-TV's studios in Rye Brook, New York.

History

WMDE signed on May 24, 2013. The station was originally owned by Western Pacific Broadcast LLC.[1] WRNN-TV Associates agreed to acquire the station for $11.5 million on April 25, 2018;[2] the sale was completed on July 11, 2018.[3]

WMDE was originally an Atlantic City allocation, licensed in Seaford, Delaware. However, Western Pacific Broadcast petitioned to move it to Dover. That move was protested and then held up due to an appeal by another company that wanted to move its Wyoming and Nevada allocations to the Philadelphia and New York City markets, respectively (one of which was the station that became WJLP). The move of WMDE was deemed to be a more legitimate move, but its owner still had to wait pending the other station moves. This shuffling of stations was primarily sparked by the new allocations deriving from the digital TV changes in 2011.[4][5][6]

Programming

WMDE airs infomercials, as well as programming from Doctor TV, Newsmax TV, Biz TV and Shop LC.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[7]
36.1720p16:9WMDE.1Main WMDE programming
36.2CourtTVCourt TV
36.3480iDABLDabl
36.4CircleCircle
36.5ArirangArirangTV
36.6JTVJewelry TV
36.7ShopHQShopHQ
36.8WMDE.8QVC
36.9WMDE.9QVC2

References
  1. "FCC Ownership Report Search Results - Facility ID 189358". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 1, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. McAdams, Deborah D. "WMDE-TV Wins Reassignment". TV Technology. NewBay Media.
  5. Dobo, Nichole. "Dover to get its first local TV station this summer". Delaware Online.
  6. "Federal Communications Commission DA 14-547 (Final Ruling)" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. "Digital TV Market Listing for WMDE". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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