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WDDN-LD

WDDN-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
  • 23.1: Daystar
  • 23.2: Daystar Español
  • 23.3: Daystar Reflections
Ownership
Owner
  • Daystar Television Network
  • (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.)
History
FoundedNovember 18, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-11-18)
Former call signs
  • W42AJ (1988–1995)
  • WSIT-LP (1995–1998)
  • WKRP-LP (1998–2005)
  • WDDN-LP (2005–2012)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 42 (UHF, 1988–2003), 23 (UHF, 2003–2012)
Telemundo (1988–1995)
Call sign meaning
Washington, D.C.'s Daystar Network station
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassLD
ERP10 kW
HAAT203.3 m (667 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°0′0″N 77°3′25″W / 39.00000°N 77.05694°W / 39.00000; -77.05694
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.daystar.com

WDDN-LD (channel 23) is a low-power religious television station in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the Daystar Television Network. The station's transmitter is located on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.

History

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Communicasting Corporation signed on W42AJ on November 18, 1988, as the Washington market's first Telemundo affiliate.[1][2] When current affiliate W64BW (now WZDC-CD) signed on late 1993, the two stations were recorded as both carrying the network's programming.[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]

Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDDN-LD[5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
23.1 1080i 16:9 Daystar Daystar
23.2 720p Espanol Daystar Español
23.3 480i Reflect Daystar Reflections

References

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  1. ^ Padilla, Felix, ed. (1994). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: University of Houston. p. 344. ISBN 9781611921656.
  2. ^ "Business Roundup". The Washington Post. November 15, 1988.
  3. ^ "Eastern TV DX" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. October 1995. p. 60.
  4. ^ "WDDN Facility Data". FCCData.org. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WDDN-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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