WDDN-LD

WDDN-LD
Washington, D.C.; United States;
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF); Virtual: 23;
Branding	Daystar
Programming
Affiliations	23.1: Daystar; 23.2: Daystar Español; 23.3: Daystar Reflections;
Ownership
Owner	Daystar Television Network; (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.);
History
Founded	November 18, 1988 (36 years ago)
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.'s Daystar Network station
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	LD
ERP	10 kW
HAAT	203.3 m (667 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°0′0″N 77°3′25″W / 39.00000°N 77.05694°W
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.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

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

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

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

External links

Official website

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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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