WDEM-CD

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WDEM-CD
HAAT219.6 m (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°58′14″N 83°1′16″W / 39.97056°N 83.02111°W / 39.97056; -83.02111
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WDEM-CD (channel 17) is a

diginets. Since December 2024, its primary channel has served as the Columbus affiliate for the Rock Entertainment Sports Network
.

History

W17AI began broadcasting in 1987. It was owned by Regional Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Gary and Susan Clarke; beginning in 1988, it primarily served to rebroadcast

Home Shopping Network.[7]
The call sign was changed to WDEM-LP in 1998.

In early 2009, the station—still owned by Triplett—changed its programming from home shopping to an arts and culture format known as "Lifeline Columbus" under the leadership of David Chesnet.[8] The station had previously become a Class A station in December 2008, changing call signs from WDEM-CA to WDEM-CD.[9] The station also converted to digital in 2009 and added a subchannel airing Telemundo in 2010. Subchannels aired in the 2010s included Universal Sports and Justice Network (now True Crime Network). Minority Brands, owned by Richard Schilg, acquired WDEM-CD from Triplett for $75,000 in 2014.[10]

On April 3, 2019, HC2 Holdings closed on its acquisition of WDEM from Minority Brands, Inc., for $866,000.[11] The station then moved from channel 17 to channel 24 as part of the repack, with Telemundo replaced by HC2-owned Azteca América.

Since December 4, 2024, WDEM's primary channel has carried programming from Gray Media's Rock Entertainment Sports Network.[12]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

multiplexed
:

Subchannels of WDEM-CD[13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
17.1 720p
16:9
 WDEM-CD Rock Entertainment Sports Network
17.2 480i
Oxygen
17.3
NBC American Crimes
17.4
365BLK
17.5 Defy
17.6
Outlaw
17.7
NTD America
17.8 4:3 ShopHQ
17.9 16:9
Fubo Sports Network

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDEM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Channel 17 has plans for live TV: Station to start with programs from Channel 53". The Columbus Dispatch. August 26, 1988. p. 11F.
  3. ^ Lilly, Stephen (August 29, 1988). "WWAT Buys Share of Channel 17". Columbus Business First. p. 7. ProQuest 232371732.
  4. ^ Jones, David (April 21, 1987). "Low-power TV goes strong". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8B.
  5. ^ Jones, David (September 3, 1985). "CBS looks at invasion by Latin neighbors". The Columbus Dispatch. p. D9.
  6. ^ "At the FCC" (PDF). LPTV Report. October 1989. p. 45.
  7. ^ "Broadcast bits". The Columbus Dispatch. November 13, 1991. p. 9E.
  8. ^ Feran, Tim (March 9, 2009). "Tiny station seeks niche as beacon of culture". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 1D.
  9. ^ "Report No. 513 Media Bureau Call Sign Actions December 17, 2008". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  10. ^ "Richard Schilg Acquires WDEM Columbus". Broadcasting & Cable. July 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Jacobson, Adam (April 3, 2019). "HC2 Closes On Columbus Class A". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Rock Entertainment Sports Network available in Columbus: How to watch". WOIO. December 4, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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