WDNI-CD
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HAAT | 145.6 m (478 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°48′01″N 86°04′39″W / 39.80028°N 86.07750°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | telemundoindy |
WDNI-CD (channel 19) is a
History
Early history
The station first signed on the air on March 7, 1989, as W53AV, broadcasting on UHF channel 53; founded by Hoosier Radio and TV, it was branded on-air as either "WAV53" or as "Hoosier TV 53". The station aired a variety of programming including public domain movies and Major League Baseball games from the Cincinnati Reds; it also carried the wrestling program ECW Hardcore TV on Sunday evenings. For a brief period in the early 1990s, the station served as an affiliate of the defunct Network One, and during the mid-1990s carried music programming (primarily in the overnights) from MuchUSA (now Fuse).[2] Local personality Bill Shirk also hosted certain programs seen on the station. In 1999, the station moved its allocation to UHF channel 65 and changed its callsign to W65DW.
As "Indy's Music Channel"
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The station was purchased by Radio One in 2000, which changed its call sign to the lettered WDNI-LP the following year; at the same time, WDNI rebranded as Indy's Music Channel, adopting a
The station's weekday programming featured music shows such as Drive Time with Reka; The Tease with host (and
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On March 6, 2013, Radio One announced that it had signed an agreement with
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News operation
WDNI-CD presently shows seven hours of locally produced newscasts (more like a public affairs format) each week (with one hour daily); the station currently does not produce any traditional newscasts other than periodic local weather updates and forecasts. The newscast that the station produces is the hour-long public affairs program En Contexto, which airs weekend mornings at 9 a.m. and weekday mornings at 5 a.m.; the program is hosted by Luis Navarro, who served as a special assignment reporter and main weather forecaster for WIIH's 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts during that station's tenure as a Univision affiliate.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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19.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WDNI-HD | Telemundo |
19.2 | 480i | 4:3 |
TeleXit | TeleXitos |
Analog-to-digital conversion
The station shut down its analog signal and
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDNI-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Indianapolis TV listings for October 2, 1995". Radio Discussions. October 2, 2012.
- TVSpy, March 6, 2013.
- Indianapolis Star, March 11, 2013.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WDNI
External links
- Official website
- Telemundo website
- TeleXitos website
- "Listing 1027512". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.