WWTD-LD
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|---|---|
| Facility ID | 189114 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 174.9 m (574 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°56′24″N 77°4′53″W / 38.94000°N 77.08139°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
WWTD-LD (channel 49) is a
low-power television station in Washington, D.C. The station is owned by DC Broadcasting, Inc. (which itself is owned by Christopher Blair of Denver, Colorado), and is sister to WRZB-LD
.
History
The station was granted its initial construction permit in 1990. At the time, it was owned by Robert E. Kelly of
construction permit was granted in February 2004. In 2005, Kelly sold both W63BP and dormant W61BY (now WRZB-LD) to DC Broadcasting, Inc. for $10.[2][3]
Channel 49 went back on the air in 2006. It was the
UFOs, crop circles, alternative history, new science, alternative religion, environmental and social activism, human potential and sci-fi, until August 10, 2008, when the network stopped over-the-air broadcasts.[4]
WWTD-LP was then leased to
Allbritton Communications Company, who turned it into an analog relay of local ABC affiliate WJLA-TV in late October 2008. However, that lease and the ABC transmissions ended on February 9, 2009.[5]
After WJLA's lease on WWTD expired, WWTD went dark.
Before the digital transition, WWTD-LP was granted a construction permit for a corresponding digital signal on channel 38. The station was later displaced by
flash-cut to digital as WWTD-LD on July 19, 2011, in order to reuse its existing antenna and transmitter
.
The station added two channels from
Subchannels
The station's signal is
multiplexed
:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.3 | 480i | 4:3 |
QVC2 | QVC2
|
| 49.4 | NTDTV | NTD America
| ||
| 49.5 | SonLife | SBN
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| 49.6 | ShopLC | Shop LC |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWTD-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWTD-LP: Application Search Results". FCC.
- ^ "DWRZB-LP Facility Data". FCCData.
- Sarasota Herald Tribune. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
- ^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1295133 [dead link]
- ^ "Lukin Signs Multi-Net Deals in D.C., Denver". TV NewsCheck. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WWTD-LD