WDDN-LD

WDDN-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 23, is a low-powered Daystar owned-and-operated television station licensed to the American capital city of Washington, District of Columbia. The station is owned by the Daystar Television Network. WDDN-LD's transmitter is located on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.

WDDN-LD
Washington, D.C.
United States
ChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 23
BrandingDaystar
Programming
Affiliations23.1: Daystar
23.2: Daystar Español
23.3: [Blank]
Ownership
OwnerDaystar Television Network
(Word of God Fellowship, Inc.)
History
FoundedNovember 18, 1988 (1988-11-18)
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)
Telemundo (1988–1995)
Call sign meaning
Washington, D.C. Daystar Network
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassLD
ERP10 kW
HAAT203.3 m (667 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°0′0″N 77°3′25″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.daystar.com

History

Communicasting Corporation signed on W42AJ 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]

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[5]
23.1720p16:9WDDNDaystar
23.2480iWDDN-ESDaystar Español
23.3WDDN[Blank]

References
  1. Padilla, Felix, ed. (1994). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: Univ. of Houston. p. 344. ISBN 9781611921656.
  2. Staff (15 November 1988). "Business Roundup". Washington Post.
  3. "Eastern TV DX" (PDF). Television News. October 1995. p. 60.
  4. "WDDN Facility Data". FCCData.
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for WDDN-LD


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