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 (35 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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[edit]

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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