WDDN-LD
Television station in Washington, D.C.
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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.
- 23.1: Daystar
- 23.2: Daystar Español
- 23.3: Daystar Reflections
- Daystar Television Network
- (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.)
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| Founded | November 18, 1988 |
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Former channel numbers | Analog: 42 (UHF, 1988–2003), 23 (UHF, 2003–2012) |
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Call sign meaning | Washington, D.C.'s Daystar Network station |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| HAAT | 203.3 m (667 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°0′0″N 77°3′25″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
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]
