WDDN-LD

WDDN-LD
Washington, D.C.; United States;
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF); Virtual: 23 (PSIP);
Branding	Daystar
Programming
Affiliations	Daystar
Ownership
Owner	Daystar Television Network; (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.);
History
Founded	December 1988 (36 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. Daystar Network
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	LD
ERP	10 kW
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.daystar.com

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.

History

WDDN-LD signed on in December 1988. As W42AJ, the station was the Washington market's first Telemundo affiliate.^[1]^[2] When current affiliate W64BW (now WZDC-CD) signed on late 1993, the two stations are recorded as simulcasting each other.^[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	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]
23.1	720p	16:9	WDDN	Daystar
23.2	480i	16:9	WDDN	Daystar

References

^ Padilla, Felix, ed. (1994). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: Univ. of Houston. p. 344.
^ "Forum" (PDF). Television News. May 1990. p. 3.
^ "Eastern TV DX" (PDF). Television News. October 1995. p. 60.
^ "WDDN Facility Data". FCCData.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WDDN-LD

External links

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[1] Padilla, Felix, ed. (1994). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: Univ. of Houston. p. 344.

[2] "Forum" (PDF). Television News. May 1990. p. 3.

[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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