WDDN-LD

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.

WDDN-LD

Washington, D.C. United States
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 23
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 (36 years ago) (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)
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
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.daystar.com

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]

Subchannels

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