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KDAF: History, Measurement & Companies

KDAF (channel 33) is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex's outlet for The CW. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, whose Tegna subsidiary owns ABC affiliate WFAA (channel 8) and independent station KFAA-TV (channel 29). KDAF's studios are located off the John W. Carpenter Freeway (State…

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KDAF topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Measurement and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around KDAF.

Related topics
126
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
135
Extracted relationships
242
Concept neighborhoods
49
Bridge connections
135

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

As a Fox owned-and-operated station · 18 topics
Overview · 18 topics
Renaissance Communications ownership and WB affiliation · 18 topics
Nexstar ownership · 17 topics
Metromedia ownership as KRLD-TV · 15 topics
KNBN-TV · 14 topics
Tribune Broadcasting ownership · 14 topics
Prior history of channel 33 in Dallas · 8 topics
Technical information and subchannels · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Nexstar Media Group · (Tribune Media Company)
Affiliations
33.1: The CW · for others, see § Technical information and subchannels
Branding
CW 33
Call sign meaning
Dallas and Fort Worth
Channels
Digital: 32 (UHF) · Virtual: 33
City
Dallas, Texas

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Prior history of channel 33 in Dallas

KNBN-TV

Metromedia ownership as KRLD-TV

As a Fox owned-and-operated station

Renaissance Communications ownership and WB affiliation

Tribune Broadcasting ownership

Nexstar ownership

Technical information and subchannels

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How KDAF connects Entity context

The extracted context around KDAF shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, KDAF → Amanda Salinas, Bob Irzyk, Crystal Thornton, Dawn Tongish, February, Fitzpatrick, Fox, Friday, In, In January, It, January, KDFW, KDFW's, Maciborski, May, Monday, News, Nine, On September Another extracted example is KDAF → ABC, Carl Brazell, CBS, Century Fox, Century Fox Television, Chicago, Concurrent, FCC, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Stations, Houston, In May, KRIV, KRLD, KRLD-TV, KTTV, Los Angeles, March, May, Metromedia. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

KDAF

Top relations

related to News revival · 34
KDAF → Amanda Salinas, Bob Irzyk, Crystal Thornton, Dawn Tongish, February, Fitzpatrick, Fox, Friday, In, In January, It, January, KDFW, KDFW's, Maciborski, May, Monday, News, Nine, On September
related to As a Fox owned-and-operated station · 31
KDAF → ABC, Carl Brazell, CBS, Century Fox, Century Fox Television, Chicago, Concurrent, FCC, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Stations, Houston, In May, KRIV, KRLD, KRLD-TV, KTTV, Los Angeles, March, May, Metromedia
related to KNBN-TV · 31
KDAF → America, Atlanta, Broadcasters, Chicago, Clint Murchison, Dallas, Dallas City Council, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, FCC, Gene Autry's Golden West, Golden West, Gordon McLendon, Harry Hines Boulevard, In, It, June, KNBN-TV, National Business Network, NBA
related to Nexstar ownership · 24
KDAF → Ajit Pai, August, Cunningham, Cunningham Broadcasting, Dallas, David, December, FCC, Following, Irving, May, Nexstar Media Group, Pai, September, Sinclair, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Smith, SSA, The, The FCC
related to NewsFix and Morning Dose · 20
KDAF → Amanda Fitzpatrick, Barry Carpenter, EyeOpener, Greg Onofrio, Houston, In November, KIAH, Many, March, May, Morning Dose, NewsFix, Nightcap, October, On September, September, Simon, Steve Simon, Tribune, While
related to Tribune Broadcasting ownership · 20
KDAF → As, By, Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting, Dallas, Fort Worth, Fort Worth's WB, Fox Kids, In, KDFI, KDFW's, Kids' WB, News, Nine, On July, Renaissance Communications, The, The WB, The WB's, Tribune's, WB
related to Renaissance Communications ownership and WB affiliation · 19
KDAF → Although, Argyle Television Holdings, Atlanta, Big Three, Dallas CBS, Fox, Fox Television Stations, Fox's, KDFW-TV, Most, New World, New World Communications, News Corporation, NFC, On May, The, UHF, VHF, WATL
related to Local programming · 15
KDAF → During, FM, January, Jenny Anchondo, KBFB, KDFW, Morning, Morning After, On June, On March, Ron Corning, The, The Beat, Urban One, Veda Loca
related to Nightcap · 15
KDAF → Dallas, English-language, Even, EyeOpener, Fort Worth's, KDAF's, Larissa Hall, New, Nightcap, Nightcap's, November, On September, Ratings, The, Tribune
Former affiliations · 5
KDAF → Fox (1986–1995), Independent (1984–1986), SIN (1981–1984), The WB (1995–2006), VEU (1980–1982)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

station news channel dallas fox 33 stations would television network programming metromedia independent wb new time tribune affiliate broadcasting local

KDAF relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 242 structured relationships around KDAF. Examples in this analysis include KDAF → Affiliations → 33.1: The CW and KDAF → Affiliations → for others, see § Technical information and subchannels. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KDAFAffiliations33.1: The CW1.00infobox
KDAFAffiliationsfor others, see § Technical information and subchannels1.00infobox
KDAFBrandingCW 331.00infobox
KDAFCall sign meaningDallas and Fort Worth1.00infobox
KDAFChannelsDigital: 32 (UHF)1.00infobox
KDAFChannelsVirtual: 331.00infobox
KDAFCityDallas, Texas1.00infobox
KDAFERP780 kW1.00infobox
KDAFFacility ID222011.00infobox
KDAFFirst air dateSeptember 29, 1980 (1980-09-29)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer affiliationsVEU (1980–1982)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer affiliationsSIN (1981–1984)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer affiliationsIndependent (1984–1986)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer affiliationsFox (1986–1995)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer affiliationsThe WB (1995–2006)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer call signsKNBN-TV (1980–1984)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer call signsKRLD-TV (1984–1986)1.00infobox
KDAFFormer channel numbersAnalog: 33 (UHF, 1980–2009)1.00infobox
KDAFHAAT537 m (1,762 ft)1.00infobox
KDAFLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KDAFOwnerNexstar Media Group1.00infobox
KDAFOwner(Tribune Media Company)1.00infobox
KDAFPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KDAFPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KDAFSister stationsTegna: WFAA, KFAA-TV1.00infobox
KDAFTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
KDAFWebsitecw33.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around KDAF bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Fox, News and Station. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • KDAF
    • Fox
    • News
    • Station
    • Would
    • Affiliation
    • Affiliate
    • Wb
    • Television
    • Stations
    • Programming
    • Network
    • Fort
  • kdaf
    • Fox
    • News
    • Station
    • Would
    • Affiliation
    • Affiliate
    • Wb
    • Television
    • Stations
    • Programming
    • Network
    • Fort
  • television station
    • News
    • Stations
    • Network
    • Independent
    • Including
    • Fox
    • Local
    • Television
    • Wb
    • Morning
    • Programming
    • New
  • dallas
    • Fort
    • Television
    • Worth
    • Station
    • Krld-tv
    • Stations
    • Wb
    • Uhf
    • Group
    • Tribune
    • Fox
    • Kdaf
  • dallas–fort worth metroplex
    • Worth
    • Fort
    • Television
    • Station
    • Stations
    • Krld-tv
    • Wb
    • Uhf
    • Group
    • Tribune
    • Fox
    • Kdaf
  • independent station
    • News
    • Krld-tv
    • Stations
    • Network
    • Metromedia
    • Uhf
    • Independent
    • Station
    • First
    • Local
    • Television
    • Wb
  • northwest dallas
    • Fort
    • Television
    • Worth
    • Station
    • Krld-tv
    • Stations
    • Wb
    • Uhf
    • Group
    • Tribune
    • Fox
    • Kdaf
  • metromedia
    • Krld-tv
    • New
    • Krld
    • Corporation
    • Broadcasting
    • Stations
    • News
    • Station
    • Fox
    • Morning
    • Several
    • Television

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For KDAF, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects KDAF with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
KDAF — Overview · splits 117 ⟂ 19
KDAF — As a Fox owned-and-operated station · splits 117 ⟂ 19
KDAF — Renaissance Communications ownership and WB affiliation · splits 117 ⟂ 19
KDAF — Nexstar ownership · splits 118 ⟂ 18
KDAF — Metromedia ownership as KRLD-TV · splits 120 ⟂ 16
KDAF — KNBN-TV · splits 121 ⟂ 15
KDAF — Tribune Broadcasting ownership · splits 121 ⟂ 15
KDAF — Prior history of channel 33 in Dallas · splits 127 ⟂ 9
KDAF — Technical information and subchannels · splits 131 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

KDAF

Nodes136
Edges135
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014706
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around KDAF to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Measurement & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — KDAF · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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