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WBDT

WBDT (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Springfield, Ohio, United States, serving as the Dayton area outlet for The CW. It is owned by Vaughan Media and operated by Nexstar Media Group under a local marketing agreement (LMA), making it sister to NBC affiliate WDTN (channel 2). The two stations share studios on South Dixie Drive in Moraine…

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Owner
Vaughan Media · (WBDT Television, LLC)
Affiliations
26.1: The CW · 26.2: Bounce TV
Branding
Dayton's CW; 2 News
Call sign meaning
"The WB, Dayton"
Channels
Digital: 31 (UHF), shared with WDTN and WKOI-TV · Virtual: 26
City
Springfield, Ohio

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WBDT

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples72
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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WBDT

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related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 18
WBDT → After, Bounce TV, DT2, HD, Initially, Ion Television, June, Justice Network, Media General, On February, On November, On September, Pax, The, UHF, United States, WBDT's, WDTN's DT3
related to Newscasts · 15
WBDT → ACME Communications, August, Florida, It, July, Lake Mary, On October, On September, Orlando, Springfield Newswatch, The, The Daily Buzz, WBDT's, WKCF, WTJC
related to Spectrum reallocation · 9
WBDT → FCC, FCC's, However, In, Joe Abouzeid, June, On April, WBDT's, WDTN's
Former affiliations · 3
WBDT → Independent (1980–1998), Pax (primary 1998–1999, secondary 1999–2004), The WB (1999–2006)
Affiliations · 2
WBDT → 26.1: The CW, 26.2: Bounce TV
Channels · 2
WBDT → Digital: 31 (UHF), shared with WDTN and WKOI-TV, Virtual: 26
Former call signs · 2
WBDT → WDPX (1998–1999), WTJC (1980–1998)
Former channel numbers · 2
WBDT → Analog: 26 (UHF, 1980–2009), Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2009), 26 (UHF, 2009–2018), 50 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Owner · 2
WBDT → (WBDT Television, LLC), Vaughan Media
Public license information · 2
WBDT → LMS, Public file

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station channel cw affiliate television programming 26 wdtn dayton also tv wtjc media stations ohio digital time pax wb june

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WBDTAffiliations26.1: The CW1.00infobox
WBDTAffiliations26.2: Bounce TV1.00infobox
WBDTBrandingDayton's CW; 2 News1.00infobox
WBDTCall sign meaning"The WB, Dayton"1.00infobox
WBDTChannelsDigital: 31 (UHF), shared with WDTN and WKOI-TV1.00infobox
WBDTChannelsVirtual: 261.00infobox
WBDTCitySpringfield, Ohio1.00infobox
WBDTERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WBDTFacility ID701381.00infobox
WBDTFirst air dateSeptember 7, 1980 (1980-09-07)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer affiliationsIndependent (1980–1998)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer affiliationsPax (primary 1998–1999, secondary 1999–2004)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer affiliationsThe WB (1999–2006)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer call signsWTJC (1980–1998)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer call signsWDPX (1998–1999)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer channel numbersAnalog: 26 (UHF, 1980–2009)1.00infobox
WBDTFormer channel numbersDigital: 18 (UHF, until 2009), 26 (UHF, 2009–2018), 50 (UHF, 2018–2019)1.00infobox
WBDTHAAT330 m (1,083 ft)1.00infobox
WBDTLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WBDTOperatorNexstar Media Group1.00infobox
WBDTOwnerVaughan Media1.00infobox
WBDTOwner(WBDT Television, LLC)1.00infobox
WBDTPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WBDTPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WBDTSister stationsWDTN1.00infobox
WBDTTransmitter 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
WBDTWebsitewww.wdtn.com/daytons-cw1.00infobox

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