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WDBB

WDBB (channel 17) is a television station licensed to Bessemer, Alabama, United States, serving Tuscaloosa and west Alabama as a satellite of Birmingham-based CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21, licensed to Homewood). It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, a partner company of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns WTTO, Independent/MyNetworkTV affiliate…

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Owner
Cunningham Broadcasting · (WDBB-TV, Inc.)
Affiliations
17.1: The CW → Independent (eff. September 1, 2026) · 17.2: ABC · for others, see § Subchannels
Call sign meaning
Original owner Dubose Broadcasting
Channels
Digital: 14 (UHF) · Virtual: 17
City
Bessemer, Alabama
ERP
675 kW

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WDBB

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples61
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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WDBB

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related to history · 25
WDBB → Activated, Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide, Birmingham, Channel, David, Dubose, Even, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, In, Inc, It, Jefferson County, Jug Factory Road, October, On March, Shareholders, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa's
related to Subchannels · 11
WDBB → ABC, Allbritton Communications, Howard Stirk Holdings, However, In, Sinclair, Those, Tuscaloosa, WCFT, WJSU, WSES
Affiliations · 3
WDBB → 17.1: The CW → Independent (eff. September 1, 2026), 17.2: ABC, for others, see § Subchannels
Former affiliations · 3
WDBB → Fox (1986–1990, 1991–1996), Independent (1984–1986, 1990–1991, 1996–1997), The WB (1997–2006)
Channels · 2
WDBB → Digital: 14 (UHF), Virtual: 17
Former channel numbers · 2
WDBB → Analog: 17 (UHF, 1984–2009), Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2020)
Owner · 2
WDBB → (WDBB-TV, Inc.), Cunningham Broadcasting
Public license information · 2
WDBB → LMS, Public file
Call sign meaning · 1
WDBB → Original owner Dubose Broadcasting
City · 1
WDBB → Bessemer, Alabama

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station birmingham wtto tuscaloosa affiliate fox 1986 channel sinclair stations independent broadcasting abc however cw programming wdbb's local due regional

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WDBBAffiliations17.1: The CW → Independent (eff. September 1, 2026)1.00infobox
WDBBAffiliations17.2: ABC1.00infobox
WDBBAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WDBBCall sign meaningOriginal owner Dubose Broadcasting1.00infobox
WDBBChannelsDigital: 14 (UHF)1.00infobox
WDBBChannelsVirtual: 171.00infobox
WDBBCityBessemer, Alabama1.00infobox
WDBBERP675 kW1.00infobox
WDBBFacility ID713251.00infobox
WDBBFirst air dateOctober 8, 1984 (1984-10-08)1.00infobox
WDBBFormer affiliationsIndependent (1984–1986, 1990–1991, 1996–1997)1.00infobox
WDBBFormer affiliationsFox (1986–1990, 1991–1996)1.00infobox
WDBBFormer affiliationsThe WB (1997–2006)1.00infobox
WDBBFormer channel numbersAnalog: 17 (UHF, 1984–2009)1.00infobox
WDBBFormer channel numbersDigital: 18 (UHF, until 2020)1.00infobox
WDBBHAAT637 m (2,090 ft)1.00infobox
WDBBLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WDBBOperatorSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WDBBOwnerCunningham Broadcasting1.00infobox
WDBBOwner(WDBB-TV, Inc.)1.00infobox
WDBBPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WDBBPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WDBBSister stationsWABM, WBMA-LD1.00infobox
WDBBTransmitter 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
WDBBWebsitewtto21.com1.00infobox

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