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WDBD

WDBD (channel 40) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by American Spirit Media and operated by Gray Media under a shared services agreement (SSA), making it sister to WLBT (channel 3), an NBC affiliate, and WLOO (channel 35), an independent station with MyNetworkTV. Although…

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Owner
American Spirit Media · (WDBD License Subsidiary, LLC)
Affiliations
40.1: Fox · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
Fox 40
Call sign meaning
Station's calls are in tribute to founder Hal Bernard Dixon's father, Dudley Burgwyn Dixon
Channels
Digital: 14 (UHF) · Virtual: 40
ERP
675 kW

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WDBD

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples117
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
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related to history · 53
WDBD → Act III Broadcasting, Alabama, As, Bernard Dixon, Bethesda, Brenda Harrison, Chapter, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Delta State University, Dixon, Donatelli, February, For, Fox, Foxnet, Gulfport-based WXXV-TV, Harrison, Huntsville, In
related to News operation · 20
WDBD → After, April, Due, Fox, Gulfport, In August, Jackson, Jackson's, Known, Likewise, Love Communications, Mississippi, Mississippi News Tonight, News, On August, On January, With, WLOV, WLOX, WXXV-TV
related to 2017–18 American Spirit Media/DirecTV and AT&T U-verse dispute · 10
WDBD → After, American Spirit Media, August, DirecTV/AT, EDT, January, September, This, U-verse, WDBD's
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 10
WDBD → Cleveland, Greenville, Greenwood, Jackson, Louisiana, May, Monroe, The, UHF, VHF
Former affiliations · 3
WDBD → Fox (1987–2001), Independent (1984–1987), The WB (2001–2006)
Affiliations · 2
WDBD → 40.1: Fox, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WDBD → Digital: 14 (UHF), Virtual: 40
Former channel numbers · 2
WDBD → Analog: 40 (UHF, 1984–2009), Digital: 6 (VHF, until 2009), 40 (UHF, 2009–2018)
Owner · 2
WDBD → (WDBD License Subsidiary, LLC), American Spirit Media
Public license information · 2
WDBD → LMS, Public file

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fox station news media american spirit jackson 40 stations mississippi wlbt first channel affiliate agreement sister station's wloo show time

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WDBDAffiliations40.1: Fox1.00infobox
WDBDAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WDBDBrandingFox 401.00infobox
WDBDCall sign meaningStation's calls are in tribute to founder Hal Bernard Dixon's father, Dudley Burgwyn Dixon1.00infobox
WDBDChannelsDigital: 14 (UHF)1.00infobox
WDBDChannelsVirtual: 401.00infobox
WDBDERP675 kW1.00infobox
WDBDFacility ID713261.00infobox
WDBDFirst air dateNovember 30, 1984 (1984-11-30)1.00infobox
WDBDFormer affiliationsIndependent (1984–1987)1.00infobox
WDBDFormer affiliationsFox (1987–2001)1.00infobox
WDBDFormer affiliationsThe WB (2001–2006)1.00infobox
WDBDFormer channel numbersAnalog: 40 (UHF, 1984–2009)1.00infobox
WDBDFormer channel numbersDigital: 6 (VHF, until 2009), 40 (UHF, 2009–2018)1.00infobox
WDBDHAAT598 m (1,962 ft)1.00infobox
WDBDLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WDBDOperatorGray Media (outright sale pending)1.00infobox
WDBDOwnerAmerican Spirit Media1.00infobox
WDBDOwner(WDBD License Subsidiary, LLC)1.00infobox
WDBDPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WDBDPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WDBDSister stationsWLBT, WLOO1.00infobox
WDBDTransmitter 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
WDBDWebsitefox40jackson.com1.00infobox

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