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WDCW

WDCW (channel 50), branded DCW 50, is a television station in Washington, D.C., serving as the local outlet for The CW. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Hagerstown, Maryland–licensed WDVM-TV (channel 25), an independent station; Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns CBS affiliate WUSA (channel 9). WDCW and WDVM share studios on Wisconsin Avenue in…

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Owner
Nexstar Media Group · (Tribune Media Company)
Affiliations
50.1: The CW · 50.2: Antenna TV · 25.1: WDVM-TV
Branding
DCW 50
Call sign meaning
"Washington D.C.'s CW"
Channels
Digital: 15 (UHF), shared with WFDC-DT · Virtual: 50
ERP
1,000 kW

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WDCW

Nodes92
Edges91
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021739
Components1

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WDCW

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related to DC News Now · 18
WDCW → As, Ben Dobson, Chantilly, DC News Now, Frederick, Hagerstown, July, Maryland, Nexstar, October, On May, Under, Virginia, Washington, WDVM's, WDVM-TV, WDVM-TV's, While
related to Analog-to-digital conversion and broadcast spectrum repack · 13
WDCW → FCC, In April, January, June, On August, The, Tribune, UHF, United States, Univision, WDCW's, WFDC's, WFDC-DT
Affiliations · 3
WDCW → 25.1: WDVM-TV, 50.1: The CW, 50.2: Antenna TV
Former affiliations · 3
WDCW → Independent (1981–1995), Super TV (1981–1985), The WB (1995–2006)
Former call signs · 3
WDCW → WBDC-TV (1995–2006), WCQR (1981–1985), WFTY (1985–1995)
Channels · 2
WDCW → Digital: 15 (UHF), shared with WFDC-DT, Virtual: 50
Former channel numbers · 2
WDCW → Analog: 50 (UHF, 1981–2009), Digital: 51 (UHF, 2001–2009), 50 (UHF, 2009–2018)
Owner · 2
WDCW → (Tribune Media Company), Nexstar Media Group
Public license information · 2
WDCW → LMS, Public file
related to Subchannels · 2
WDCW → Washington, WFDC-DT

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washington station channel 50 television tv wfty news stv programming independent stations air super tribune nexstar market fcc broadcasting wb

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WDCWAffiliations50.1: The CW1.00infobox
WDCWAffiliations50.2: Antenna TV1.00infobox
WDCWAffiliations25.1: WDVM-TV1.00infobox
WDCWBrandingDCW 501.00infobox
WDCWCall sign meaning"Washington D.C.'s CW"1.00infobox
WDCWChannelsDigital: 15 (UHF), shared with WFDC-DT1.00infobox
WDCWChannelsVirtual: 501.00infobox
WDCWERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WDCWFacility ID305761.00infobox
WDCWFirst air dateNovember 1, 1981 (1981-11-01)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer affiliationsIndependent (1981–1995)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer affiliationsSuper TV (1981–1985)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer affiliationsThe WB (1995–2006)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer call signsWCQR (1981–1985)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer call signsWFTY (1985–1995)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer call signsWBDC-TV (1995–2006)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer channel numbersAnalog: 50 (UHF, 1981–2009)1.00infobox
WDCWFormer channel numbersDigital: 51 (UHF, 2001–2009), 50 (UHF, 2009–2018)1.00infobox
WDCWHAAT227 m (745 ft)1.00infobox
WDCWLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WDCWOwnerNexstar Media Group1.00infobox
WDCWOwner(Tribune Media Company)1.00infobox
WDCWPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WDCWPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WDCWSister stationsWDVM-TV; Tegna: WUSA1.00infobox
WDCWTransmitter 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
WDCWWebsitewww.dcnewsnow.com/watch-dcw50/1.00infobox

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