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WDTN

WDTN (channel 2) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to CW station WBDT (channel 26) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Vaughan Media. The two stations share studios on South Dixie Drive in Moraine, Ohio.

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Founded
April 4, 1947 (1947-04-04)
Owner
Nexstar Media Group · (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Affiliations
2.1: NBC · 2.2: Ion Mystery
Branding
2 News
Call sign meaning
Dayton
Channels
Digital: 31 (UHF), shared with WBDT and WKOI-TV · Virtual: 2

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WDTN

Nodes165
Edges164
Triples213
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012121
Components1

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WDTN

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related to Switch to ABC · 61
WDTN → ABC, ABC's, Almost, Argyle, Argyle II, Argyle Television Holdings II, Avco's, Buffalo, By, California, CBS, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Five, For, Gannett Broadcasting, Grand Rapids, Grinnell College, Hartford
related to Early years · 51
WDTN → ABC, All, April, Atlanta, Bob Braun, CBS, Cincinnati, Club, Columbus, Crosley, Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, Crosley's, Dayton, Dixie Drive, DuMont Television Network, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, From, However, Indianapolis
related to Return to NBC · 31
WDTN → ABC, ABC's, EndPlay, Fox, Fox Interactive Media, Illinois, In, Ironically, June, LIN TV, LIN TV-owned, Local Media Network, NBC, October, On August, On May, Prior, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Springfield/Decatur, The
related to News operation · 22
WDTN → After June, Dayton, Dayton's, Dayton's CW, Edward, Eyewitness News, For, HD, In, July, Murrow Award, News, On April, On August, Overall Excellence, Saturday, That, The, This, WBDT
related to Subchannels · 10
WDTN → Escape, Ion Mystery, Ion Television, Justice Network, On February, On January, On June, WBDT's DT3, WDTN's, WKOI-TV
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 7
WDTN → FCC's, June, November, The, UHF, United States, VHF
Former affiliations · 3
WDTN → ABC (secondary 1949–1971, primary 1980–2004), DuMont (secondary, 1949–1955), NBC (1949–1980)
Affiliations · 2
WDTN → 2.1: NBC, 2.2: Ion Mystery
Channels · 2
WDTN → Digital: 31 (UHF), shared with WBDT and WKOI-TV, Virtual: 2
Former channel numbers · 2
WDTN → Analog: 5 (VHF, 1949–1953), 2 (VHF, 1953–2009), Digital: 50 (UHF, 2000–2019)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WDTNAffiliations2.1: NBC1.00infobox
WDTNAffiliations2.2: Ion Mystery1.00infobox
WDTNBranding2 News1.00infobox
WDTNCall sign meaningDayton1.00infobox
WDTNChannelsDigital: 31 (UHF), shared with WBDT and WKOI-TV1.00infobox
WDTNChannelsVirtual: 21.00infobox
WDTNERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WDTNFacility ID656901.00infobox
WDTNFirst air dateMarch 15, 1949 (1949-03-15)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer affiliationsNBC (1949–1980)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer affiliationsDuMont (secondary, 1949–1955)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer affiliationsABC (secondary 1949–1971, primary 1980–2004)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer call signsWLWD (1949–1976)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer channel numbersAnalog: 5 (VHF, 1949–1953), 2 (VHF, 1953–2009)1.00infobox
WDTNFormer channel numbersDigital: 50 (UHF, 2000–2019)1.00infobox
WDTNFoundedApril 4, 1947 (1947-04-04)1.00infobox
WDTNHAAT330 m (1,083 ft)1.00infobox
WDTNLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WDTNOwnerNexstar Media Group1.00infobox
WDTNOwner(Nexstar Media Inc.)1.00infobox
WDTNPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WDTNPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WDTNSister stationsWBDT1.00infobox
WDTNTransmitter 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
WDTNWebsitewww.wdtn.com1.00infobox

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