WZDS-LD
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| Evansville, Indiana United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 5 |
| Branding | H&I Evansville |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Weigel Broadcasting (TV-49, Inc.) |
| History | |
| Founded | August 12, 2012 |
| First air date | December 7, 2021 |
| Former call signs | W12DN-D (2012–2016) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 188624 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 758 feet (231 m) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′17.2″N 87°32′37″W / 37.888111°N 87.54361°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
WZDS-LD (channel 5) is a low-powered television station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, broadcasting the classic television network Heroes & Icons. Owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, the station transmits its signal from a tower located near John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky, sharing tower space with CBS primary/Fox subchannel-only affiliate WEVV-TV.[1]
History
The FCC issued a construction permit to DTV America Corporation on August 12, 2012, under callsign W12DN-D. The station's callsign was changed to the current WZDS-LD on September 6, 2016. Still silent, the station was sold to HC2 Holdings in 2018. The station went on the air on December 7, 2021,[2] three months after the station was sold to Weigel Broadcasting in September. WZDS's sign-on marked the return of Heroes & Icons to the Evansville area following the event of WTSN-CD having dropped their affiliation in favor of Antenna TV. In addition, WZDS also signed on three additional subchannels to accommodate Weigel's other networks, Start TV, Decades and Movies!. In April 2022, the station's DT5 subchannel was launched to broadcast the company's newest network, Story Television.
The station is broadcasting on the former frequency of WJTS-CD in nearby Jasper, Indiana, which has moved to UHF channel 24 prior to WZDS's sign-on.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed.
| Channel | Station | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[1] |
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| 5.1 | WZDS-LD | 720p | 16:9 | H&I | Heroes & Icons |
| 5.2 | 480i | StartTV | Start TV | ||
| 5.3 | Movies! | Movies! | |||
| 5.4 | Decades | Catchy Comedy | |||
| 5.5 | Story | Story Television |
References
External links
- Facility Details for Facility ID:188624 (WZDS-LD), Licensing and Management System Admin, FCC
- WZDS-LD REC Broadcast Query
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