WDBD

WDBD

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WDBD
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = Fox 40
analog = 40 (UHF)
digital = 6 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
network =
founded =
airdate = December 27, 1984
location = Jackson, Mississippi
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Jackson Television, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations = WBMS, WUFX, WXMS
former_affiliations = independent (1984-1988)
Fox (1988-2001)
The WB (2001-2006)
effective_radiated_power = 4000 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 598 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 71326
coordinates = coord|32|12|49.4|N|90|22|57.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.fox40now.com/ www.fox40now.com]

WDBD (analog channel 40; digital channel 6) is Jackson, Mississippi's Fox affiliate. Its transmitter is located near Raymond, Mississippi.

History

The station began broadcasting on December 27, 1984, as an independent TV station.

In February, 1988, WDBD became a Fox affiliate, and in October, 2001, switched to The WB.

After it was announced that The WB and UPN would merge to form The CW, WRBJ was announced as the new affiliate for The CW, with WDBD's sister station WUFX taking the My Network TV affiliation. In advance of the launch of My Network TV, WDBD and WUFX would swap network affiliations. On July 3, 2006, WDBD rejoined the Fox network, while WUFX picked up the WB affiliation.

In February 2008, WDBD announced that they would begin local newscasts for the second time in the station's history, beginning in August. [ [http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NEWS/80222035 The ClarionLedger: WDBD to start local newscasts] ] They had attempted a local newscast in the early '90s, which only lasted a short while. In June, Fox 40 launched www.fox40now.com

External links

* [http://www.fox40now.com Fox 40 News]
*TVQ|WDBD
*BIA|WDBD|TV|TV

References


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