WMDF-LD (channel 3) is a low-power television station in Miami, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Leonard Slazinski.
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| Affiliations | Independent |
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| Founded | February 3, 2006 |
First air date | 2006 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 130544 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 5.7 kW |
| HAAT | 194.1 m (637 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 25°46′20.4″N 80°11′29.2″W / 25.772333°N 80.191444°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
History edit
The station originally gained a permit on 2003, under the name W69EI, originally licensed to Key West, Florida.[2] The station was originally signed on by Paradise TV in 2006 as WGAY-LP. It aired programming catering to the LGBT community (mostly from PrideNation Network of Palm Springs, California), with a selection of original programming and specials, plus movies about or appealing to LGBT culture. Shows included a cartoon known as G-Force Unite, talk show OUTspoken, and a cooking show, The Kenji and Bella Show, featuring a drag queen and a Chilean chef.[3][4] Paradise TV, owned by the Sherwood family, got the idea after Burt Sherwood, a former NBC News executive and broker of low-power TV station permits, saw that a channel 69 permit for Key West was available; by the time it was on air, the station had been reallocated to channel 41.[5]
However, due to economic troubles, Proud Television closed down sometime in 2008.[6] PrideNation would sell the station to Three Grand TV of Altamonte Springs, which would re-call the station as WMDF-LP.[7]
In January 2012, the station converted to a digital license, as WMDF-LD.
In April 2012, the station would be transferred to Paradise TV of Sarasota, retaining Three Grand TV as a licensee.
Subchannels edit
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 4.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WMDF-1 | Main WMDF-LD programming |
| 4.2 | WMDF-2 | Infomercials | ||
| 4.3 | WMDF-LD | Jewelry Television | ||
| 4.4 | [Blank] |
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMDF-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Smith, Doug (April 2003). "TV News". VHF-UHF Digest. p. 8. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Yumpu.
- ^ Machetta, Jessica (December 9, 2006). "WGAY ready for all viewing audiences". Florida Keys Keynoter. Miami, Florida. p. L'Attitudes 11. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rothaus, Steve (December 11, 2006). "The keys to gay TV: Key West's WGAY-TV will be the first over-the-air channel in the nation". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. pp. Business Monday 4, 5. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Straight Talk About WGAY". Sarasota Magazine. March 2007. p. 34. ProQuest 207639520.
- ^ "Radio-Info: "Gay LP TV Channel", September 4, 2009". Archived from the original on September 10, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ FCC Station Search Details: WMDF-LP
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WMDF-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 17, 2022.