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Branding | Catchy Comedy Des Moines |
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First air date | February 2, 1987 (in Marshalltown, Iowa; license moved to Des Moines in 2022) |
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America One/AIN (2000s) Retro TV (until 2021) | |
Call sign meaning | Des Moines Iowa Television |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 46753 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 557.6 m (1,829 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′48.0″N93°36′51.6″W / 41.830000°N 93.614333°W |
Translator(s) | KDIT-LD 17 Fort Dodge |
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Website | KDIT-CD page on Catchy Comedy website |
KDIT-CD (channel 45) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, United States, broadcasting the digital multicast network Catchy Comedy. The station is owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, and maintains a transmitter in Alleman, Iowa.
On July 29, 2021, it was reported that Weigel Broadcasting would purchase the then KDAO-CD for $195,000, pending approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The sale did not include the KDAO-CD call sign, which was retained by MTN Broadcasting. [2] The sale was completed on September 28; [3] and the callsign was changed to KDIT-CD on October 19. [4]
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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45.1 | 480i | 16:9 | Decades | Catchy Comedy |
45.2 | Movies! | Movies! | ||
45.3 | StartTV | Start TV | ||
45.4 | TOONS | MeTV Toons | ||
45.12 | EMLW | Infomercials |
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