WDEM-CD

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WDEM-CD
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Programming
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Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJanuary 8, 1986
First air date
August 31, 1987
(37 years ago) (1987-08-31)
Former call signs
  • W17AI (1986–1998)
  • WDEM-LP (1998–2008)
  • WDEM-CA (2008–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 17 (UHF, 1988–2009)
  • Digital: 17 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 54414
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 219.6 m (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 39°58′14″N83°1′16″W / 39.97056°N 83.02111°W / 39.97056; -83.02111
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WDEM-CD (channel 17) is a low-power, Class A television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. and mostly broadcasts subchannels featuring infomercials and diginets. Since December 2024, its primary channel has served as the Columbus affiliate for the Rock Entertainment Sports Network.

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History

W17AI began broadcasting in 1987. It was owned by Regional Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Gary and Susan Clarke; beginning in 1988, it primarily served to rebroadcast WWAT-TV in Chillicothe. At the time, WWAT-TV had been removed from all three of the cable systems in the Columbus area. [2] [3] This was a change from Clarke's original plan for programming W17AI after he purchased the permit from the LaMarca Group of New York City the year before; he had originally intended on programming oriented to the large campus audience at Ohio State University. [4] [5] The Clarkes sold the station in August 1989 to WWAT-TV owner Wendell A. Triplett. [6] In 1991, W17AI split from WWAT-TV to broadcast the Home Shopping Network. [7] The call sign was changed to WDEM-LP in 1998.

In early 2009, the station—still owned by Triplett—changed its programming from home shopping to an arts and culture format known as "Lifeline Columbus" under the leadership of David Chesnet. [8] The station had previously become a Class A station in December 2008, changing call signs from WDEM-CA to WDEM-CD. [9] The station also converted to digital in 2009 and added a subchannel airing Telemundo in 2010. Subchannels aired in the 2010s included Universal Sports and Justice Network (now True Crime Network). Minority Brands, owned by Richard Schilg, acquired WDEM-CD from Triplett for $75,000 in 2014. [10]

On April 3, 2019, HC2 Holdings closed on its acquisition of WDEM from Minority Brands, Inc., for $866,000. [11] The station then moved from channel 17 to channel 24 as part of the repack, with Telemundo replaced by HC2-owned Azteca América.

Since December 4, 2024, WDEM's primary channel has carried programming from Rock Entertainment Sports Network. [12]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDEM-CD [13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
17.1 720p 16:9 WDEM-CD Rock Entertainment Sports Network
17.2 480i Oxygen
17.3 NBC American Crimes
17.4 365BLK
17.5 Defy
17.6 Outlaw
17.7 NTD America
17.84:3 ShopHQ
17.916:9 Fubo Sports Network

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WDEM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Channel 17 has plans for live TV: Station to start with programs from Channel 53". The Columbus Dispatch . August 26, 1988. p. 11F.
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  4. ↑ Jones, David (April 21, 1987). "Low-power TV goes strong". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8B.
  5. ↑ Jones, David (September 3, 1985). "CBS looks at invasion by Latin neighbors". The Columbus Dispatch. p. D9.
  6. ↑ "At the FCC" (PDF). LPTV Report. October 1989. p. 45.
  7. ↑ "Broadcast bits". The Columbus Dispatch. November 13, 1991. p. 9E.
  8. ↑ Feran, Tim (March 9, 2009). "Tiny station seeks niche as beacon of culture". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 1D.
  9. ↑ "Report No. 513 Media Bureau Call Sign Actions December 17, 2008". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Richard Schilg Acquires WDEM Columbus". Broadcasting & Cable. July 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (April 3, 2019). "HC2 Closes On Columbus Class A". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rock Entertainment Sports Network available in Columbus: How to watch". WOIO. December 4, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ "RabbitEars listing for WDEM-CD". RabbitEars.info .
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