WHDT

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WHDT
Stuart, Florida
Channels	No analog, 59 (UHF) digital
Translators	WHDT-LP 44 Miami
Affiliations	Deutsche Welle
Owner	Günter Marksteiner
Founded	May 25, 2000
Transmitter Power	1000 kW (digital)
Website	www.whdt.net

WHDT is an independent full service television station broadcasting in the West Palm Beach and Miami, Florida television markets. Founded May 25, 2000, the station is licensed to Stuart, Florida and broadcasts on digital UHF channel 44 from towers located in downtown West Palm Beach and in North Miami.

WHDT became the first digital television station in the United States following a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission that the station could provide primary over-the-air service using only a digital TV signal. On June 1, 2001, the station conducted the first over-the-air broadcast using progressive HDTV format 720p/60 with custom-designed 24 mm frame-transfer cameras.

WHDT established the legal precedent requiring local cable TV systems to carry the primary programming of all digital television stations in both high definition format and in standard definition analog format. It is the first television station to have its high definition and standard definition signal carried on local cable TV under the FCC's digital "must-carry" rules.

WHDT is a broadcast partner of the Deutsche Welle world television service. The station produces high definition content for syndication and for broadcast. Its programming includes: fashion and lifestyle, live evening news analysis, world reportage, documentaries, indie films, classical music concerts, motorsport and aviation, fishing, cooking, travel and cultural shows. The station's programming is available to 12.8 million viewers from South Beach to Sebastian, Florida, and in Boston, Massachusetts via co-owned digital station WHDN-LP.

WHDT is one of six stations operated by MIG Broadcast Group, Inc. (NH), a business unit of Marksteiner AG.

Digital translator stations, WHDT-LP Miami and WHDN-LP Boston are notable because they are the first and second digital translators to be authorized by the FCC. WHDT-LP has a longer history than its full-power cousin. On September 21, 1987, the station was first licensed as W25AL. In 1989, it was moved to Coral Springs as W55BO where it functioned as a translator for CBS station WCIX in Miami. Ownership of the station was transferred to Günter Marksteiner in 1996. The station continued to carry a full schedule of CBS programming until 1997 when it was relocated to North Miami, Florida and began digital translator operations for WHDT in December 2001.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHDT

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Broadcast television in the South Florida (Miami / Fort Lauderdale / Key West) market (Nielsen DMA #16)

Miami-Dade / Fort Lauderdale, Florida stations WPBT 2 (PBS) - WFOR 4 (CBS) - WTVJ 6 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WSVN 7 (FOX, The AccuWeather Channel Channel on DT2) - WPLG 10 (ABC) - WLRN 17 (PBS) - WLTV 23 (UNI) - WIMP-CA 25 (HSN) - WBFS 33 (MNTV) - WPXM 35 (ION) - WPMF-LP 38 (Ind) - WSFL 39 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WJAN-CA 41 (Ind) - WHFT 45 (TBN) - WSBS-CA 50 (Ind) - WFUN-LP 48 (HSN) - WSCV 51 (TEL) - WLMF-LP 53 (SCOLA) - WGEN-LP 55 (Ind) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA) - WPPB 63 (Ind/Edu.) - WAMI 69 (TFU)

Local television stations In Key West (These stations either serve Miami proper, or are repeaters of Miami stations.) WGEN 8 (Ind) - WSBS 22 (Ind) - W38AA 38 / W39AC 39 (CBS) - W44AC 44 / W52BB 52 / W58BU 58 (NBC) - W47AC 47 (ABC) - WKIZ-LP 49 (FOX)

Local digital television channels WHDT-LP 44 (Ind) See also: Broadcast television stations in West Palm Beach and Bahamas