WDHN

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WDHN
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Dothan, Alabama
Branding WDHN News 18
Slogan Dothan First
Channels Analog: 18 (UHF)

Digital: 21 (UHF)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
(Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date August 7, 1970
Call letters’ meaning DotHaN
Former callsigns WDHN-TV (1970-1998)
Transmitter Power 1070 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
Height 223 m (analog)
205 m (digital)
Facility ID 43846
Transmitter Coordinates 31°14′25.9″N, 85°18′41.4″W
Website www.dothanfirst.com

WDHN is an ABC-affiliated television station in Dothan, Alabama, broadcasting on channel 18. The station's transmitter is located behind its studios on Route 52 in Webb, Alabama, approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Dothan. The signal has little reach outside the greater Dothan area.

[edit] History

WDHN signed on on August 7, 1970, under ownership of a group of investors headed by Betts Slingluff, Jr. In 1979, Slingluff's group sold WDHN to Hi Ho Television, which also owned WVGA in Valdosta, Georgia. In 1986, Hi Ho sold WDHN and WVGA to Morris Multimedia. In 2003, Nexstar Broadcasting purchased WDHN along with KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas from Morris.

The station has always been an ABC affiliate.

[edit] Programming

WDHN has historically lagged behind CBS affiliate WTVY in the ratings for local and other programming. This is partly due to its weak signal. It still broadcasts from its original tower, a tiny (by modern television standards) 500-foot (152-meter) structure behind its studio. It only broadcasts at 1.07 million watts, one of the weakest signals in the country for a full-powerered network affiliate.

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Broadcast television in the Dothan / Ozark market (Nielsen DMA #172)

WDIQ 2/WGIQ 43 (PBS/APT) - WTVY 4 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2 & The CW on DT3) - WJJN-LP 5 (Ind/FN) - WDHN 18 (ABC) - WDFX 34 (Fox)

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
Panama City: WJHG 7 (NBC) - WBIF 51 (RTN)
Montgomery: WSFA 12 (NBC) - WRJM 67 (MNTV)
See also: Broadcast television stations in the Pensacola-Mobile, Columbus, Albany and Tallahassee Markets
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ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Alabama
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Alabama
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Matt Devine (CFO) · Duane A. Lammers (COO) · Timothy Busch · Brian Jones · Shirley E. Green · Susana G. Schuler-Willingham · Richard Stolpe · Paul Greeley · Blake R. Battaglia · Erik Brooks · Jay M. Grossman · Brent Stone · Royce Yudkoff · Geoff Armstrong · Michael Donovan · I. Martin Pompadur
ABC Network Affiliates: KAMC1 · KMID · KODE1 · KQTV · KSVI · WDHN · WJET · WTVO1 · WUTR1
CBS Network Affiliates: KLBK · KLST · KOLR1 · KTAB · WCIA · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU1
The CW Network Affiliate: WLYH
Fox Network Affiliates: KARD · KCIT1 · KHMT1 · KFTA1 · KJTL1 · KSFX · WFFT · WFXP1 · WFXV · WFXW1 · WQRF · WTVW · WUHF3 · WYZZ3
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KJBO1 · KCPN1 · WCFN · WPNY · WTVO1
NBC Network Affiliates: KARK · KAMR · KBTV · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC1 · KSAN1 · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE1 · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
2Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.
3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com
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