WKDH

WKDH
Houston/Tupelo/Columbus/
Starkville/West Point, Mississippi
City of license Houston
Branding WKDH ABC 45
Channels Digital: 45 (UHF)
Virtual: 45 (PSIP)
Subchannels 45.1 ABC
Owner Southern Broadcasting (operated through LMA
by WTVA, Inc.)
First air date June 18, 2001
Sister station(s) WLOV-TV, WTVA
Former channel number(s) 45 (UHF analog, 2001-2007)
Transmitter power 537 kW
Height 491 m
Facility ID 83310

WKDH is the ABC-affiliated television station for Northern Mississippi and Northwestern Alabama licensed to Houston, Mississippi. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter on County Road 70 in Woodland, Mississippi. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 7 and Cable One channel 12. There is a high definition feed provided on Cable One digital channel 455 and Comcast digital channel 1007. Locally-owned, WKDH is operated by NBC affiliate WTVA through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two outlets share studios with Fox affiliate WLOV-TV on County Road 681 in Saltillo, Mississippi. Syndicated programming on this station includes Frasier, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and Access Hollywood among others.

History

The station signed-on June 18, 2001 as the fourth commercial station in the market. It has been affiliated with ABC since the very beginning but is actually the area's second outlet with the network. Until October 10, 1995, WVSB-TV (now WLOV-TV) was the region's original ABC affiliate. That station switched to Fox leaving Northeastern Mississippi and Northwestern Alabama without a local affiliate until the launch of WKDH. During this period, cable systems in the area piped in WPTY-TV from Memphis, Tennessee or WCFT-TV from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

On January 26, 2007 at 5 in the morning, WKDH "flash-cut" its analog signal to digital on UHF channel 45 becoming the first outlet in the market to make the transition. It does offer apublic affairs show Community Edition hosted by Stan Allen.

External links

Local stations

WMAB 2/WMAE 12 (x.1 PBS/MPB, x.2 PBS HD, x.3 Create) • WCBI (4.1 CBS, 4.2 MNTV, 4.3 The CW) • W07BN (IND/TBN) • WTVA (9.1 NBC, 9.2 FamilyNet) • W25AD (TBN) • WLOV (27.1 Fox, 27.2 This TV) • W39CD/W53AF (UBN) • WKDH (45.1 ABC) • WEPH (49.1 Christian Television Network) * WBII-CA 20 (Pursuit Channel)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Jackson, MS: WLBT (3.1 NBC, 3.2 local weather, 3.3 This TV) • WJTV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 local weather, 12.3 RTV) •
WAPT (16.1 ABC, 16.2 weather radar)
Memphis, TN: WREG (3.1 CBS, 3.2 news and weather, 3.3 Antenna TV) • WMC (5.1 NBC, 5.2 local weather, 5.3 This TV) • WHBQ (13.1 Fox)
Other areas: WDBB (18.1 The CW, 18.2 The Country Network Tuscaloosa, AL) • WCFT (33.1 ABC, 33.2 local weather; Tuscaloosa, AL) • WFIQ (36.1 PBS/APT, 36.2 APT IQ, 36.3 Create Florence, AL)
See also: Jackson TN TV • Greenwood TV
ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Mississippi

WABG 6 (Greenville) - WTOK 11 (Meridian) - WLOX 13 (Biloxi) - WAPT 16 (Jackson) - WKDH 45 (Houston)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Mississippi