WYDC
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| Corning/Elmira, New York | |
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| Branding | Big Fox |
| Channels |
Digital: 48 (UHF) Virtual: 48 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 48.1 Fox |
| Network | Fox |
| Owner |
Vision Communications (WYDC, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 6, 1994 |
| Sister station(s) | WJKP-LD, WBGT-CD |
| Former channel number(s) |
48 (UHF analog, 1994-2009) 50 (UHF digital, 2001-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 7.6 kW |
| Height | 334 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 62219 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°8′30″N 77°4′39″W / 42.14167°N 77.07750°W |
WYDC is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Central and Western Twin Tiers of Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Licensed to Corning, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 from a transmitter on Higman Hill in Corning. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 13 and in high definition on digital channel 702. Owned by Vision Communications, WYDC is sister to low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate WJKP-LD and the two outlets share studios on East Market Street in Downtown Corning. Syndicated programming on this station includes Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office, Family Guy, and Friends among others.
WYDC airs a two-hour weekday morning show (from 6:30 until 8:30) called Twin Tiers Morning Update and a ten minute update on weeknights known as Big Fox News at 10 (anchored by Rob Price). All weather forecasts are provided through an outsourcing agreement by WeatherVision of Jackson, Mississippi. [1] [2] The prime time update competes with a weeknight thirty minute newscast at 10 seen on WETM-DT2.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WYDC-DT | Main WYDC programming / Fox |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WYDC shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 48, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 50 to its former analog-era UHF channel 48.[4]
Repeaters
In addition to its main signal, WYDC can also be seen on five low-powered repeaters (three analog and two digital). W22ET-D currently exists as a construction permit and may not be on-the-air yet.
| Call letters | Channel | City of license | Transmitter location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WMYH-LP | 6 | Elmira | Southport |
| W16BE-D | 16 | Hornell/Alfred | Hinkley Hill in Hornell |
| W20BL-D | 20 | Bath | Savona |
| W22ET-D | 22 | Corning | main WYDC tower |
| W26BF | 26 | Elmira | Elmira Heights |
| W41DB | 41 | Corning | main WYDC tower |
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