WADA-LD

WADA-LD
Wilmington, North Carolina; United States
City	Wilmington, North Carolina
Channels	Digital: 43 (UHF); Virtual: 18
Branding	WADA TV 18
Programming
Affiliations	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	HC2 Holdings ; (DTV America Corporation)
History
Founded	December 8, 2009
First air date	January 13, 2014; 8 years ago
Last air date	October 21, 2018; 3 years ago
Former call signs	W43CR-D (2009–2013)
Former affiliations	Estrella TV (2014–2015); Laff (2016-2018); DT2:; SonLife (2014-2018)
Technical information
Facility ID	182078
ERP	13.2 kW
HAAT	126 metres
Transmitter coordinates	34°7′53″N 78°11′17″W / 34.13139°N 78.18806°W

WADA-LD, virtual channel 18 (UHF digital channel 43), was a low-powered Laff-affiliated television station that was licensed Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The station was owned by HC2 Holdings, a northern-Virginia based group of TV stations that launched television stations in 70 markets in the early and mid-2010s. The station signed off on October 21, 2018, and the FCC cancelled the license on November 1, 2018.

v t Television stations in the Wilmington, North Carolina area
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Digital television	WWAY (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CBS, 3.3 CW+, 3.4 Defy TV, 3.5 Newsy) WECT (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Bounce, 6.3 Circle, 6.4 Laff, 6.5 Mystery, 6.6 Crime) WSFX-TV (26.1 Fox, 26.2 Court TV, 26.3 Grit, 26.4 Ion, 26.5 Dabl, 26.6 TrueReal) WUNJ-TV (39.1 PBS, 39.2 Kids, 39.3 Explorer, 39.4 North Carolina)
Low-power digital	WILM-LD 10 / WILT-LD 24 (xx.1 Ind., xx.2 MeTV, xx.3 H&I) WTMV-LD (21.1 Cozi TV, 21.2 Antenna, 21.3 Start TV, 21.4 Movies!) WQDH-LD (49.1 Azteca, 49.2/3/6 Ads, 49.4 LC, 49.5 Cheddar)
Defunct stations	WADA-LD 18 W47CK 47 W51CW-D 51
See also Greenville/New Bern/Washington TV Myrtle Beach/Florence TV Raleigh/Durham TV

v t DTV America Corporation
Azteca America affiliates	KAXW-LD KBTU-LD KDKJ-LD KFLL-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD KQML-LD KRLJ-LD KXBF-LD WBSE-LD WCUH-LD WFEF-LD WFFC-LD WFWG-LD WHEH-LD WIRP-LD WJXE-LD WKUT-LD WQDI-LD WTSJ-LD WUVM-LD
Azteca Clic affiliates	KAXW-LD KFLL-LD KFMS-LD WUEO-LD WUVM-LD WVTT-CD
Azteca Corazón affiliates	KAXW-LD KFLL-LD KFMS-LD WUEO-LD WVTT-CD
Bounce TV affiliates	KAJS-LD KBTU-LD KMBD-LD KOBS-LD WCZU-LD WGPS-LD WOCW-LD WVDM-LD WYJJ-LD
Buzzr affiliates	KAJL-LD KAJR-LD KAJS-LD KBGU-LD KBTU-LD KBZC-LD KLKW-LD KOBS-LD KPJO-LD KPKN-LD KPMF-LD KUOC-LD KZCZ-LD WCTZ-LD WCUH-LD WCZU-LD WDSF-LD WEKA-LD WFFC-LD WGPS-LD WKBJ-LD WNCB-LD WQDT-LD WUEK-LD WTSJ-LD WUDW-LD WUDZ-LD WUOA-LD WXOD-LD
CBN News affiliates	KAJF-LD KBTU-LD KFVT-LD KHIZ-LD WCTZ-LD WDWW-LD WTSJ-LD WUDL-LD
Cheddar affiliates	KAJR-LD (soon) KBMN-LD KKPD-LD (soon) KMBD-LD (soon) KSSJ-LD KXBF-LD WBSE-LD WDRF-LD (soon) WFEF-LD WFFC-LD WFWG-LD WKBJ-LD WQDI-LD WUDL-LD WUDZ-LD WUOA-LD (soon)
Court TV affiliates	K36MU-D KAJS-LD KAUO-LD KEHO-LD KFLU-LD KHIZ-LD KPJO-LD KPKN-LD WCQA-LD WCZU-LD WGPS-LD WOCW-LD WVDM-LD WYJJ-LD
Court TV Mystery affiliates	KQKT-LD KMBD-LD WCZU-LD WEIN-LD WRCZ-LD WVDM-LD
COZI TV affiliates	KAHC-LD KMBD-LD KQMK-LD WBSE-LD WCZU-LD WEIN-LD WFWG-LD WGPS-LD WODR-LD WRCZ-LD WVEB-LD WXOD-LD WYJJ-LD WZCK-LD
Decades affiliates	KAJR-LD KCMN-LD KDKJ-LD KFLU-LD KQMK-LD KUOC-LD WDSF-LD WKUW-LD WQEK-LD WVTT-CD WYJJ-LD
Estrella TV affiliates	KDKJ-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD WIRP-LD WNCB-LD
Get TV affiliates	KAJF-LD KAJL-LD KAJR-LD KAJS-LD KAUO-LD KBGU-LD KBZC-LD KDKJ-LD KFVT-LD KJNK-LD KNKC-LD KPJO-LD KPMF-LD KZCZ-LD WFWG-LD WGPS-LD WKUT-LD WQDT-LD WUOA-LD WXOD-LD WYJJ-LD WZCK-LD
Grit affiliates	KAJS-LD KEHO-LD KHIZ-LD KMBD-LD W35DW-D WCZU-LD WRCZ-LD WVDM-LD
H&I affiliates	KCMN-LD KDKJ-LD KFLU-LD WIRP-LD WKUW-LD WUDZ-LD
Jewelry TV affiliates	KAJR-LD KLKW-LD KPKN-LD WCTZ-LD WEKA-LD WRCZ-LD WTSJ-LD WUEK-LD
Laff affiliates	KHIZ-LD KMBD-LD KQKT-LD WKBJ-LD WVDM-LD
Lx affiliates	KAJF-LD KJNK-LD WCTZ-LD WHEH-LD WTSJ-LD WUDZ-LD WUEK-LD
Movies! affiliates	KAJL-LD KAJR-LD KCMN-LD KDKJ-LD KFVT-LD KQMK-LD KUOC-LD WIRP-LD WKUW-LD WQEK-LD WUDZ-LD WVTT-CD
OnTV4U affiliates	WZCK-LD
Quest affiliates	KAJL-LD KAUO-LD KBZC-LD KCMN-LD KPMF-LD KRLJ-LD KUOC-LD WCTZ-LD WDSF-LD WFFC-LD WZCK-LD
QVC affiliates	KAHC-LD KAJF-LD KAJR-LD KFVT-LD KMBD-LD KOBS-LD KPKN-LD KPMF-LD KZCZ-LD KZLL-LD WDWW-LD WFEF-LD WIRP-LD WNCB-LD WQDT-LD WUEK-LD WUDL-LD WUOA-LD
QVC2 affiliates	KAHC-LD KCMN-LD KCYM-LD KEHO-LD KFVT-LD KKPD-LD KMBD-LD KOBS-LD KPFW-LD KPKN-LD KZLL-LD WDSF-LD WDSF-LD WFEF-LD WKBJ-LD WNCB-LD WODK-LD WQDI-LD WQDT-LD WQEK-LD WVEB-LD
ShopHQ affiliates	KAHC-LD KAJF-LD KJNK-LD WDWW-LD WKBJ-LD WODK-LD WVEB-LD WXOD-LD
Shop LC affiliates	KAHC-LD KAJF-LD KBGU-LD KBKI-LD KBTU-LD KBZC-LD KCYM-LD KEHO-LD KFLU-LD KHIZ-LD KJNK-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD KOBS-LD KQMK-LD KPFW-LD KPJO-LD KPKN-LD KXBF-LD KZCZ-LD KZLL-LD WCTZ-LD WDSF-LD WDWW-LD WFEF-LD WIRP-LD WKBJ-LD WKUT-LD WNCB-LD WOCW-LD WQDT-LD WQEK-LD WUEK-LD WUDL-LD WUDZ-LD WUOA-LD WVEB-LD WXOD-LD WZCK-LD
SonLife affiliates	KAJF-LD KAJL-LD KAJR-LD KBTU-LD KFVT-LD KFVT-LD KJNK-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD KPJO-LD KPMF-LD KUOC-LD KXBF-LD KZCZ-LD WCZU-LD WEKA-LD WGPS-LD WLEK-LD WNCB-LD WQDT-LD WUEK-LD WUDL-LD WUDZ-LD WYJJ-LD WZCK-LD
Stadium affiliates	KCMN-LD KEHO-LD WQDT-LD WVEB-LD
TBD affiliates	WDWW-LD (soon) WEKA-LD (soon) WFEF-LD (soon) WQEK-LD (soon) WUEK-LD (soon)
True Crime affiliates	KAUO-LD KFLU-LD KRLJ-LD KZLL-LD WFFC-LD WQEK-LD
Twist affiliates	KFVT-LD (soon) KLKW-LD (soon) KNKC-LD (soon) KQMK-LD (soon) KQML-LD (soon) KRLJ-LD (soon) KXBF-LD (soon) KZLL-LD (soon) WBSE-LD WCTZ-LD (soon) WCUH-LD WNCB-LD (soon) WOCW-LD (soon) WXOD-LD (soon) WZCK-LD (soon)
Other affiliates	Comet (KZCZ-LD) * Dabl (KRZG-CD) * Defy TV (K36MU-D * W23FC-D * ) * Infomercials (KNKC-LD) * MeTV (WKUW-LD) * LATV (KXBF-LD) * MyNetworkTV (KPMF-LD) * Newsy (K36MU-D * ) * Start TV (WKUW-LD) * Telemundo (KJNK-LD * KQPS-LD) * True Real (K36MU-D * )
Silent/future stations	K28QK-D KDKW-LD WWHC-LD
Defunct	K30MF-D KVTU-LD W27DH-D WDRF-LD WDYH-LD WFKB-LD WUCU-LD
¹ Licensed to King Foward, Inc.

WADA-LD

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