WQDE-LD

WQDE-LD
Indianapolis, Indiana; United States
City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
Programming
Subchannels	(see below)
Affiliations	OnTV4U
Ownership
Owner	HC2 Holdings ; (HC2 Broadcasting License Inc.)
History
Founded	2011
First air date	March 24, 2020 (17 months ago)
Former call signs	W33DE-D (2011-2017)
Former channel number(s)	Digital:; 33 (UHF, 2014-2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	184101
ERP	1.75 kW
HAAT	146.71 m (481 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°53′39.2″N 86°12′20.5″W / 39.894222°N 86.205694°W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

WQDE-LD, virtual channel 33 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered OnTV4U-affiliated television station licensed to and serving Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; it started its existence licensed to Lafayette, though its signal range has never reached that market, and later moved its community of license to Wolcott. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, and transmits from the northwest side tower farm in Indianapolis.

History[]

The station's construction permit was initially issued on February 22, 2011 under the calls of W33DE-D. The current WQDE-LD calls were assigned on February 8, 2017.^[1]

Digital channel[]

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[2]
33.1	480i	4:3	WQDE-LD	OnTV4U
33.2		16:9		Decades
33.3		4:3		NTD America

References[]

^ Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. "FCCInfo Results". fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "RabbitEars.Info". rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

External links[]

DTV America
Facility details for Facility ID 184101 (WQDE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WQDE-TV

[fccinfo-1] Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. "FCCInfo Results". fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[dtv-2] "RabbitEars.Info". rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

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show v t Broadcast television in Central Indiana, including Indianapolis, Bloomington and Muncie
Commercial stations	WTTV 4 / WTTK 29 (.1 CBS, .2 Ind., 4.3 Comet, 29.3 Cozi) WRTV 6 (.1 ABC, .2 Grit, .3 Laff, .4 QVC, .5 Home Shopping Network) WISH-TV 8 (.1 CW, .2 getTV, .3 Twist) WTHR 13 (.1 NBC, .2 Dabl, .3 MeTV, .4 Crime, .5 Quest, .6 Circle) WIIH-CD 17 (.1 getTV) WSWY-LD 21 (Silent) WNDY-TV 23 (.1 MNT, .2 Bounce, .3 NewsNet, .4 This TV) WUDZ-LD 28 (.1 Buzzr, .2 H&I, .4 LC, .5 Lx, .6 Cheddar, .7 Movies!) WSDI-LD 30 (.1 Ads, .2 Decades, .3 NTD America, .6 Stadium→soon TBD, .7 JTV) WQDE-LD 33 (.1 Ads, .2 Decades, .3 NTD America) WHMB-TV 40 (.2 QVC, .3 HSN) WCLJ-TV 42 (.1 Bounce) WALV-CD 46 (.1 MeTV) WBXI-CD 47 (.1 Start) WXIN 59 (.1 Fox, .2 ANT, .3 Court TV, .4 Charge!) WIPX-TV 63 (.1 Ion, .2 Court TV, .4 Mystery, .5 Defy TV, .6 TrueReal)
Public television	WFYI 20 (.1 PBS, .2 PBS Kids, .3 Create/IN Ch./CAS)
Spanish-language stations	WDNI-CD 19 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WDTI 69 (.2 Daystar Español)
Religious television	WUDZ-LD 28 (.3 Sonlife) WSDI-LD 30 (.4 CBN News, .5 Sonlife) WHMB-TV 40 (.1 Rel. Ind.) WIPX-LD 51 (.1 Daystar) WDTI 69 (.1 Daystar)
Other language stations	WISH-TV 8 (.4 Diya TV)
Outlying areas	Martinsville WREP-LD 15 (.1 YTA) Bloomington WTIU 30 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 Create, .4 Echo, .5 PBS Kids) Muncie WIPB 49 (.1 PBS, .2 Create/IN Ch., .3 weather/WBST FM audio simulcast) Marion WSOT-LD 27 (.1 Walk/NRB/TLN) WJSJ-CD 51 (.1 TLN/Cornerstone/WHT)
ATSC 3.0 digital	WTTK (6.1 ABC, 13.1 NBC, 29.1 CBS, 59.1 Fox)
Cable channels	(Comcast Xfinity) Bally Sports Indiana
Defunct	Hometown Sports and News Marion WTAF 31 (Ind.) Muncie WMUN-LP 26 (TBN) Indianapolis WKOG-LP 31 / WKGK-LP 50 (EWTN) Brookston WAJN-LP 43 (Ind.)
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