WYDN

Daystar TV station in Lowell, Massachusetts

WYDN

*     * Lowell–Boston, Massachusetts
* Manchester, New Hampshire

* United States

City| Lowell, Massachusetts
Channels|

* Digital: 23 (UHF), shared with WPXG-TV[1]
* Virtual: 48

Programming
Affiliations| Daystar
Ownership
Owner|

* Word of God Fellowship, Inc.
* (Educational Public TV Corporation)

History

First air date

| May 5, 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-05-05) (in Worcester, Massachusetts; license moved to Lowell in 2018[2])

Former channel number(s)

* Analog: 48 (UHF, 1999–2009)
* Digital: 47 (UHF, 2005–2018), 33 (UHF, 2018–2019)

Former affiliations

| Prime Time Christian Broadcasting (1999–2001)

Call sign meaning

| backronym for Your Daystar Network (pre-dated ownership and existence of Daystar; call sign sequentially assigned by the FCC in 1989[3][a])
Technical information[4]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 18783
ERP| 80.6 kW
HAAT| 342 m (1,122 ft)
Transmitter coordinates| 43°11′4″N 71°19′10″W﻿ / ﻿43.18444°N 71.31944°W﻿ / 43.18444; -71.31944
Translator(s)| W26EU-D Boston
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| www.daystar.com

WYDN (channel 48) is a religious television station licensed to Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, broadcasting the Daystar Television Network to the Boston area. It is owned and operated by the Educational Public TV Corporation, a subsidiary of Daystar sister company Word of God Fellowship, Inc. WYDN's studios are co-located with those of local public access channel Dedham TV on Sprague Street in Dedham, and it shares transmitter facilities with Concord, New Hampshire–licensed Ion Television station WPXG-TV (channel 21) on Fort Mountain near Epsom, New Hampshire.

## History

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The station first signed on the air on May 5, 1999, as an affiliate of Prime Time Christian Broadcasting (now God's Learning Channel) as a straight simulcast of KMLM in Odessa, Texas.[5] Originally licensed to Worcester, Massachusetts, WYDN operated its analog transmitter atop Asnebumskit Hill in Paxton (a site which is and has been used by Worcester area FM and TV stations since FM pioneer Edwin Howard Armstrong erected the tower in the 1940s) until the June 12, 2009, digital transition; its digital transmitter operated from the WBZ-TV tower in Needham. By the early 2000s, the station switched to Daystar after it was acquired by its Word of God Fellowship, Inc. licensing subsidiary, and Daystar immediately pushed for successful must-carry carriage from local cable providers.

WYDN sold its frequency rights as part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s 2017 spectrum incentive auction[6] and reached a channel sharing agreement with Ion Television O&O WPXG-TV;[1] it began broadcasting from WPXG's transmitter on April 23, 2018.[7] As WPXG's broadcasting radius does not cover Worcester, WYDN changed its city of license to Lowell, Massachusetts.[2]

## Technical information

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Subchannels of WPXG-TV and WYDN[8] License  | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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WPXG-TV  | 21.1  | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion Television
21.2  | 480i | Mystery | Ion Mystery
21.3  | Laff | Laff
21.4  | Bounce | Bounce TV
21.5  | IONPlus | Ion Plus
21.6  | Get TV | Get
21.8  | HSN2 | HSN2
WYDN  | 48.1  | WYDN | Daystar

### Analog-to-digital conversion

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WYDN shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 48, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 47,[9] using virtual channel 48\.

## See also

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* Channel 33 digital TV stations in the United States
* Channel 48 virtual TV stations in the United States
* List of television stations in Massachusetts
* List of Daystar (TV network) affiliates

## Notes

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1. ^ Other stations assigned call signs that same day include WYDC in Corning, New York, and WYDO in Greenville, North Carolina.

## References

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1. ^ a b WYDN-WPXG-TV CSA
2. ^ a b WYDN Form 2100 - Community of License Change
3. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 23, 1989. p. 96\. ProQuest 1014732522. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2023 - via World Radio History.
4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYDN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
5. ^ "North East RadioWatch: May 21, 1999". www.bostonradio.org.
6. ^ "Here are the local TV stations selling their broadcast frequencies". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. April 13, 2017.
7. ^ "Explanation of Circumstances - Channel Share (WYDN)". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
8. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WPXG". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
9. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

## External links

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* Daystar Television Network

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Broadcast television in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire

This region includes the following cities: Boston/Cambridge/Worcester/Lawrence, MA
Manchester/Nashua/Concord, NH
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Full-power|

* WGBH-TV 2 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 WGBH-SD)
* WBZ-TV 4 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy)
* WCVB-TV 5 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Story, .4 Nosey)
* WHDH 7 (.1 Ind., .2 Defy)
* WBTS-CD 151 (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi, .3 AmCrimes, .4 Oxygen)
* WFXZ-CD 242 (.1 Biz)
* WFXT 25 (.1 Fox, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff)
* WUTF-TV 27 (.1 UniMás, .2 LATV, .3 TBD, .4 Nest, .5 Court)
* WSBK-TV 38 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 QVC, .4 QVC2, .5 Movies!)
* WGBX-TV 44 (.1 PBS, .2 WGBX-SD, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids)
* WWDP 46 (.1 Binge, .2 The365, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Retro, .6 Heartland)
* WWJE-DT 50 (.1 Crime)
* WLVI 56 (.1 CW, .2 Buzzr)
* WDPX-TV 58 (.1 Grit)
* WNEU 60 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO)
* WMFP 62 (.1 LC, .2 SBN, .3 MeToons)
* WUNI 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Bounce, .3 Get, .4 Court, .5 NV)
* WBPX-TV 68 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2)

Low-power|

* WHDT-LD 3 (.1 Ads
* WCEA-LD 26 (.1 Spanish Ind., .2 TeleSur, .3 Cristovisión, .4 Telemicro, .5 Telecentro, .6 Tele Antillas)
* WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 F24, .3 Blank, .4 Retro, .5 Heartland, .6 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast)

Outlying areas|

* WMUR-TV 9 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 LC, .5 QVC – Manchester, NH)
* WENH-TV 11 (.1 PBS/NHPBS, .2 Explore, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 PBS Kids – Durham, NH)
* WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT, .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA)
* WPXG-TV 21 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2 – Concord, NH)
* WLEK-LD 22 (.1 Visión Latina, .2 Ads, .3 LC – Concord, NH)
* WYDN 48 (.1 Daystar – Lowell, MA)

ATSC 3.0|

* WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 Paranormal TV, .3 Retro TV, .4 Heartland)
* WUNI 66 (2.1 PBS, 4.1 CBS, 5.1 ABC, 15.1 NBC, 25.1 Fox, 66.1 UNI)
* WWJE-DT 50 (50.1 Crime)

Cable|

* NECN
* NESN
* CatholicTV
* BNNTV
* NBC Sports Boston
* NewTV
* RCNTV
* Spectrum News 1
* TV3 (Medford)
* The Portuguese Channel

Streaming|

* CBS News Boston
* Very Boston
* Very New Hampshire
* NBC 10 Boston News (with NECN)
* Boston 25 NOW

Defunct|

* CN8
* WHDH-TV 5 (Boston; 1957–1972)
* WNAC-TV 7 (Boston; 1948–1982)
* WJZB-TV 14 (Worcester, MA)
* WNHT 21 (Concord, NH)
* WXPO-TV 50 (Manchester, NH)
* WTAO-TV 56 (Cambridge, MA)

* 1 Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBX-TV.
2 Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBH-TV.

Adjacent areas
Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY
Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY
Hartford–New Haven, CT
Portland–Augusta, ME
Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA
Springfield–Holyoke, MA

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Other television stations serving New England

Greater Boston|

| Hispanic/Latino|

* WUTF-TV 27 (UniMás, Worcester, MA)
* WCEA-LD 26 (Ind., Boston)
* WNEU 60 (TMD, Merrimack, NH)
* WUNI 66 (UNI, Marlborough, MA)

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Home shopping|

* WWDP 46 (Shop LC, Norwell, MA)

Religious|

* WYDN 48 (Daystar, Lowell, MA)
* WMFP 62 (SBN, Foxborough, MA)

Other stations|

* WHDT-LD 3 (DW, Boston)
* WHDH 7 (Ind., Boston)
* WFXZ-CD 24 (Biz TV, Boston)
* WSBK-TV 38 (Ind., Boston)
* WDPX-TV 58 (Grit, Woburn, MA)

Springfield, MA|

* WTXX-LD 34 (AZA)
* WHTX-LD 43 (UNI)
* WDMR-LD 50 (TMD)

New Hampshire|

* WPXG-TV 21 (Ion, Concord)
* WLEK-LD 22 (Azteca, Concord)
* WYCU-LD 26 (Outside TV, Charlestown)
* WWJE-DT 50 (Justice, Derry)

Rhode Island|

* WYCN-LD 8/WRIW-CD 51 (TMD, Providence)
* WLWC 28 (Court TV, New Bedford, MA)

Connecticut|

| Spanish|

* WUVN (18.1 UNI, 18.2 WHTX-LD, 18.3/47 UniMás, 18.4 LATV; Hartford)
* WRNT-LD (32.1 Azteca, Hartford)
* WRDM-CD 50 (TMD, Hartford)

|

English|

* WRNT-LD (32.2 GetTV, 32.3 Dabl, 32.4 Cheddar, 32.5 Shop LC, 32.6 Buzzr)
* WHCT-LD 35 (.1 MeTV, 2. H&I, .3 Start, .4 Movies!, .5 Decades, .6 MeTV+, Hartford–New Haven)
* WZME 43 (SBN, Bridgeport)

Vermont|

* WHNH-CD 2 (Outside TV, Manchester)

Maine|

| Portland|

* WFYW-LP 41 (3ABN, Waterville)

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Bangor|

* WEXZ-LD 13 (Retro TV, Bangor)
* WBGR-LD 18 (.1 MeTV, .2 H&I/Ant, Bangor/Dedham)

Defunct|

* WLLB-LD 15 (Daystar, Portland)
* W16AL 16 (TBN, Burlington)
* WCKD-LP 30 (JUCE/Positiv, Bangor/Dedham)
* WMNE-LP 32 (TBN, Portland)
* WGMU-LP 39 (Retro TV, Burlington, Vermont)
* W14CK 47 (Daystar, Newport, Vermont)
* WVBQ-LP 47 (Outside, Newport–Charlestown, NH)
* WNHX-LP 51 (Ind., New Haven, CT)

See also
ABC
CBS

Fox
Ion
MyNetworkTV
NBC
PBS
Other stations in New England

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Daystar Television Network stations

* KCDN-LD 43.1 (Kansas City, MO)
* KDHU-LD 50.1 (Houston, TX)
* KDPH-LD 48.1 (Phoenix, AZ)
* KDTN 2.1 (Denton, TX)
* KDTP 11.1 (Holbrook, AZ)
* KKAP 36.1 (Little Rock, AR)
* KLTJ 22.1 (Galveston, TX)
* KLVD-LD 23.1 (Las Vegas, NV)
* KNET-CD 25.1 (Los Angeles, CA)
* KOCE-TV 48.3 (Huntington Beach, CA)
* KOCM 24.1 (Oklahoma City, OK)
* KOHA-LD 27.3 (Omaha, NE)
* KPCE-LD 29.1 (Tucson, AZ)
* KPXG-LD 42.1 (Portland, OR)
* KQUP 24.1 (Pullman, WA)
* KQVE-LD 46 (San Antonio, TX)
* KRMT 41 (Denver, CO)
* KTZT-CD 29.1 (Tulsa, OK)
* KUTF 12.1 (Logan, UT)
* KWBM 31.1 (Springfield, MO)
* KWBN 44.1 (Honolulu, HI)
* KWDK 56.1 (Seattle, WA)
* KWKD-LD 28.1 (Wichita, KS)
* KWOG 57.1 (Fort Smith, AR)
* KZAK-LD 49.2 (Boise, ID)
* WRLD-LD 30.3 (Kingston, PA)
* W31EL-D 48.1 (Baton Rouge, LA)
* WBBZ-TV 67.4 (Buffalo, NY)
* WBIF 51.1 (Panama City, FL)
* WBWP-LD 19.5 (West Palm Beach, FL)
* WCDN-LD 53.1 (Cleveland, OH)
* WCLL-CD 19.1 (Columbus, OH)
* WDCI-LD 57.1 (Chicago, IL)
* WDMA-CD 16.1 (Macon, GA)
* WDMI-LD 62.1 (Minneapolis, MN)
* WDNM-LD 59.1 (Memphis, TN)
* WDPM-DT 4.1/31.1 (Pensacola, FL/Mobile, AL)
* WDTA-LD 35.1 (Atlanta, GA)
* WDTI-DT 69.1 (Indianapolis, IN)
* WDTJ-LD 18.1 (Toledo, OH)
* WDTT-LD 17.1 (Knoxville, TN)
* WEID-LD 18.1 (South Bend, IN)
* WELL-LD 45.1 (Philadelphia, PA)
* WHWD-LD 21.1 (Winston-Salem, NC)
* WKDC-LD 50.1 (Columbia, SC)
* WNYI 52.1 (Ithaca, NY/Syracuse, NY/Elmira, NY)
* WPXB-LD 50.1 (Daytona Beach, FL)
* WPXS 13.1 (St. Louis, MO)
* WRID-LD 48.1 (Richmond, VA)
* WSQY-LD 51.1 (Spartanburg, SC)
* WSVT-LD 18.1 (Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL)
* WTSF 44.1/61.1 (Ashland KY/Huntington, WV)
* WUDT-LD 23.1 (Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON)
* WUHQ-LD 29.1 (Grand Rapids, MI)
* WUSP-LD 25.1 (Ponce, PR)
* WVAD-LD 25.1 (Chesapeake, VA)
* WWDD-LD 49.1 (Baltimore, MD)
* WXNY-LD 32.1 (New York City)
* WYDN 48.1 (Worcester/Boston, MA)

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Town of Dedham, Massachusetts

History|

* 1635–1699
* 1700–1799
* 1800–1899
* 1900–1999
* 2000–present

* Timeline
* Early government
* Settlers' lifestyles
* Civil War
* Rail

* Baker v. Fales
* David Brown
* Dedham Covenant
* Death of Elizabeth Fales
* The Massachusetts Game
* Sacco and Vanzetti
* Suffolk Resolves

People|

* Deacons at First Church
* Dedham High School alumni
* Artists
* Businesspeople
* Clergy
* Educators
* Lawyers
* Military personnel
* Philanthropists
* Politicians
* Sportspeople
* People from colonial Dedham
* Signers of the Covenant
* Writers

Government|

* Ames Schoolhouse
* Fire Department
* Flag Day Parade
* Memorial Hall
* Police
* Public Library
* Public Service Recognition Award
* Village Historic District

Buildings|

* 19 Court Street
* 601-603 High Street
* Broad Oak
* Daniel Slattery house
* Dedham Community House
* Dedham Historical Society and Museum
* Endicott Estate
* Endicott House
* Fairbanks House (Jonathan Fairbanks)
* Fisher-Whiting House
* Museum of Bad Art
* Norfolk County Correctional Center (1795 jail; 1817 jail)
* Courthouse (1795 courthouse)
* Norfolk House
* Phoenix Hotel
* Pillar of Liberty
* Powder House
* Queen of Apostles Seminary
* Samuel Dexter House
* Temperance Hall

Organizations|

* Historical Society
* Horse Thief Society
* James Joyce Ramble

Businesses|

* Ames Almanack
* Ames Tavern
* Atlantic Power Corporation
* Blue Ribbon Barbecue
* Chess King
* Cortera
* D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches
* Dedham Bank
* Dedham Pottery
* Dedham Savings
* Moseley's on the Charles
* National Amusements
* The Norfolk & Dedham Group
* Papa Gino's
* Rust Craft Greeting Card Company
* WAMG
* WFXT
* WYDN
* WZBR

Churches|

* Allin Congregational
* First Church
* First Church of Christ, Scientist
* Good Shepherd
* St. Mary's (History)
* St. Paul's
* St. Susanna's

Education|

* Dedham High School
* Dedham Public Schools
* Noble and Greenough
* Rashi School
* St. Mary's School and Asylum
* Ursuline Academy

Outdoor spaces|

* Avery Oak
* Charles River
* Mother Brook
* Baby Cemetery
* Brookdale Cemetery
* Dedham Granite
* Fariview Cemetery
* Old Village Cemetery
* Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery

Transportation|

* Dedham Branch
* Dedham Corporate Center station
* Dedham station
* Endicott station
* Stone Haven station
* Boston Post Road
* Stony Brook Reservation Parkways
* Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway

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