WZDC-LP

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WZDC-LP
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = Telemundo Washington
analog = 25 (UHF)
digital =
affiliations = Telemundo
founded = January 25, 1993
location = Washington, DC
callsign_meaning = W
ZGS
District of
Columbia
owner = ZGS Broadcast Holdings
former_callsigns = W64BW (1993-1995)
WZGS-LP (1995-2000)
former_affiliations = None
effective_radiated_power = 32 kw
homepage = [http://www.telemundo.com/ www.telemundo.com/] |

WZDC-LP is a low-power Telemundo affiliate in the Washington, DC area. The station is owned by ZGS Broadcast Holdings, and broadcasts on channel 25 from a transmitter located in the Northeast region of the District of Columbia.

History

WZDC-LP signed on as W64BW channel 64 on January 25, 1993, as Washington, DC's Telemundo affiliate. On December 1, 1995, the call letters were changed to WZGS-LP, reflecting the station's owner. On June 27, 2000, the call letters were changed to the current WZDC-LP.

On June 3, 2002, the station started a local Spanish newscast, in cooperation with WRC-TV.

On April 10, 2007 WZDC-LP moved to channel 25, as the channel 64 frequency was slated to be phased out of television breadcasting. The move was also required in order to expand its coverage area throughout the metro DC area, including most of Prince George's County in Maryland. When the station was on channel 64, it broadcast with an effective radiated power of 12.5 kilowatts, covering most, but not all of D.C., and was barely viewable outside the capital; cable coverage was necessary to serve the surrounding areas. At the present time, channel 25 is still barely viewable throughout the metropolitan area, as viewers in eastern Montgomery County (around Burtonsville), Howard County and Anne Arundel County in Maryland cannot receive its broadcasts. This is probably due to interference with the signal of WHAG-TV in nearby Hagerstown.

External links

* [http://www.telemundo.com/ Telemundo website]
* [http://www.zgsgroup.com/ ZGS website]
*TVQ|WZDC-LP