- WPDE-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WPDE-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Your Local Team
station_branding = NewsChannel 15
analog = 15 (UHF)
digital = 16 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate =November 22 ,1980
location = Myrtle Beach/Florence, South Carolina
callsign_meaning = We're
People
Dedicated to
Excellence
(may also represent the Pee Dee River)
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC
licensee = Barrington Myrtle Beach License, LLC
sister_stations =WWMB
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 1290 kW (analog)
421 kW (digital)
HAAT = 594 m (analog)
601.5 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 17012
coordinates = coord|34|22|2.7|N|79|19|48.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wpde.com/ www.wpde.com]WPDE-TV, channel 15, is the ABC affiliate serving the Myrtle Beach/Florence market. Its transmitter is located near
Floyd Dale, South Carolina . WPDE is owned byBarrington Broadcasting , after purchasing the station from Diversified Communications in 2005. [http://www.barringtontv.com/press_release_2005-07-05.html]History
Early years
WPDE signed on November 22, 1980 as an ABC affiliate. ABC programming had previously been airing on WBTW-TV 13 on a part-time basis. The former Florence Civic Auditorium building was transformed into WPDE's first studio at 3215 South Cashua Drive in Florence, SC. This studio would serve WPDE for twenty-two years. The dedication of the new studio was conducted in early 1981 with remarks by then Governor Dick Riley.
10:00 News
In 1996, WPDE began producing a 10:00 newscast on their sister station WWMB-TV 21. The News Channel 15 10 o'Clock News on TV-21 was anchored by Steve Hawley until he left WPDE in late 1996. The newscast was then anchored alternately by Dave Gilbert and Tiffany Cochran. After Cochran left WPDE and Gilbert died in 1997, the newscast was renamed the UPN 21 News at Ten and was anchored by Leo Stallworth and later by Audra Grant until going off the air in 2000. After three years off the air, the newscast returned as WPDE News Channel 15's News at Ten on UPN. Anchored by Jim Heath, this version of the 10:00 news features nightly segments such as "Say What?" and "Quick Hits." On September 18, 2006 with the launch of the CW network, the newscast was renamed to NewsChannel 15 News at 10PM on CW 21.
Digital television
The station's digital signal is not multiplexed:
Notable Past Personalities
"(In Alphabetical Order)"
ee also
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WWMB
*Diversified Communications Tower External links
* [http://www.wpde.com/ WPDE-TV]
* [http://www.wpdehistory.com/ The History of WPDE]
*TVQ|WPDE
*BIA|WPDE|TV|TV
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