WHDT-LD

WHDT-LD (channel 3) is a low-power television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It transmits from atop the Prudential Tower. The station is one of three stations operated by WHDT World Television Service (DE), a business unit of Marksteiner AG. The station carries programming from New Tang Dynasty Television.

WHDT-LD
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsNew Tang Dynasty Television
Ownership
OwnerGuenter Marksteiner
History
FoundedMay 27, 1988
Former call signs
  • W23AM (1988–2002)
  • WHDN-LP (2002–2007)
  • WHDN-LD (2007–2014)
Former channel number(s)
38 (UHF)
Call sign meaning
High Definition Television
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT253.5 m (832 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°20′50.0″N 71°4′57.0″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

On January 6, 2004, the station (then known as WHDN-LP) was granted a license to convert to digital operations, making it one of the first digital low-power stations in the United States; others include Günter Marksteiner's WHDT-CD in Miami, Florida (sold to LocusPoint Networks), and WTHC-LD in Atlanta, Georgia. It carried the programming of Stuart, Florida–based WHDT until that station was sold to Scripps Networks on April 4, 2019.


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