WDTI
Daystar TV station in Indianapolis
39°53′39.2″N 86°12′20.5″W / 39.894222°N 86.205694°W / 39.894222; -86.205694
Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
WDTI (channel 69) is a religious television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, airing programming from the Daystar Television Network. The station is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Community Television subsidiary of Daystar parent company Word of God Fellowship. WDTI's offices are located on Crawfordsville Road in northwestern Indianapolis (near Speedway), and its transmitter is located on Walnut Drive, also on the city's northwest side (near Meridian Hills). Daystar also separately operates a low-power television station in Indianapolis, WIPX-LD (channel 51).
History
Channel 69 first signed on the air on June 6, 1988, as WBUU, an educational independent station founded by Butler University. It changed its call letters to WTBU in 1991.
In 1992, WTBU joined PBS as its fourth member station in the Indianapolis market—after WFYI (channel 20), Bloomington-based WTIU (channel 30) and Muncie-licensed WIPB (channel 49); through PBS' Program Differentiation Plan, a fraction of the network's programming was distributed between all four stations, with WFYI carrying most of PBS' programs as the primary PBS outlet for the market. In 2004, Butler University sold WTBU to Indianapolis Community Television, Inc., an arm of the Daystar Television Network. The new owners began carrying programming from the religious broadcast network.
Technical information
Subchannels
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WDTI-DT | Main WDTI programming / Daystar |
| 69.2 | 720p | WDTI-ES | Daystar Español | |
| 69.3 | 480i | WDTI-SD | Daystar Reflections (worship music) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WDTI shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 69, on November 10, 2008. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44,[3] using virtual channel 69.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDTI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WDTI
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
External links
- Official website
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Butler University
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Communication
- Andre B. Lacy School of Business
- College of Education
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Jordan College of the Arts
- Graduate Studies
- Hinkle Fieldhouse
- Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
- Davey Athletic Complex
- Bulldog Park
- Health and Recreation Complex
- Butler Softball Field
- WDTI
- Irvington Neighborhood
- Teachers College of Indianapolis
