WBYD-CD

WBYD-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJuly 25, 1990[1]
First air date
December 1, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-12-01)
Former call signs
W35AZ (1990–2001)
WONT-LP (2001–2002)
WBYD-CA (2002–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 35 (UHF, 1993–2015)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2015–2020)
Call sign meaning
"Bid", a reference to the auction-type programming that used to air on the station
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68395
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT226.1 m (742 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°26′23″N 79°43′10″W / 40.43972°N 79.71944°W / 40.43972; -79.71944
Links
Public license information
Websitepittsburgh.newsnetmedia.com

WBYD-CD (channel 39) is a low-power television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States as an affiliate of the home shopping network ShopHQ. Owned by Bridge Media Networks, it broadcasts from the WQED's antenna tower in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. Until 2015, the station was licensed to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is famous for televising a live auction for two years from 2001 to 2002. The station is not carried on any local cable TV system or DBS provider in the Pittsburgh area.

  1. ^ "Call Sign History".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBYD-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.