WDSU

WDSU
Channels
BrandingWDSU Channel 6
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 18, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-12-18)
Former call signs
WDSU-TV (1948–1993)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WDSU-AM/FM, once housed at the DeSoto Hotel, States newspaper news partner and founded by Joseph Uhalt
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71357
ERP925 kW
HAAT288.4 m (946 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°57′0″N 89°57′28″W / 29.95000°N 89.95778°W / 29.95000; -89.95778
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wdsu.com

WDSU (channel 6) is a television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Hearst Television.[2] The station's studios are located on Howard Avenue in the city's Central Business District, and its transmitter is located on East Josephine Street in Chalmette.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDSU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WDSU Digital Team (March 31, 2021). "WDSU News". www.wdsu.com. New Orleans. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2024.