WRDM-CD

WRDM-CD
CityHartford, Connecticut
Channels
Branding
  • Telemundo Connecticut
  • Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WVIT
History
Founded1985
First air date
June 14, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-06-14)
Former call signs
  • W13BF (1985–1995)
  • WRDM-LP (1995–2008)
  • WRDM-CA (2008–2013)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1986–2006), 50 (UHF, 2006–2013)
  • Digital: 19 (UHF, 2013–2018), 35 (UHF, 2018–2019)
  • Virtual: 50 (2013–2018)
Call sign meaning
Ruzzier, D'Agostino, Minniti[1] (former owners)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10153
ERP374 kW
HAAT450 m (1,476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°42′2″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70056°N 72.83194°W / 41.70056; -72.83194
Links
Public license information
WebsiteConnecticut section on WNEU's website
Translator
WDMR-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
History
Founded1988
First air date
June 13, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-06-13)
Former call signs
  • W65BX (1988–1995)
  • WDMR-LP (1995–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 65 (UHF, 1991–2006), 51 (UHF, 2006–2012)
  • Digital: 51 (UHF, 2012–2019)
  • All secondary:
  • Rai Internazionale Americas (1991–2001)
  • TVP Polonia (per program, 1993–2001)
  • Jewelry Television (overnights, c. 2001–2018)
Call sign meaning
anagram of WRDM-CD
Technical information[3]
Facility ID10154
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT146 m (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°5′7.3″N 72°42′10.3″W / 42.085361°N 72.702861°W / 42.085361; -72.702861
Links
Public license information
LMS

WRDM-CD (channel 19) is a Class A television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving as the Hartford–New Haven market's outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC outlet WVIT (channel 30).[4] The two stations share studios on New Britain Avenue in West Hartford and transmitter facilities on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut. Despite WRDM-CD legally holding a low-power Class A license, it transmits using WVIT's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the Hartford–New Haven market.

WDMR-LD (channel 14) in Springfield, Massachusetts, operates as a translator of WRDM, serving the Pioneer Valley. This station's transmitter is located on Provin Mountain in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ Lender, Jon (August 13, 1993). "Radio Station Targets Hispanic, Italian, Other Ethnic Markets". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRDM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDMR-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017). "NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved December 4, 2017.