WDBD

WDBD

Jackson, Mississippi United States
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 40
Branding	Fox 40
Programming
Affiliations	40.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	American Spirit Media (WDBD License Subsidiary, LLC)
Operator	Gray Television
Sister stations	WLBT, WLOO
History
First air date	November 30, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-11-30)[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 40 (UHF, 1984–2009) Digital: 6 (VHF, until 2009), 40 (UHF, 2009–2018)
Former affiliations	Independent (1984–1987) Fox (1987–2001) The WB (2001–2006)
Call sign meaning	Station's calls are in tribute to founder Hal Bernard Dixon's father, Dudley Burgwyn Dixon[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71326
ERP	675 kW
HAAT	598 m (1,962 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°12′49.9″N 90°22′56.5″W / 32.213861°N 90.382361°W / 32.213861; -90.382361
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	fox40jackson.com

WDBD (channel 40) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by American Spirit Media, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television, owner of NBC affiliate WLBT (channel 3), for the provision of certain services; it is also sister to Vicksburg-licensed MyNetworkTV outlet WLOO (channel 35). Although technically owned by Tougaloo College, WLOO is actually controlled by American Spirit through a separate joint sales agreement (JSA), with Gray providing limited engineering support. The stations share studios on South Jefferson Street in downtown Jackson, while WDBD's transmitter is located on Thigpen Road southeast of Raymond, Mississippi.