WPDE-TV

WPDE-TV
Florence–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Lumberton, North Carolina; ; United States;
City	Florence, South Carolina
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF); Virtual: 15;
Branding	ABC 15; CW 21 (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	15.1: ABC; 15.2: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group; (WPDE Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WWMB
History
First air date	November 22, 1980 (44 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 15 (UHF, 1980–2009); Digital: 16 (UHF, until 2019);
Call sign meaning	Pee Dee, a region served by the station
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17012
ERP	580 kW
HAAT	600 m (1,969 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°22′3″N 79°19′48″W / 34.36750°N 79.33000°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wpde.com

WPDE-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Florence, South Carolina, United States, serving the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions of South Carolina and affiliated with ABC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Dabl affiliate WWMB (channel 21, also licensed to Florence) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Howard Stirk Holdings. The two stations share studios on University Boulevard in Conway; WPDE-TV's transmitter is located on Pee Dee Church Road in Floydale, South Carolina.