WRDM-CD

WRDM-CD
Hartford–New Haven, Connecticut; United States;
City	Hartford, Connecticut
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF), shared with WVIT; Virtual: 19;
Branding	Telemundo Connecticut; Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: Telemundo; 19.2: TeleXitos;
Ownership
Owner	Telemundo Station Group; (NBC Telemundo License LLC);
Sister stations	WVIT
History
Founded	1985
First air date	June 14, 1986 (38 years ago)
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);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; Rai Internazionale Americas (1986–2001); TVP Polonia (per program, 1993–2001); Jewelry Television (overnights, c. 2001–2018);
Call sign meaning	Ruzzier, D'Agostino, Minniti (former owners)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10153
ERP	374 kW
HAAT	450 m (1,476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°42′2″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70056°N 72.83194°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	Connecticut section on WNEU's website
Translator
	WDMR-LD
Springfield, Massachusetts; United States;
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF); Virtual: 14;
Programming
Affiliations	14.1: Telemundo; for others, see § WDMR-LD subchannels;
History
Founded	1988
First air date	June 13, 1991 (33 years ago)
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);
Former affiliations	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
Facility ID	10154
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	146 m (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°5′7.3″N 72°42′10.3″W / 42.085361°N 72.702861°W
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.

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

[hc-earlyyearsandmeaning-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.

[tvnc-saletotelemundo-4] Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017). "NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

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