WODK-LD

WODK-LD, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-powered television station serving St. Louis, Missouri, United States that is licensed to Springfield, Illinois. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, as part of a duopoly with KBGU-LP.[1]

WODK-LD
Springfield, Illinois/St. Louis, Missouri
United States
CitySpringfield, Illinois
ChannelsDigital: 30 (UHF)
Virtual: 45 (PSIP)
Programming
Subchannels(see below)
Affiliations(see below)
Ownership
OwnerHC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
KPTN-LD, KBGU-LP, WLEH-LD, W29CI-D, K25NG-D, W34EH-D, W42EM-D
History
FoundedFebruary 25, 2010
First air date
December 2016 (2016-12)
Former call signs
W45DK-D (2010-2016)
Silent (2010-2017)
Soul of the South (2017-2019)
Technical information
Facility ID181990
ERP8.7 kW
HAAT573 feet (175 m)
Transmitter coordinates38°26′14.3″N 90°28′40.7″W

It transmitter is located in northern Jefferson County, Missouri along Rock Creek Road off Missouri State Route 21.[2]

History

The station’s construction permit was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on February 25, 2010, under the calls of W45DK-D. At that time, the station was originally licensed to Springfield, Illinois. The current WODK-LD callsign was adopted on March 28, 2016.[1]

DTV America relocated the station to the St. Louis area in late 2016, but the official city of license remains to be Springfield, Illinois temporarily. It then signed on in December of that year as the area’s Cozi TV affiliate. By January 2017, the station has been broadcasting seven subchannels, including bringing Decades, Heroes & Icons, the American Sports Network, Tuff TV, and AMGTV to the St. Louis market.[3] With that, a total of 14 subchannels are offered over both of DTV America-owned stations in St. Louis, including those of sister station KBGU-LP. At the start of 2018, the station lost their H&I, Decades and Movies! subchannels; the owner of those networks, Weigel Broadcasting, purchased KNLC (channel 24) in December 2017, and took control of the local rights to those networks unilaterally, replacing WODK-LD.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station’s digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming [1][3]
45.1 480i 4:3 WODK-LD Infomercials
45.2 16:9
45.3 4:3
45.4 16:9
45.5
45.6 4:3 QVC2
45.7 Infomercials

References

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