WDNN-CD

WDNN-CD
Chattanooga, Tennessee; United States;
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 49;
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
History
Founded	December 9, 1992; 32 years ago
Former call signs	W47BA (1992–1998); WDGA-LP (1998–2003); WDGA-CA (2003); WDNN-CA (2003–2015);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 47 (UHF, 1994–2002), 49 (UHF, 2002–2015); Digital: 49 (UHF, 2015–2020);
Former affiliations	FamilyNet; My Family TV; Independent;
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49236
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	337.5 m (1,107 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′36″N 85°16′42.3″W / 35.21000°N 85.278417°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wdnntv.com

WDNN-CD (channel 49) is a low-power, Class A television station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, owned by Gray Media. The station's transmitter is located on Sawyer Cemetary Road in unincorporated west-central Hamilton County (near Walden).

History

Originally licensed to Dalton, Georgia, WDNN started broadcasting in May 1989. The station was created to serve the community through locally produced programs. The staff initially consisted of Doug Jensen, Doug Smith, Sherry Wein and James Logan.

In the spring of 1993, WDNN started a daily newscast called NewsWatch 10. It was at that time that Calvin Means and three reporters joined the WDNN team. The station grew from being on one cable system to four systems that cover Northwest Georgia. WDNN then added WLFW, WRNG, and WDGA to broadcast their programs over the air. WDGA-CD had been affiliated with the Spanish-language network Azteca América until December 1, 2012, when it became an affiliate of Heartland.

Following the FCC incentive auction of 2016–17, WDNN had to begin moving out of digital channel 49,^[2] which it did in 2020. As part of the same process WDGA-CD was moved to channel 30.

In late 2018, WDNN and WDGA were purchased by Troy Hall for $500,000.^[3]

In December 2024, it was announced that Troy Hall would part ways with WDNN and WDGA and sell the stations to Gray Media for $835,000.^[4]^[5]

Local programming

WDNN-CD airs sports programming, such as high school soccer^[6] and a show called Sports Zone which started in 2009,^[7] alongside an annual Christmas special.^[8]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDNN-CD^[9]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
49.1	480i	4:3	WDNN	[Blank]
49.2		4:3		Tennessee Valley Sports & Entertainment Network
49.3		16:9		Heroes & Icons
49.4		4:3		MeTV Toons
49.5				Story Television
49.6				[Blank]
49.7				Weather

Former sister stations

North Georgia Television also owned WTNB-CA in Cleveland, Tennessee, until selling it to PTP Holdings in 2009;^[10] in 2005, WTNB and WDNN both offered similar schedules featuring FamilyNet and local programming, but WTNB produced its own local programming separate from WDNN and its repeaters.^[11] WDNN-CD was also repeated by LaFayette, Georgia's WLFW-LP (channel 41) until February 16, 2017, when the Federal Communications Commission canceled WLFW-LP's license.