WDEM-CD

WDEM-CD
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Columbus, Ohio; United States;
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF); Virtual: 17;
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Innovate Corp.; (HC2 Station Group, Inc.);
History
Founded	January 8, 1986
First air date	August 31, 1987
Former call signs	W17AI (1986–1998); WDEM-LP (1998–2008); WDEM-CA (2008–2009);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1988–2009); Digital: 17 (UHF, 2009–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (via WWAT-TV, 1987–1992); HSN (1992–1998, 2007–February 2009); America's Store (1998–2007); Local programming (February–July 2009); Universal Sports (July 2009–2011); Silent (2011–2013); Telemundo (2013–2019); Azteca América (2019–2022); Estrella TV (2023–2024); Infomercials (2024);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54414
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	219.6 m (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°58′14″N 83°1′16″W / 39.97056°N 83.02111°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WDEM-CD (channel 17) is a low-power, Class A television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. and mostly broadcasts subchannels featuring infomercials and diginets. Since December 2024, its primary channel has served as the Columbus affiliate for the Rock Entertainment Sports Network.

Columbus, Ohio United States
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Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 17
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Innovate Corp. (HC2 Station Group, Inc.)
History
Founded	January 8, 1986
First air date	August 31, 1987 (1987-08-31)
Former call signs	W17AI (1986–1998) WDEM-LP (1998–2008) WDEM-CA (2008–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1988–2009) Digital: 17 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (via WWAT-TV, 1987–1992) HSN (1992–1998, 2007–February 2009) America's Store (1998–2007) Local programming (February–July 2009) Universal Sports (July 2009–2011) Silent (2011–2013) Telemundo (2013–2019) Azteca América (2019–2022) Estrella TV (2023–2024) Infomercials (2024)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54414
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	219.6 m (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°58′14″N 83°1′16″W / 39.97056°N 83.02111°W / 39.97056; -83.02111
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS