WYDN
Encyclopedia
WYDN is a television station
in the Boston market. The station, which is licenced to the nearby city of Worcester
, is an owned-and-operated station
of Daystar
.
) network from KMLM
in Odessa, Texas
. By the early 2000s, the station had switched to Daystar programming, and became available on cable systems throughout the market. Many Comcast systems carry it on channel 295,while Verizon Fios subscribers can view it on channel 25.
; however, that ended when WYDN terminated its analog signal on June 12, 2009. WYDN digital transmits from the WBZ-TV
tower in Needham
.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in the Boston market. The station, which is licenced to the nearby city of Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, is an owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
of Daystar
Daystar Television Network
The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
.
History
WYDN signed on in late April 1999, originally airing the Prime Time Christian Broadcasting (now God's Learning ChannelGod's Learning Channel
God's Learning Channel is a Judeo-Christian television network which is based in the Southwestern United States. Based on the Messianic Judaism movement, it describes itself as "teaching the Torah and the true roots of Christianity", and its programming features a mixture of Christian and Jewish...
) network from KMLM
KMLM
KMLM-DT is a religious television station in Odessa, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 42 as an owned-and-operated station of God's Learning Channel. Channel 42 is also the GLC flagship station...
in Odessa, Texas
Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
. By the early 2000s, the station had switched to Daystar programming, and became available on cable systems throughout the market. Many Comcast systems carry it on channel 295,while Verizon Fios subscribers can view it on channel 25.
Transmission
WYDN brought television back to the top of Asnebumskit Hill in PaxtonPaxton, Massachusetts
Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,806 at the 2010 census.-History:Paxton was first settled in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765....
; however, that ended when WYDN terminated its analog signal on June 12, 2009. WYDN digital transmits from the WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...
tower in Needham
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
.