WBDT

WBDT
CitySpringfield, Ohio
Channels
BrandingDayton's CW; 2 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorNexstar Media Group
WDTN
History
First air date
September 7, 1980 (1980-09-07)
Former call signs
  • WTJC (1980–1998)
  • WDPX (1998–1999)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 26 (UHF, 1980–2009)
  • Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2009), 26 (UHF, 2009–2018), 50 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Call sign meaning
"The WB, Dayton"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
70138
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT330 m (1,083 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°43′8″N 84°15′21.1″W / 39.71889°N 84.255861°W / 39.71889; -84.255861
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wdtn.com/daytons-cw

WBDT (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Springfield, Ohio, United States, serving as the Dayton area outlet for The CW. It is owned by Vaughan Media and operated by Nexstar Media Group under a local marketing agreement (LMA), making it sister to NBC affiliate WDTN (channel 2). The two stations share studios on South Dixie Drive in Moraine, Ohio. Through a channel sharing agreement, WBDT, along with Richmond, Indiana–licensed Ion Television station WKOI-TV (channel 43), share WDTN's digital channel from WDTN's transmitter facility on Frytown Road in southwest Dayton.

WBDT serves as the default CW affiliate for the Lima market, which had been served by cable-only affiliate West Central Ohio CW until early 2010.