The station signed on June 2, 1992, with translator calls W48BI and was owned by VVILPTV, Inc.
Richmond's next WB affiliate?
When the market's WB station WAWB (channel 65, now WUPV) became a UPN affiliate in March 1997, Richmond was left without a full-time WB outlet. In the early 2000s, there were several attempts to launch a stand-alone station to carry the network. W48BI was one of two possible candidates for the network affiliate which declined the offer or launch a brand new station on channel 19 that later became an outlet for Charlottesville's CBS affiliate WCAV (channel 19) in 2004. NBC affiliate WWBT became a secondary WB affiliate from 1999 to August 2006 during the early morning hours. Fox affiliate WRLH-TV (channel 35) carried select Kids' WB programs from 1998 to 2001.
In late August 2006, WUPV took a secondary affiliation with The WB on select nights until that network merged with UPN to become The CW.
On August 27, 2021, it was announced that Gray Television would purchase WRID-LD from Daystar for $630,000.[2] The sale was completed on January 4, 2022.[3] Sometime later,[when?] WRID-LD began simulcasting the main channels of WWBT and WUPV.
On January 12, 2007, the FCC granted Word of God Fellowship's request for permission to digital for Low-Power Digital Television (LD) on channel 51 and gave the station until January 12, 2010, to complete the flash cut. On August 9, 2011, Word of God Fellowship filed a second construction permit for a flash-cut to digital TV on channel 48 which was approved by the FCC on August 24, 2011, that was to expire on September 1, 2015.
The station officially began digital broadcasting on November 8, 2014. The FCC issued the station its digital license on December 5, 2016.
wrid, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2021, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WRID LD news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message WRID LD RF channel 36 is a low power television station in Richmond Virginia United States Owned by Gray Television it is a translator of NBC affiliate WWBT channel 12 and Ashland licensed CW affiliate WUPV channel 65 WRID LD s transmitter is located near the shared studios of WWBT and WUPV on Midlothian Turnpike US 60 in Richmond The station is also a Daystar affiliate in addition to being a translator for WUPV and WWBT WRID LDTranslator of WWBT Richmond Virginia and WUPV Ashland VirginiaRichmond VirginiaUnited StatesChannelsDigital 36 UHF Virtual 12 6 48 65 6ProgrammingAffiliations12 6 NBC48 1 Daystar65 6 The CWOwnershipOwnerGray Television Gray Television Licensee LLC Sister stationsWWBT WUPVHistoryFirst air dateJune 2 1992 30 years ago 1992 06 02 Former call signsW48BI 1992 2004 WRID LP 2004 2016 Former channel number s Analog 48 UHF 1998 2016 Digital 48 UHF 2014 2021 Former affiliationsShopNBC 2003 2004 Call sign meaningRichmond DaystarTechnical informationLicensing authorityFCCFacility ID65116ClassLDERP15 kWHAAT210 m 689 ft 1 Transmitter coordinates37 30 23 N 77 30 11 W 37 50639 N 77 50306 W 37 50639 77 50306LinksPublic license informationLMS Contents 1 History 1 1 Richmond s next WB affiliate 1 2 As a ShopNBC affiliate 1 3 Daystar affiliation 1 4 Sale to Gray Television 2 Technical information 2 1 Subchannels 2 2 Analog to digital transition 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe station signed on June 2 1992 with translator calls W48BI and was owned by VVILPTV Inc Richmond s next WB affiliate Edit When the market s WB station WAWB channel 65 now WUPV became a UPN affiliate in March 1997 Richmond was left without a full time WB outlet In the early 2000s there were several attempts to launch a stand alone station to carry the network W48BI was one of two possible candidates for the network affiliate which declined the offer or launch a brand new station on channel 19 that later became an outlet for Charlottesville s CBS affiliate WCAV channel 19 in 2004 NBC affiliate WWBT became a secondary WB affiliate from 1999 to August 2006 during the early morning hours Fox affiliate WRLH TV channel 35 carried select Kids WB programs from 1998 to 2001 In late August 2006 WUPV took a secondary affiliation with The WB on select nights until that network merged with UPN to become The CW As a ShopNBC affiliate Edit In 2003 W48BI became a ShopNBC affiliate Daystar affiliation Edit In 2004 the station was bought by the Daystar Television Network and changed its calls to WRID LP to reflect its Daystar affiliation and uses local insertion of the station s ID Sale to Gray Television Edit On August 27 2021 it was announced that Gray Television would purchase WRID LD from Daystar for 630 000 2 The sale was completed on January 4 2022 3 Sometime later when WRID LD began simulcasting the main channels of WWBT and WUPV Technical information EditSubchannels Edit The station s digital signal is multiplexed Subchannels of WRID LD 4 Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming12 6 1080i 16 9 NBC Simulcast of WWBT NBC48 1 480i Daystar Daystar65 6 1080i CW Simulcast of WUPV The CWAnalog to digital transition Edit On January 12 2007 the FCC granted Word of God Fellowship s request for permission to digital for Low Power Digital Television LD on channel 51 and gave the station until January 12 2010 to complete the flash cut On August 9 2011 Word of God Fellowship filed a second construction permit for a flash cut to digital TV on channel 48 which was approved by the FCC on August 24 2011 that was to expire on September 1 2015 The station officially began digital broadcasting on November 8 2014 The FCC issued the station its digital license on December 5 2016 See also EditWUPV WRLH TV WWBT WCAV TV WWBK LPReferences Edit TV Query Results Video Division FCC USA Assignments Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission August 27 2021 Retrieved August 28 2021 Notification of Consummation Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission January 4 2022 Retrieved January 26 2022 Digital TV Market Listing for WRID LD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WRID LD amp oldid 1109588900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
