Callsign: | KDIT-CD |
Branding: | Catchy Comedy Des Moines |
Digital: | 17 (UHF) |
Virtual: | 45 |
Translators: | KDIT-LD 17 Fort Dodge |
Airdate: | (in Marshalltown, Iowa; license moved to Des Moines in 2022) |
Location: | Des Moines, Iowa |
Country: | United States |
Callsign Meaning: | Des Moines Iowa Television |
Owner: | Weigel Broadcasting |
Licensee: | KDIT-TV LLC |
Former Affiliations: | America One/AIN (2000s) Retro TV (until 2021) |
Erp: | 15 kW |
Haat: | 557.60NaN0 |
Class: | CD |
Facility Id: | 46753 |
Coordinates: | 41.83°N -93.6143°W |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KDIT-CD (channel 45) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, United States, broadcasting the digital multicast network Catchy Comedy. The station is owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, and maintains a transmitter in Alleman, Iowa.
On July 29, 2021, it was reported that Weigel Broadcasting would purchase the then KDAO-CD for $200,000, pending approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The sale did not include the KDAO-CD call sign, which was retained by MTN Broadcasting.[1] The sale was completed on September 29;[2] and the callsign was changed to KDIT-CD on October 12.[3]
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | |
---|---|---|---|---|
45.1 | Decades | Catchy Comedy | ||
45.2 | Movies! | Movies! | ||
45.3 | StartTV | Start TV | ||
45.4 | TOONS | MeTV Toons | ||
45.12 | EMLW | Infomercials |