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WDEF-TV
| WDEF-TV | |
| |
| Brand | News 12 |
| City of License | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Market | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Channel | 12 digital Subcarrier 12.2 (Bounce TV) Formerly: 12 analog (1954-2009) 47 digital (1999-2008) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS
Formerly: NBC (secondary, 1954-56) DuMont (secondary, 1954-55) ABC (secondary, 1954-58) UPN (secondary, 2004-06) |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Company | Morris Multimedia |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows |
Dr. Phil
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Judge Judy The Insider |
WDEF-TV is the call sign for the CBS affiliate in the Chattanooga, Tennessee market. It broadcasts on digital channel 12. Its analog 12 was shut off on February 17, 2009. WDEF's subcarrier, 12.2 is high definition.
WDEF has primarily been a CBS affiliate since its inception. It had secondary with DuMont (until it went dark in 1955), NBC (sharing with WROM/channel 9 to 1956, when WRGP/channel 3 signed on--now WRCB) and ABC (to 1958, when WROM moved to Chattanooga and changed its call to WTVC, the current ABC affiliate). They picked up secondary affiliation with UPN in 2004. It ended in 2006 after UPN and the WB (then on WFLI/channel 53) shut down and merged into the CW.
WDEF's first logo upon signing on in 1954.
WDEF's digital signal went on the air in 1999 on channel 47. Upon switching off its analog signal, it moved to its post-shutoff selection, channel 12.
Digital Television
| Virtual | Physical | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | 12.1 | WDEF-DT | Main WDEF (CBS) |
| 12.2 | 12.2 | WDEF-DT2 | Bounce TV |
Current CBS Prime-Time Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Prime News at 7 | The Andy Griffith Show | The Neighborhood | Bob Hearts Abishola | NCIS | NCIS: Hawai'i | News 12 Nightside | ||
| Tuesday | Prime News at 7 | The Andy Griffith Show | FBI | FBI International |
FBI Most Wanted |
News 12 Nightside | |||
| Wednesday | Prime News at 7 | The Andy Griffith Show | Survivor | FBI: True | News 12 Nightside | ||||
| Thursday | Prime News at 7 | The Andy Griffith Show | Young Sheldon | Ghosts | So Help Me Todd | SEAL Team | News 12 Nightside | ||
| Friday | Prime News at 7 | The Andy Griffith Show | S.W.A.T. | Fire Country | Blue Bloods | News 12 Nightside | |||
| Saturday | Paid programming | Crimetime I | Crimetime II | 48 Hours | News 12 Nightside | ||||
| Sunday | 60 Minutes | The Equalizer | Tracker | CSI: Vegas | News 12 Nightside | ||||
External Links
Official website for WDEF-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WDEF-TV
