WDKA
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Paducah, Kentucky/Harrisburg, Illinois/Cape Girardeau, Missouri United States |
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| City | Paducah |
| Branding | My 49 WDKA |
| Channels |
Digital: 49 (UHF) & KBSI-DT 22.2 (UHF) Virtual: 49 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 49.1 MyNetworkTV 49.2 Charge! 49.3 TBD |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (2006–present) |
| Owner | Paul T. Lucci (WDKA Acquisition Corporation) |
| Operator |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (Full acquisition of station pending) |
| First air date | June 5, 1997 |
| Call letters' meaning | PaDu(K)Ah |
| Sister station(s) | KBSI |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 49 (UHF, 1997–2009) Digital: 50 (UHF, until 2010) |
| Former affiliations |
DT1: UPN (1997–2000) The WB (2000–2006) DT2: TheCoolTV (2010–2012) GetTV (2014–2017) DT3: The Country Network/Zuus Country (2010–2017) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 327 metres (1,073 ft) |
| Facility ID | 39561 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°23′42.6″N 88°56′23.3″W / 37.395167°N 88.939806°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | mywdka |
WDKA is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Jackson Purchase area of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Southeastern Missouri that is licensed to Paducah, Kentucky. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 49 from a transmitter in Vienna, Illinois. Owned by Paul T. Lucci, the station is operated through a local marketing agreement (LMA) by the Sinclair Broadcast Group as sister to Fox affiliate KBSI. The two stations share studios on Enterprise Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
It can also be seen on KBSI's second digital subchannel (UHF channel 22.2) in standard definition from a transmitter north of Cape Girardeau in rural Cape Girardeau County.
WDKA began broadcasting on June 5, 1997. It was a UPN affiliate broadcasting an analog signal on UHF channel 49. In 2000, WDKA switched affiliations with low-powered station WQTV-LP (licensed to Murray, Kentucky) and repeater WQWQ-LP to become an affiliate of The WB. The station became a MyNetworkTV affiliate on September 5, 2006. In the same month, The WB and UPN merged to become The CW, and WQTV-LP was announced to become The CW affiliate for Paducah.
GetTV, a new movie-oriented network owned by Sony Pictures Television, started broadcasting over WDKA-DT2 in July 2014 (exact date unknown) as part of a deal with Sinclair Broadcasting to add 33 markets to GetTV's roster of affiliates.
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