channels digital 17 uhf virtual 17 psip subchannels 17.1 telemundo affiliations telemundo owner triplett & associates inc. founded january 8 1986 former callsigns w17ai 1986 1998 wdem lp 1998 2009 former affiliations former translator signal of wwat 1986 1992 home shopping network 1992 1998 america s store 1998 2007 home shopping network 2007 2009 universal sports 2009 2011 transmitter power 10.5 kw class a facility id 54414 transmitter coordinates 39 58 16.0 n 83 1 40.0 w 39.971111 n 83.027778 w 39.971111 ; 83.027778 website http telemundocolumbus.tv wdem cd is an telemundo affiliated class a television station located in columbus ohio licensed to broadcast locally on digital channel 17 . it ceased broadcasting in may 2011 and resumed sometime before august 1 2013 . 1 it is owned by triplett & associates inc. contents 1 history 2 digital television 3 current programming 3.1 local productions 4 references 5 external links history edit the station was founded on january 8 1986 as w17ai a columbus translator signal for owner wendell a. triplett s primary television holding wwat tv in chillicothe . this arrangement intended to increase the station s reach into the larger columbus market was discontinued in 1992 when wwat rebranded as wwho was added to many columbus cable lineups . following its disassociation from the former wwat w17ai became a full time affiliate of the home shopping network . in 1998 the station changed its call letters to wdem lp and became an affiliate of the america s store home shopping network reverting to hsn programming following the discontinuation of america s store . on december 17 2008 channel 17 was upgraded from low power status to class a ; accordingly its callsign was changed to wdem ca to reflect this . 2 despite this status the station identifies itself on air as wdem dtv 17 in february 2009 wdem under the new management of david p. chesnet dropped its hsn affiliation and repositioned itself as a station focusing on arts culture entertainment and lifestyles of the columbus area . this new format unique in the market featured a mix of locally produced programming older films and classic tv shows . on july 8 2009 the station s calls changed to wdem cd with the cd designation standing for class a digital television station . around this time wdem converted to digital with nbc s universal sports on digital subchannel 17.1 local spanish programming on 17.2 and wdem s local content moved to 17.3 . in spring of 2010 wdem s 17.2 became telemundo . also around this time wdem started producing local programming starting with a 30 minute special covering the arnold sports festival held annually in downtown columbus ; the special was seen as a local insert on universal sports . in july 2010 time warner cable picked up wdem s telemundo subchannel on channel 803 ; also wow picked up telemundo on channel 102 and universal sports on channel 103 . neither system carried 17.3 which was discontinued with universal sports s move to cable only distribution as of january 1 2012 . on may 1 2011 wdem s transmitter was taken off the air due to a technical fault whose details are unknown ; the transmitter was still off the air as of july 2011 3 as of august 1 2013 wdem is again broadcasting telemundo on the air now on 17.1 . 17.2 and 17.3 are still not on the air . digital television edit wdem cd operates a multiplexed digital signal on uhf channel 17 ; its analog transmitter was shut off on february 17 2009 . channel programming 17.1 telemundo there is also a signal on channels 17.3 & 17.4 . vague current programming edit local productions edit clippers extra innings is a bi weekly sports magazine program that covers the columbus clippers . clippers radio announcer scott leo takes you inside the organization with highlights player and coaches interviews and some of the great promotions at huntington park mma at the lc pavilion produced in cooperation with the lifestyles community pavilion this program focuses on local amateur mixed martial arts events throughout the year . additionally wdem has taken an active role in the central ohio sports scene covering many large events including the arnold sports festival and the first annual collegiate rugby sevens tournament . 4 references edit welcome to wdem dtv 17 wdem technical difficulties . wdem . retrieved 2011 07 24 . report no. 513 media bureau call sign actions december 17 2008 . federal communications commission . retrieved 2009 02 05 . welcome to wdem dtv 17 wdem technical difficulties . wdem . retrieved 2011 07 24 . mcconnell kitty . from home shopping to local arts resource . the other paper . retrieved 2009 03 15 . external links edit wdem official website query the fcc s tv station database for wdem cd v t e television stations in central ohio including columbus reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television commercial stations wcmh tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 metv 4.3 ion wsyx 6.1 abc 6.2 mntv this 6.3 ant wbns tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 decades wdem cd 17.1 telemundo w23bz d 23.1 ind. bounce tv 23.2 aza wtte 28.1 fox 28.2 gettv 28.3 american sports network wcsn ld 32.1 movies 32.2 cozi 32.3 dalmar tv 32.4 afro 1 tv 32.5 guide us tv 32.6 biz tv 32.7 youtoo america 32.8 infomercials w44dc d 44 hsn wcpx lp 48 mexicanal wwho 53.1 cw 53.2 grit 53.3 comet non profit stations public television wosu tv 34.1 pbs 34.2 the ohio channel 34.3 create religious wgct cd 8 ind. wcll cd 19.1 ds hd 19.2 ds sd wsfj tv 51.1 tbn 51.2 church 51.3 juce tv 51.4 enlace 51.5 soac outlying areas whiz tv 18 nbc zanesville wmno cd 22 h & i marion wocb cd 39 wxcb ca 42 ind. marion delaware woub tv 20 pbs athens wouc tv 44 pbs cambridge wmfd tv 68 ind. mansfield cable only stations fox sports ohio the ohio channel sportstime ohio time warner cable sportschannel mid ohio defunct onn wgsf 31 pbs ohio broadcast television charleston huntington west virginia cincinnati cleveland akron columbus dayton ft. wayne indiana lima marietta parkersburg west virginia steubenville wheeling west virginia toledo youngstown zanesville v t e other television stations in the state of ohio independent wgct cd 8 columbus wmfd tv 12 mansfield wdem cd 17 columbus w23bz d 23.1 columbus woth cd 25 cincinnati wdfm lp 26 defiance wvtx cd 28 bridgeport wtlw 44 lima home shopping wrap lp 32 infomercials cleveland w38dh 38 hsn toledo america one wmno cd 22 marion wfnd ld 22 findlay also daystar religious w09cg tbn findlay w17ay tbn seaman wdli tv 17 tbn canton akron cleveland wdtj lp 22 daystar toledo wwrd lp 32 rtv centerville wocb cd 39 wxcb ca 42 independent marion delaware wlmb 40 familynet worship toledo wjos ld 45 familynet pomeroy wrlm 47 tct canton wsfj tv 51 tbn newark columbus wggn tv 52 sandusky wcdn ld 53 daystar cleveland foreign language w23bz d 23.2 azteca columbus wcsn ld 32 32.1 mexicanal 32.3 dalmar tv columbus wcpx lp 48 mexicanal columbus wqhs dt 61 univision cleveland misc . w16od d 16 waoh cd 29 retro tv wsss lp 25 mtv2 steubenville wivn lp 29 wivm ld 39 retro tv canton newcomerstown see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in ohio retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wdem cd & oldid 734447407 categories television channels and stations established in 1986television stations in columbus ohiodigital low power stationshidden categories all wikipedia articles needing clarificationwikipedia articles needing clarification from september 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages 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