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WDSI-TV · channel 61.1

WDSI-TV is channel 61.1 (True Crime Network), a full-power station licensed to Chattanooga, TN.

Updated from FCC data

WDSI-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 61.1 True Crime Network
  • 61.2 Comet

Which way to point your antenna for WDSI-TV

WDSI-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main Chattanooga towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 14 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Cleveland, TN west (267°) 25 mi
Dalton, GA northwest (324°) 33 mi
Athens, TN west-southwest (243°) 45 mi
Soddy-Daisy, TN southwest (230°) 11 mi
Fort Oglethorpe, GA north-northwest (346°) 16 mi
Signal Mountain, TN northeast (48°) 2 mi
Jasper, TN east-northeast (69°) 19 mi

WDSI-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
14 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
120 kW
Antenna height
691 m above sea level, 306 m above average terrain
Tower location
35.1608, -85.3183 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
71353
Licence on file
2018-09-06

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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