WRDQ

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WRDQ
city =
station_
station_slogan = Central Florida's TV 27
station_branding = TV 27
RTN Central Florida
(on DT2)
analog = 27 (UHF)
digital = 14 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Independent
ABC (alternate)
RTN (on DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate = 2000
location = Orlando, Florida
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Cox Enterprises
licensee = WFTV, Inc.
sister_stations = WFTV
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 5,000 kW (analog)
182 kW (digital)
HAAT = 569 m (analog)
477 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 55454
coordinates = coord|28|16|45.3|N|81|1|24.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|28|34|8.3|N|81|3|15.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.wftv.com/wrdq/ wftv.com/wrdq]

WRDQ, channel 27, is an independent affiliated television station in Orlando, Florida. Its analog transmitter is located in northeastern Osceola County. The station's digital transmitter is located in Christmas. Owned by Cox Enterprises, WRDQ is sister to ABC affiliate WFTV. The two stations share studios on East South Street in downtown Orlando. Syndicated programming on WRDQ includes: "South Park", "Scrubs", "Merv Griffin's Crosswords", "Oprah", "According to Jim", and "George Lopez". The station can be considered an alternate ABC affiliate. As such, it may take on the responsibility of airing ABC programs whenever WFTV may not be able to do so as in a news-related emergency. WRDQ offers the Retro Television Network on its second digital subchanneland Bright House digital cable channel 1028.

History

The station's original construction permit was issued as early as 1990. Initial plans called for WRDQ's license to be held by a locally-based owner with WFTV operating the station under a local marketing agreement (LMA). However, it was not ready to broadcast by the time the FCC began allowing duopolies of commercially-licensed television stations. This allowed Cox to purchase WRDQ outright before it signed on for the first time in 2000. On May 28, 2007, WRDQ replaced its re-airing of ABC News "America This Morning" at 6 A.M. with the first hour of the nationally syndicated morning show, "The Daily Buzz". The second hour of the show airs tape-delayed at 10 A.M. with the third hour of the show not airing. On April 14, 2008, the station launched a new second digital subchannel to carry the Retro Television Network.

News operation

WRDQ airs a nightly, half-hour 10 o'clock newscast that is produced by WFTV. Since January of 2007, that station has also been producing a weekday morning newscast from 7 to 8:30 A.M. Prior to the morning news premiere, the 10 P.M. newscast was branded as "Action News at 10". This title was derived from WRDQ's general station branding ("Action TV 27") at the time of the launch but it ceased to be used as an overall station branding term.

"The Daily Buzz"
"(Weekday Mornings 6 to 7 and 10 to 11 A.M.)"
*Anchors:
**Andy Campbell
**Andrea Jackson
*News Updates:
**Kia Malone
*Weather:
**Mitch English

"Eyewitness News This Morning"
"(Weekday Mornings 7 to 8:30 A.M.)"
*Anchors:
**Greg Warmoth
**Vanessa Echols
*Weather:
**Brian Shields
*Traffic:
**David Dean

"Eyewitness News at 10" "(10 to 10:30 P.M.)"
"Weeknights"
*Anchors:
**Darrell Greene
**Vanessa Welch
*Weather:
**Tom Terry
*Sports:
**Zach Klein

"Weekends"
*Anchor:
**Robert Maxwell
*Weather:
**Matt Makens
*Sports:
**Jenny Dunn

"WRDQ features additional news personnel from WFTV. See that article for a complete listing."

External links

* [http://www.wftv.com/wrdq/ WRDQ "TV 27"]
* [http://www.wftv.com WFTV "Channel 9"]
*TVQ|WRDQ