WGAY-LP
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WMDF-LP channel 41 is a low-powered television station in Key West, Florida
, owned by Three Grand TV.
The station originally signed on by PrideNation Network in 2006 as WGAY-LP; as Proud TV, it was known for being the first free television station in the United States to cater to the LGBT
community, with a selection of original programming and specials, plus movies about, or appealing to, the gay lifestyle, as well as repeats of The Lucy Show
and One Step Beyond, plus infomercial
s. It was also seen locally on Comcast
channel 75, and worldwide on the internet.
However, due to economic troubles, Proud TV closed down sometime in 2008. PrideNation would sell the station to Three Grand TV of Altamonte Springs
, which would re-call the station as WMDF-LP. According to FCC records, the station is currently still silent.
Key West, Florida
Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
, owned by Three Grand TV.
The station originally signed on by PrideNation Network in 2006 as WGAY-LP; as Proud TV, it was known for being the first free television station in the United States to cater to the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community, with a selection of original programming and specials, plus movies about, or appealing to, the gay lifestyle, as well as repeats of The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1962 until 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965-66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program...
and One Step Beyond, plus infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s. It was also seen locally on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
channel 75, and worldwide on the internet.
However, due to economic troubles, Proud TV closed down sometime in 2008. PrideNation would sell the station to Three Grand TV of Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole county in the U.S. state of Florida, which had a population of 41,496 at the 2010 census. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States...
, which would re-call the station as WMDF-LP. According to FCC records, the station is currently still silent.