WRID-LP
Encyclopedia
WRID-LP is a low-power religious
television station
in Richmond, Virginia
, broadcasting on analog channel 48 as a Daystar Television Network
owned and operated affiliate.
) became a UPN
affiliate in March 1997, Richmond was left without a full-time WB affiliate. In the early 2000, there were several attempts to launch a stand-alone station to carry the network. There were two candidates for the network affiliate. The first was channel 48 and the second is to launch a brand new station on channel 19. W48BI declined the offer and pass over channel 19 which became an outlet for Charlottesville
's CBS
affiliate WCAV
in 2004. WWBT
, the market's NBC
affiliate took secondary WB affiliation from 2001 to August 2006 during the early morning hours.
WUPV took secondary WB affiliation for The WB on selected nights until the closing of that network when it merged with the station's primary affiliate to become The CW.
WRLH-TV
carried selected Kids' WB
programming from 2001 to 2003.
of the station's ID.
WRID relies largely on its Daystar programming with no local programming.
Religious broadcasting
Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, broadcasting on analog channel 48 as a Daystar Television Network
Daystar Television Network
The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
owned and operated affiliate.
History
The station signed on June 2, 1992 with translator calls W48BI and was owned by VVILPTV, INC.Richmond's next WB affiliate?
When the market's WB affiliate WAWB (now WUPVWUPV
WUPV is the CW-affiliated television station for Richmond, Virginia that is licensed to Ashland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter northeast of the city in King William County along the Hanover County line...
) became a UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate in March 1997, Richmond was left without a full-time WB affiliate. In the early 2000, there were several attempts to launch a stand-alone station to carry the network. There were two candidates for the network affiliate. The first was channel 48 and the second is to launch a brand new station on channel 19. W48BI declined the offer and pass over channel 19 which became an outlet for Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
's CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WCAV
WCAV
WCAV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Charlottesville, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on Carters Mountain. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 212...
in 2004. WWBT
WWBT
WWBT is the NBC-affiliated television station for Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter at its studios on Midlothian Turnpike in the city. Owned by Raycom Media, the station operates CW affiliate WUPV through a shared services...
, the market's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate took secondary WB affiliation from 2001 to August 2006 during the early morning hours.
WUPV took secondary WB affiliation for The WB on selected nights until the closing of that network when it merged with the station's primary affiliate to become The CW.
WRLH-TV
WRLH-TV
WRLH-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter at the studios of PBS affiliates WCVE-TV/WCVW in Bon Air. The station can also be seen on Comcast and Verizon FiOS channel 11. There is a high...
carried selected Kids' WB
Kids' WB
Kids' WB! was Warner Bros. American childrens programing division brand for The WB Television Network. In September 2006, the block moved to The CW Television Network. The CW is the result of The WB's merger with UPN in 2006...
programming from 2001 to 2003.
Current affiliation with Daystar
In 2004, the station was bought by Word of God Fellowship, Inc. (a Daystar subsidiary) and change its to calls WRID-LP to reflect its Daystar affiliation and has local insertionLocal insertion
In broadcasting, local insertion is the act or capability of a broadcast television station, radio station, or cable TV system to insert or replace part of a broadcast network feed with content unique to the local station or system...
of the station's ID.
WRID relies largely on its Daystar programming with no local programming.