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Overview
WDCW brings The CW to Washington, District of Columbia, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD) market.
On screen it is channel 50, though WDCW actually transmits on RF channel 15. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. It shares its broadcast channel with another station under an FCC channel-sharing arrangement.
Tribune Media Company holds the station's FCC license. The station is part of Nexstar Media Group. The station dates back to 1981. It has used the WDCW call letters since May 2006.
WDCW's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 2121 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20007. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.dcnewsnow.com.
Among the core children's programs WDCW reported to the FCC for 2025: Science World, Americans Heartland Classics and Ocean Mysteries.
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WDCW at a glance
- Call sign
- WDCW
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 50
- RF channel
- 15
- City of license
- Washington, District of Columbia
- TV market
- Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD)
- Licensee
- Tribune Media Company
- Owner
- Nexstar Media Group
- On the air since
- 1981
- Call sign since
- May 2006
- Studio address
- 2121 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20007
- FCC facility ID
- 30576
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.dcnewsnow.com
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WDCW at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 50 (RF 15)
- Licensed to
- Washington, DC
- TV market
- Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD)
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