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Overview
Licensed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, WDEF-TV carries CBS programming for viewers in the Chattanooga, TN market.
On screen it is channel 12, though WDEF-TV actually transmits on RF channel 8. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add Bounce TV, Ion Mystery, Grit, Court TV and Laff.
What's on WDEF-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 12.1 | CBS |
| 12.2 | Bounce TV |
| 12.3 | Ion Mystery |
| 12.4 | Grit |
| 12.5 | Court TV |
| 12.6 | Laff |
The FCC license is held by Wdef-tv, Inc. WDEF-TV has been on the air since 1954. The current call sign has been in place since April 1979.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 3300 Broad Street, Chattanoooga, TN 37408. Its website is www.wdef.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WDEF-TV listed educational programs including Luck Dog: Reunions, Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin and Mission Unstoppable.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- WDEF-TV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: Bounce TV, Ion Mystery, Grit, Court TV, Laff)
- Virtual channel
- 12
- RF channel
- 8
- City of license
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- TV market
- Chattanooga, TN
- Licensee
- Wdef-tv, Inc.
- On the air since
- 1954
- Call sign since
- April 1979
- Studio address
- 3300 Broad Street, Chattanoooga, TN 37408
- FCC facility ID
- 54385
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wdef.com
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WDEF-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 12 (RF 8)
- Licensed to
- Chattanooga, TN
- Subchannels
- Bounce TV, Ion Mystery, Grit, Court TV, Laff
- TV market
- Chattanooga, TN
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