WJDP-LD, virtual and

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channel 11, is a low-power IBN Television- affiliated

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serving

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, United States that is

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. The station is owned by Edge Spectrum. Sevier County was also locally served by

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-licensed WJZC-LP, which was a

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(channel 7) in

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until its license was cancelled on April 30, 2021.

History

The station was established on September 24, 2010 as W11DI-D. At the time of its sign-on in 2011 as WJDP-LD, it was an affiliate of Legacy TV (now

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), and was under ownership of Richard C. and Lisa Goetz of Hendersonville. At some point in 2013, the station was sold to EICB TV East, LLC. The station signed off in early 2014, and was off the air indefinitely until about 2017, when it began broadcasting from IBN Television.

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