WDTM

WDTM is a digital class A Low-power television station serving the Detriot, Michigan Television Market. Owned by Gavin Communications, and serves as the market's Telemundo affilate. It broadcast on UHF Physical channel 46 and maps to Virtual 46.1. WDTM is repeated digitally in Canada, via WLCA repeater transmitter in Port Huron, Canada
==History==
The station first signed on the air on July 5, 2003, as an affiliate of Detroit Independent Broadcasting System ( a company which has now folded), And was known as WDIT. In 2009 Yanee Communications purchased the station, and converted it into a Spanish-Language independent station in the Detroit-Metro area. Making it the Detroit area's first Spanish-Language outlet, it had independent Mexican Programming. In 2015 WDIT was put up for sale it took 2 years to purchase in 2017, Gavin Communications purchased it, and changed its call letters to WDTM standing for "Detroit Telemundo" with rumors hitting that the new owners would possibly affiliate the station with Telemundo and the stations first network affiliation. In April 2017, it was officially announced that WDTM was affiliating with Telemundo, which didn't just bring the stations first network affiliation, but it would bring Detroit's first Spanish-Language network affiliation. Telemundo launched on WDTM on July 8, 2017 at 12:00 a.m.. 
 
== News Operation ==
In September 2018, management of the only 1 year and 2 months old Telemundo station posted hirings for an anchor, reporter, and a meteorologist, and a camera-graphic and photographer, among other behind the scenes roles, on its website on the English Version and Spanish Version and on Indeed and ZipRecruiter and Dice. The news of this already started a rumor and created rumors about the launch of Detroit First Spanish-Language news department. The announcement was made official after Thanksgiving 2019. On December 10, 2018, The newscast Noticias Telemundo Detroit as the first Spanish newscasts in Detroit. Airing at 5 pm and 6 pm and jamming Acceso Total syndication right in the middle of it at 5:30 PM and national news after the 6 pm show. The newscast is anchored by anchor and managing editor Michelle Masuaga, Weather with Metro Molina and Edwin Torres with reports around the Detroit Metro area. Metro weather reports are the only in Spanish in Detroit. This was the first Spanish-language newscasts in Detriot. Also the news director, Gary Dukes is the first African-American News Director to lead a Spanish-Language Station.Category:Telemundo network affiliates
Category:Detroit
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Gavin Communications