KEDD (TV)
KEDD, UHF analog channel 16, was an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Wichita, Kansas, United States that operated from August 15, 1953, to April 30, 1956. It was the first television station based in Wichita, though stations could be picked up from nearby Oklahoma as early as 1949 with a high enough antenna. The station's studios were located at 2815 East 37th Street North. The start-up of two VHF stations in Wichita put KEDD at a disadvantage economically, spurring the station to file for bankruptcy in 1955. The second of these stations, KARD-TV, signed on as an independent, and NBC decided in early 1956 to move its programs there, signaling channel 16's demise. History On February 18, 1953, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a construction permit to C.W.C. (Durwood Theatres), a movie theater operator in Missouri and Kansas, for a new UHF television station on channel 16 in Wichita. It was the first such permit granted for the city, which had two VHF stations (channels 3 and 10) tied up in comparative hearings. KEDD was expected to launch July 1, 1953, but it missed its planned start date by more than a month and a half as RCA was