WPDE-TV, channel 15,'s the ABC affiliate serving the Myrtle Beach/Florence market. Its transmitter's located near Floyd Dale, South Carolina. WPDE's owned by Barrington Broadcasting, after purchasing the station from Diversified Communications in 2005. (External Link) History Early years WPDE signed on November 22, 1980 as an ABC affiliate. ABC programming had previously been airing on WBTW-TV 13 on a part-time basis. The former Florence Civic Auditorium building was transformed into WPDE's fir… (More on Wpde-tv)