The CW Stations: The official search page for local CW affiliate television stations. "Nonprofit group to purchase Waterbury television station. Most of the cartoons were shows WTXX previously had on a barter basis that WTIC had no room for. WCCT is a television station in Waterbury, CT that serves the Hartford - New Haven television market. [4] At the time, the network's primary affiliate in Connecticut, WHNB-TV (channel 30) in New Britain, was hampered by a weak signal in New Haven and the southwestern portions of the state. The CT on WCCT is a member of Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Only at StationIndex.com, https://www.yourcwtv.com/partners/hartford/. The two stations share studios on Broad Street in downtown Hartford; WCCT-TV's transmitter is located on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut. In 2010 Tribune changed the callsign on channel 20 from WTXX to WCCT. It also picked up Boston Red Sox baseball games; the station's feed (with the "Connecticut's 20" bug) was carried during Red Sox highlights airing on ESPN for much of the late 1990s and early 2000s. On the next day (Easter Sunday), the station stayed off the air, preparing to relaunch. Detailed Engineering Information / WCCT FCC Applications. DIRECTV Deals for March 2021 in Hartford, CT 06106 Deal The Disney Afternoon and other syndicated shows previously on WTXX moved to WTIC or stopped airing in the market. Watch WCCT - Hartford-New Haven, CT WATR-TV was originally a dual secondary affiliate of both DuMont[2] and ABC, sharing them with New Haven-based WNHC-TV (channel 8, now WTNH). Find out where you can watch The CW in your area. The drawings are held at the offices of the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, FL, and televised on WCCT-TV in Hartford, CT. To view a drawing after the drawing has occurred CLICK HERE. News Channel 8 at 8pm: 9:00 pm: News Channel 8 at 9PM: 10:00 pm: News Channel 8 at 10 PM: 11:00 pm: News 8 at 11PM: 11:30 pm: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Informed - Season 8 Episode 1 Starring. You will be able to watch the broadcast station with an antenna on Channel 20 or by subscribing to a live streaming service. In addition, channel 20 would air a daily Catholic Mass, along with other Catholic religious programs, for one hour per day. Yale School of Public Health research has revealed the B117 COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in the U.K., makes up more than one-quarter of CT cases. At the time, the station's signal only covered Waterbury, New Haven and the southern portion of the state. The digital signal's change in channel location was necessary to avoid interference with PBS member WHYY-TV in Wilmington, Delaware. [10] Soon after taking over, Odyssey replaced channel 20's tiny 250-foot (76 m) tower with a more powerful transmitter that more than doubled its signal and gave it a coverage area comparable with the major network stations in the state. Please login with the primary ID on your account in order to set up DVR access for this Optimum ID. In July 1993, WTXX debuted a nightly 10 p.m. newscast produced by NBC station WVIT, called Connecticut News Live at 10. The station's studios and transmitter were located on West Peak in Meriden. The original Viacom bought WHNB-TV in 1978 and changed its call letters to WVIT. In June, 2009, WTXX terminated analog transmissions on channel 20, shutting down their Prospect transmitter site, and commenced operation on the same channel with a digital signal from the Comsite tower in Farmington, CT. Tribune, having already received a temporary waiver from FCC rules barring common ownership of a newspaper and a television station in the same area when it purchased the Hartford Courant a year earlier, received an additional waiver for its purchase of WTXX. ©2004-2021 Station Index, Your guide to local tv stations. WTXX prospered in its new status, and continued to do so even after WTIC-TV signed on in 1984 and took on the Fox affiliation two years later. 2 CT-N 9 My Network TV - WCTX MyTV9 18 UVI - WUVN Ch 18 75 IND - WZME Ch 43 Heroes and Icons 801 Escape TV - WFSB 3 CBS - WFSB Ch 3 10 ION - WHPX 20 TEL - WRDM Ch 13 76 C-SPAN 804 CPTV4U 4 NBC - WVIT CH 30 11 CW - WCCT Ch 20 22 HSN 77 C-SPAN 2 805 CPTV Sports "Sale of TV stations completed. WTXX also carried some sports, most notably New York Mets telecasts from WOR-TV in New York City (now MyNetworkTV flagship WWOR-TV in Secaucus, New Jersey) and Boston Celtics telecasts from WLVI-TV in Boston. [48][49] The sale was completed on September 19, 2019.[50]. Around this time, the station changed its on-air name from "UPN 20" to "Connecticut's 20". Programming consisted of the typical independent fare of off-network series, movies, and cartoons presented by the local children's show Kidstime with T.X. Privacy PolicyAll trademarks and logos are the property of their respected owners. The sale was announced in May 1981[7] and gained FCC approval that December.[8]. Channel # Channel Name HD/SD; 1: XFINITY On Demand: SD: 3: WFSB: SD: 4: WVIT: SD: 5: Local Programming 1: SD: 6: WTIC: SD: 7: WEDH: SD: 8: WTNH: SD: 9: WCTX: SD: 10: WHPX: SD: 11: WCCT… The station is owned by Tegna Inc., as part of a duopoly with Hartford-licensed Fox affiliate WTIC-TV (channel 61). Also available on. Originally, this was not simulcast on WTXX but has since been added (the 10 p.m. newscast continues to be shown live on WCCT, if it is preempted on WTIC due to sports programming overruns). Watch the drawings live on WCCT-TV (Channel 20). CT-N is on the air 24 hour a day, seven days a week. [53] In 1998, when WTIC replaced WVIT as WTXX's LMA partner, the WVIT-produced broadcasts were replaced with a simulcast of the first half-hour of WTIC's nightly 10 p.m. newscast; on April 24, 2006, the station began simulcasting the entire newscast. In June 2009, after 56 years of transmitting from various locations in New Haven County, WTXX shut down its analog transmitter in Prospect, solely utilizing a slot WTIC-TV's tower in Farmington for its full launch into the digital age. In July 2010, the station changed its branding again to "The CT" with "The CT is the place 2B" slogan;[17] to go along with this branding, the station changed its call letters to WCCT-TV on June 18. As part of the deal, some of the shows previously owned by WVIT were kept by WTXX and WTIC. WCCT is a The CW local network affiliate in Hartford-New Haven, CT. You can watch WCCT local news, weather, traffic, live sports, daytime, primetime, & late night programming. The news simulcasts on WCCT were included in the transition. The new owners of channel 20 ultimately opted to drop NBC and convert the station into an independent outlet (though NBC was considering ending its affiliation in any event). In 1962, the station relocated to UHF channel 20 and moved to a new studio and transmitter site in Prospect, south of Waterbury. The station commenced operations on September 10, 1953 as WATR-TV on channel 53, the second UHF station in Connecticut. Click on this town-by-town listing to check the channel location and broadcast schedule for your area. [52] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 12 to UHF channel 20 for post-transition operations. Its schedule now included cartoons and children's programs during the morning and afternoon hours, and syndicated shows whose local rights were owned by WVIT during the early evenings. The station's studios and transmitter were located on West Peak in Meriden. The previous contract had been scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31; the two sides decided to extend the deadline for the removal of the channels … These shows were the Disney Afternoon cartoon block, double runs of The Cosby Show and Growing Pains on weekdays, and some hour-long first-run syndicated dramas on weekends. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Check out today's TV schedule for CW (WCCT) Hartford, CT and take a look at what is scheduled for the next 2 weeks. On cable, WCCT-TV is carried primarily on channel 11 throughout the market. On Demand. Select "University of Connecticut" as the Provider. There is no guarantee to the accuracy of any information presented on this web site. Tuesday, March 9th TV listings for CW (WCCT) Hartford, CT HDTodayTomorrowThursday, Mar 11Friday, Mar 12Saturday, Mar 13Sunday, Mar 14Monday, Mar 15Tuesday, Mar 16Wednesday, Mar 17Thursday, … WCCT + 3 subchannels: CW WATERBURY, CT: 20: NNE (42 m iles) UHF 506 Mhz WLIW + 2 subchannels: PBS GARDEN CITY, NY: 21: SSW (29 m iles) UHF 578 Mhz WEDH: PBS HARTFORD, CT: 24: NNE (42 m iles) UHF 566 Mhz WNYE + 2 subchannels: INDEPENDENT NEW YORK, NY: 25: SW (50 m iles) UHF 530 Mhz WHPX: INDEPENDENT NEW LONDON, CT: 26: NNE (42 m iles) UHF 554 Mhz WVIT + 2 subchannels: NBC NEW BRITAIN, CT… The station also carries the 8 a.m. hour of WTIC's morning newscast (a previous simulcast of Fox 61 Morning News had aired at one point[when? Renaissance sold the ad time for the slot and WTXX paid nothing to run the programming during these hours. WCCT holds the local broadcast television rights to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. In 1999, WTXX and WTIC consolidated their operations in a new facility at One Corporate Center on Church Street in Downtown Hartford. Digital Subchannels: 20.1 WCCT/CW 20.2 This TV WCCT is a television station in Waterbury, CT that serves the Hartford - New Haven television market. By this point, WTXX upgraded its syndicated programming, and HSN was relegated to overnights before being dropped completely. HSN programming remained during middays, prime time, and the overnight hours. [13] While trying to negotiate an LMA, WTXX continued to run some Renaissance-owned programming daily from 3 to 7 p.m. free of charge. Please note cable television channels may vary between markets. The CW Hartford, CT - Television Schedule, Sweepstakes, Programming Information, Weather, Show Information and more. In March 2005, the FCC requested that Tribune sell WTXX to a new owner, but did not raise any additional pressure outside the request to force a sale or threaten a license forfeiture. In August 1966, WATR-TV joined NBC. It was owned by the Thomas and Gilmore families, along with WATR radio (1320 AM). WTIC also produces a weekly public affairs show called The Real Story, which airs Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with a repeat on WCCT at 11 a.m. Other than simulcasts and default carriage of WTIC's newscasts in the event of Fox Sports programming delays, WCCT does not carry traditional local newscasts produced specifically for the station; as such, the station was one of only two Tribune-owned stations not carrying their own daily newscasts (alongside WNOL/New Orleans). JSON; SHP; KML; CSV; GML; For help or assistance please contact us at 1-877-480-3201 or 1-717-338-2824 (TTY) or you may submit requests online via e-support. The station commenced operations on September 10, 1953 as WATR-TV on channel 53, the second UHF station in Connecticut. On July 10, 2013, Tribune announced plans to spin off its publishing division into a separate company, with the split finalized in 2014. Prior to airing Sun games, the station held the over-the-air broadcast rights to the NHL's Hartford Whalers. [5][6] Two years later, after WVIT more than doubled its transmission power to cover New Haven, it became clear that WATR-TV's NBC affiliation was now in jeopardy. On January 24, 2006, Time Warner announced that the company would merge the operations of The WB with CBS Corporation's UPN (which CBS acquired one month earlier in December 2005 following its split from Viacom), to form a 50/50 joint venture called The CW Television Network. WCCT is a digital full-power television station that operates with 220 kilowatts of power and is owned by Tegna. The station also simulcasts most New York Yankees and New York Mets games aired by WPIX, which is in the process of being purchased by Nexstar partner company Mission Broadcasting. The NBC programming aired on channel 20 for the last time on April 10, 1982. In October 1992, Renaissance Broadcasting sold WTXX to Counterpoint Communications, a non-profit media firm with close ties to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. Later that year, Tribune purchased WTXX outright, creating a duopoly with WTIC. WCCT-TV WATERBURY, CT. [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] On March 20, 2019, McLean, Virginia-based Tegna Inc. announced it would purchase WTIC and WCCT from Nexstar upon consummation of the merger, as part of the company's sale of nineteen Nexstar- and Tribune-operated stations to Tegna and the E. W. Scripps Company in separate deals worth $1.32 billion; this made the WTIC/WCCT duopoly the first television properties in Connecticut and southern New England for Tegna. The Office of Radio & Television's mission is to evangelize, educate, inform and inspire through the use of all available modern communications media. In late 2007, the FCC loosened its restrictions on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership perhaps creating an opening for Tribune (which was purchased by investor Sam Zell in December 2007) to retain WTXX without a waiver. In 1981, the Thomas/Gilmore family opted to sell channel 20 to a joint venture of Odyssey Television Partners (later to become Renaissance Broadcasting) and Oppenheimer and Company. Critter, a puppet created by and puppeteered by Paul Fusco who later created ALF. The company offers Hartford residents up to 330 channels and deals start at $64.99 to $134.99 per month. WCCT is a The CW local network affiliate in Hartford-New Haven, CT.You can watch WCCT local news, weather, traffic, live sports, daytime, primetime, & late night programming. Contour Maps. Journeys ran from 1976 to 1981. A notable local production was Journeys to the Mind, a half-hour talk show with host Joel Dobbin, which approached topics of the occult with a serious and sober tone. WTIC-TV wanted to establish a full-time local marketing agreement (LMA) with WTXX, which basically amounted to channel 20 being programmed by its main competitor. CT-N is now available on Roku®. The station runs programming from the The CW network and identifies itself as "The CT". CT-N is available on Frontier Communications (formerly AT&T U-verse) on Channel 83 statewide. In 1998, WVIT was sold to NBC and WTIC (now owned by Tribune Broadcasting) replaced WVIT as WTXX's LMA partner. The Office of Radio & Television is dedicated to spreading the Word and "Good News" of God's love and compassion to all. ], but was later dropped). Just better. WTIC-TV and WCCT-TV remained with the Tribune Company (which also retained all non-publishing assets, including the broadcasting, digital media and Media Services units), while its newspapers (including the Hartford Courant) became part of the similarly named Tribune Publishing Company. The station is owned by Tegna Inc., as part of a duopoly with Waterbury -licensed CW affiliate WCCT-TV (channel 20). There is no separate website for WCCT-TV; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WTIC-TV. Both stations carried ABC programming through Connecticut. Virtual Channel 20; RF Channel 33; Facility ID 14050; Search Station Profile. Powerball is drawn at 10:59 PM on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. At the time, the station's signal only covered Waterbury, New Haven and the southern portion of the state. By spring 1996, the station expanded its LMA with WVIT to cover the entire day, except for overnights and the hours when the Catholic Mass aired. "Channel 20 programming to mix religion, shopping. WTXX became Connecticut's UPN affiliate on April 3, 1995; for the 2½ months prior to that, Hartford viewers who wanted to watch UPN programming had to view it on cable, by way of WSBK-TV from Boston; viewers in Fairfield County were able to watch UPN programming over-the-air and on cable via WWOR-TV. 20.2 This TV. Renaissance's sale of WTXX to Counterpoint, and Renaissance's subsequent acquisition of WTIC-TV, became official in March 1993. Here’s a guide to the most popular TV service providers in the US. As FCC regulations prohibit common ownership of more than two stations in the same media market, or two or more of the four highest-rated stations in the market, Nexstar was required to sell two of the stations (including one ranking among the top four stations in total-day viewership) to a separate, unrelated company to address the ownership conflict. Cancel recording Cancel recording Cancel Series Record Cancel recording Cancel recording Cancel Series Record Record Record. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37], On December 3, 2018, Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Media Group—which has owned ABC affiliate WTNH and MyNetworkTV affiliate WCTX since January 2017—announced it would acquire the assets of Tribune Media for $6.4 billion in cash and debt. Learn more about Cloud DVR. Lotto! To view a drawing after the drawing has occurred CLICK HERE. Since 1998, WCCT has been helping to develop specialized medicines and therapies through clinical research, and we couldn’t have done that without you, the volunteer. It is not to be confused with, Television station in Connecticut, United States, Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with, sorted by primary channel network affiliations, Aborted sale to Sinclair; sale to Nexstar and resale to Tegna, Lender, Jon, and Stephen M. Williams. However, Renaissance retained the rights to all the programming it bought for WTXX. On December 12, 2009; WTIC, WCCT (then WTXX), and the Hartford Courant moved into new combined newsroom facilities in downtown Hartford,[54] and WTIC rebranded from Fox 61 to Fox CT (a transition completed in July 2010); in addition, WTIC became the second station in the market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. It now airs a rebroadcast of WTIC's 11 p.m. newscast at 1 a.m. weeknights, while the 10 p.m. newscast is re-aired on weekends; these rebroadcasts include a sports highlight program called Xfinity Sports Desk at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday nights. In June 2010, the station ended the simulcast of WTIC's 10 p.m. newscast. 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WCCT-TV, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 33), branded on-air as CW 20, is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford–New Haven television market. is drawn at 10:38 PM on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Renaissance then moved some of WTXX's stronger shows to WTIC-TV, leaving the station with a considerably weakened schedule. [21][22][23][24][25] Three weeks after the FCC's July 18 vote to have the deal reviewed by an administrative law judge amid "serious concerns" about Sinclair's forthrightness in its applications to sell certain conflict properties, on August 9, 2018, Tribune announced it would terminate the Sinclair deal, intending to seek other M&A opportunities.