WHCT-LD
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| Channels | |
| Branding | MeTV Hartford |
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| History | |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 38 (UHF, 2001–2020) |
| Jewelry Television (until 2020) | |
Call sign meaning | Hartford, Connecticut (heritage calls of WUVN) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 189254 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 375.8 m (1,233 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°42′13″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70361°N 72.83194°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | metv |
WHCT-LD (channel 35) is a low-power television station licensed to both Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut, United States, affiliated with MeTV. The station is owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, and maintains a transmitter on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington.
History
[edit]The WHCT call letters, which were once used on channel 18 (now Univision affiliate WUVN), were adopted by the station in August 2001. Ten years after the station signed on, from 1991 to 2001, its call letters were W69CL, with a brief change to W32BV during a failed attempt to move it to channel 32 from 1997 to 1998.
In December 2019, Weigel Broadcasting agreed to purchase WHCT-LD from Venture Technologies Group for $1.5 million.[2] The sale was completed on September 30, 2020, and Weigel placed five of their networks on WHCT-LD immediately, replacing the Jewelry Television affiliation.[3]
Weigel had not had an affiliate in the area for any of their networks since WZME (channel 43, mainly serving the New York market from Bridgeport) ended their affiliation with MeTV in 2015. WZME would eventually be affiliated with MeTV+ on September 27, 2021, and Story Television upon its launch on March 28, 2022.
Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 35.1 | 720p | 16:9 | MeTV | MeTV |
| 35.2 | 480i | Heroes | Heroes & Icons | |
| 35.3 | Start | Start TV | ||
| 35.4 | Movies | Movies! | ||
| 35.5 | Catchy | Catchy Comedy | ||
| 35.6 | MeTV+ | MeTV+ | ||
| 35.7 | Story | Story Television | ||
| 35.8 | Toons | MeTV Toons | ||
| 35.9 | Dabl | Dabl |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHCT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Application for Transfer of Control of A Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Stations or Low Power Television Station. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, January 13, 2020, Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, October 1, 2020, Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WHCT-LD
External links
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- 1991 establishments in Connecticut
- Catchy Comedy affiliates
- Heroes & Icons affiliates
- Low-power television stations in Connecticut
- MeTV affiliates
- MeTV Toons affiliates
- Movies! affiliates
- OnTV4U affiliates
- Start TV affiliates
- Television channels and stations established in 1991
- Weigel Broadcasting
- Northeastern United States television station stubs