WTXX-LD
WTXX-LD is a low-powered television station for the Pioneer Valley area of Massachusetts that was licensed to Springfield but subsequently moved to New Haven. Owned by HC2 Holdings, it broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in Hamden, Connecticut.[1] WTXX is the former call sign of Connecticut's The CW affiliate WCCT-TV.
New Haven, Connecticut | |
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City | New Haven |
Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) |
Branding | Azteca 34 Connecticut |
Programming | |
Subchannels | 34.1 Azteca America (O&O) 34.2 BeIN Sports Xtra 34.3 Infomercials |
Affiliations | Azteca América (2018-present) |
Ownership | |
Owner | HC2 Broadcasting, Inc. |
Sister stations | WRNT-LD, WCRN-LD |
History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Former call signs | W12CL (1990–2004) WESA-LP (2004–2010) WTXX-LP (2010-2016) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 12 (VHF, 1991–2008) 34 (UHF, 2008–2016) |
Former affiliations | Independent (1991–2005) Retro TV (2005–2015) Infomercials (2015), AMGTV (2015-2016) IntrigueTV (2016-2018) |
Call sign meaning | former calls of WCCT-TV |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 31453 |
ERP | 7.5 kW |
HAAT | 146 m |
History
In June 2013, former owner R and S Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WTXX-LP, along with sister station WRNT-LP in Hartford, Connecticut, to Landover 5 LLC.[2] However, the deal eventually fell through, and both stations were instead sold to Tyche Broadcasting, later renamed Tyche Media.[3]
In 2016, WTXX-LP was moved from Springfield, Massachusetts to West Hartford, Connecticut and went on the air before moving again in April 2017, to New Haven on Channel 34. WTXX-LD was an affiliate of IntrigueTV.
In January 2018, Tyche Media reached a deal to sell WTXX-LD and WRNT-LD to HC2 Holdings for $2.325 million.[4]
Digital channels
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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34.1 | 480i | 16:9 | WTXX-LD | Azteca America |
34.2 | 4:3 | beIN Sports Xtra | ||
34.3 | Infomercials |
References
- Digital TV Market Listing for WTXX-LD
- "Landover 5 Buys Two Low-Powers For $300,000". TVNewsCheck. June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- "Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $250,000". TVNewsCheck. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Station Trading Roundup: 6 Sales, $148 Million | TVNewsCheck.com". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2018-01-10.