WKTV-DT3
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| Utica/Rome, New York United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding |
"Central New York's CW 11" (general) "NewsChannel 2" (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
TV Now (general) Where the News Comes First |
| Channels |
Digital: WKTV-DT 29.6 (UHF) Virtual: 2.3 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | The CW (via The CW Plus) |
| Owner |
Heartland Media (WKTV, Licensee LLC) |
| Founded | November 10, 2014 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WKTV |
| Former affiliations | MeTV (2014–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 708 kW (digital) |
| Height | 402 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 60654 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°6′8.4″N 74°56′19″W / 43.102333°N 74.93861°W (digital) |
WKTV-DT3 is the CW-affiliated television station for Central Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley. The station is a third digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WKTV that is owned by Heartland Media. Over-the-air, WKTV-DT3 broadcasts a 720p high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 29.6 (or virtual channel 2.3 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the Eatonville section of Fairfield and Herkimer. It is also available on Time Warner Cable channel 11 and in high definition on digital channel 1212.[1] WKTV-DT3's parent station has studios on Smith Hill Road in Deerfield (with a Utica postal address). It is part of the national CW Plus programming service.
History
The station signed-on November 10, 2014 as an affiliate of MeTV.[2] As recommended by Weigel Broadcasting, MeTV's owners,[3] WKTV-DT3 cleared the entire MeTV schedule. After much deliberation between WKTV and Time Warner Cable, WKTV-DT3 was added to Time Warner Cable's Utica line-up in the summer of 2015 on channel 1245.[4]
On October 26, 2015, parent station WKTV announced that it had signed an affiliation agreement with CBS to carry its programs on its second digital subchannel beginning November 22, making WKTV-DT2 CBS' first full-time affiliate in Utica. It was also announced that WKTV-DT3 would switch its affiliation from MeTV to The CW (WKTV-DT2's former affiliation), while MeTV programs were moved to a newly created fourth subchannel.[5] WKTV-DT3 subsequently inherited WKTV-DT2's cable channel position, as well as its programming from The CW Plus, while the new fourth subchannel immediately took over WKTV-DT3's former cable channel position.
In May 2016, WKTV-DT3 upgraded its over-the-air digital signal into 720p high definition; thus offering over-the-air access to the high definition feed for The CW for the first time in the Utica/Rome market.[6]
Newscasts
When WKTV-DT3 first signed on, it did not air any newscasts in favor of MeTV programming. However, on November 23, 2015, WKTV-DT3 began airing the 10 p.m. newscast that had previously aired on WKTV-DT2 as a CW affiliate. On January 25, 2016, WKTV-DT3 also added a 7 a.m. newscast, making it the first station in the Utica market to carry local news at that time.[7] Both newscasts air every weekday for a half-hour and are virtually identical to WKTV's regular newscasts. During weather forecast segments, WKTV (and thus WKTV-DT3) features live NOAA National Weather Service weather radar data from several regional sites. On-air, this system is known as "StormTracker 2 Live Doppler".
See also
References
- ↑ tv.twcc.com/listings (Via Entering The Appropriate Zip Codes)
- ↑ http://www.wktv.com/news/local/MeTV-officially-launches-bringing-classic-television-to-Utica-282160111.html
- ↑ Diana Marszalek (July 23, 2013). "News Finds A New Home Among Diginets". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.metv.com/wheretowatch/affiliate/526
- ↑ WKTV bringing CBS affiliation to Utica
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WKTV
- ↑ http://www.wktv.com/news/NewsTalk_New_Morning_Newscast_Coming.html