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| '''WFSB''' is an affiliate of the ] network serving most of the state of ]. It is licensed to ]. The station is located on channel 3 and is owned by ]. | '''WFSB''' is an affiliate of the ] network serving most of the state of ]. It is licensed to ]. The station is located on channel 3 and is owned by ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | The station first signed on in ] as WTIC-TV, an independent station owned by the ] along with ]. In ], CBS moved its Hartford affiliation to channel 3 from its owned-and-operated station WHCT (now ]). CBS' ratings had been astonishingly low in Hartford because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. CBS figured it was better to have its programming on a ] station, even if it was merely an affiliate. | ||
| ⚫ | Travelers sold the station to the ] in ] but kept WTIC AM and FM. Post-Newsweek changed the calls to WFSB, after publisher Franklin S. Beebe. (WTIC |
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| ⚫ | Travelers sold the station to the ] in ] but kept WTIC AM and FM. Post-Newsweek changed the calls to WFSB, after publisher Franklin S. Beebe. (The WTIC radio stations were sold to Arch Broadcasting, which later signed on a television station of its own on ], under the WTIC call sign). | ||
| Over the years WFSB 3 was known to preempt moderate amounts of CBS programming but cable systems often carried CBS 2 New York. The preemptions tenede to be Daytime Morning shows, some Saturday Morning Cartoons and CBS Late Night programming prior to David Letterman. | |||
| Post-Newsweek later sold |
Post-Newsweek later sold the station to ] in ]. | ||
| Since ], WFSB has operated a low-power station in ]; WSHM-TV, on channel 67. It is a semi-satellite of WFSB, but does not air local news ]. It identifies on-air as "CBS 3" because it is located on channel 3 on most cable systems in western Massachusetts. | Since ], WFSB has operated a low-power station in ]; WSHM-TV, on channel 67. It is a semi-satellite of WFSB, but does not air local news ]. It identifies on-air as "CBS 3" because it is located on channel 3 on most cable systems in western Massachusetts. | ||
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WFSB is an affiliate of the CBS network serving most of the state of Connecticut. It is licensed to Hartford. The station is located on channel 3 and is owned by Meredith Corporation.
History
The station first signed on in 1957 as WTIC-TV, an independent station owned by the Travelers Insurance Company along with WTIC-AM 1080. In 1959, CBS moved its Hartford affiliation to channel 3 from its owned-and-operated station WHCT (now WUVN). CBS' ratings had been astonishingly low in Hartford because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. CBS figured it was better to have its programming on a VHF station, even if it was merely an affiliate.
Travelers sold the station to the Washington Post in 1974 but kept WTIC AM and FM. Post-Newsweek changed the calls to WFSB, after publisher Franklin S. Beebe. (The WTIC radio stations were sold to Arch Broadcasting, which later signed on a television station of its own on channel 61, under the WTIC call sign).
Post-Newsweek later sold the station to Meredith Corporation in 1997.
Since 2004, WFSB has operated a low-power station in Springfield, Massachusetts; WSHM-TV, on channel 67. It is a semi-satellite of WFSB, but does not air local news as of 2005. It identifies on-air as "CBS 3" because it is located on channel 3 on most cable systems in western Massachusetts.
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