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| The station first signed on ], ] as '''WTIC-TV''', an independent station owned by the ] along with ] (1080 kHz.). | The station first signed on ], ] as '''WTIC-TV''', an independent station owned by the Hartford-based ] along with ] (1080 kHz.). | ||
| By ], CBS was looking to move its programming from its ] in Hartford, WHCT-TV (channel 18, now ]). CBS' ratings had been astonishingly low in Hartford because television manufacturers were not required to have ] tuners at the time. The network figured it was better to have its programming on a ] station, even if it was merely an affiliate. When CBS began shopping around for a new affiliate, it was a foregone conclusion that WTIC-TV would get the affiliation, since WTIC-AM had long been Hartford's CBS Radio affiliate. | By ], CBS was looking to move its programming from its ] in Hartford, WHCT-TV (channel 18, now ]). CBS' ratings had been astonishingly low in Hartford because television manufacturers were not required to have ] tuners at the time. The network figured it was better to have its programming on a ] station, even if it was merely an affiliate. When CBS began shopping around for a new affiliate, it was a foregone conclusion that WTIC-TV would get the affiliation, since WTIC-AM had long been Hartford's CBS Radio affiliate. | ||
| Travelers Insurance sold the station to the ] in ] but kept WTIC-AM-FM. The ''Post'''s broadcasting division, Post-Newsweek Stations, changed the calls to '''WFSB''', after publisher '''F'''rederick '''S'''. '''B'''eebe. (The WTIC radio stations were sold to Arch |
Travelers Insurance sold the station to the ] in ] but kept WTIC-AM-FM. The ''Post'''s broadcasting division, Post-Newsweek Stations, changed the calls to '''WFSB''', after publisher '''F'''rederick '''S'''. '''B'''eebe. (The WTIC radio stations were sold to Arch Communications, who signed on a television station of its own on channel 61, under the ] call sign, in ]). | ||
| Post-Newsweek later swapped the station to the ] for WCPX-TV (now ]) in ] in ], even though the Post-Newsweek group was run out of WFSB at the time (and would be run out of Harford until 2000). | Post-Newsweek later swapped the station to the ] for WCPX-TV (now ]) in ] in ], even though the Post-Newsweek group was run out of WFSB at the time (and would be run out of Harford until 2000). | ||
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WFSB, channel three, is an affiliate of the CBS television network serving most of the state of Connecticut, owned by the Meredith Corporation. Licensed to the state capital of Hartford, WFSB's signal can be reached as far away as southwest New Hampshire. WFSB's studios are located at 3 Constitution Plaza in Hartford, with transmitter on Avon Mountain.
History
The station first signed on September 21, 1957 as WTIC-TV, an independent station owned by the Hartford-based Travelers Insurance Company along with WTIC-AM (1080 kHz.).
By 1959, CBS was looking to move its programming from its owned and operated station in Hartford, WHCT-TV (channel 18, now WUVN). CBS' ratings had been astonishingly low in Hartford because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. The network figured it was better to have its programming on a VHF station, even if it was merely an affiliate. When CBS began shopping around for a new affiliate, it was a foregone conclusion that WTIC-TV would get the affiliation, since WTIC-AM had long been Hartford's CBS Radio affiliate.
Travelers Insurance sold the station to the Washington Post Company in 1974 but kept WTIC-AM-FM. The Post's broadcasting division, Post-Newsweek Stations, changed the calls to WFSB, after publisher Frederick S. Beebe. (The WTIC radio stations were sold to Arch Communications, who signed on a television station of its own on channel 61, under the WTIC-TV call sign, in 1984).
Post-Newsweek later swapped the station to the Meredith Corporation for WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando, Florida in 1997, even though the Post-Newsweek group was run out of WFSB at the time (and would be run out of Harford until 2000).
Since 2004, WFSB has operated a low-power station in Springfield, Massachusetts; WSHM-LP, on channel 67. WSHM can also be seen on WFSB's digital signal.
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