WCCT-TV

WCCT-TV (channel 20), branded on-air as CW 20, is a television station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, serving the HartfordNew Haven market as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Hartford-licensed Fox affiliate WTIC-TV (channel 61). The two stations share studios on Broad Street in downtown Hartford; WCCT-TV's transmitter is located on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut.

WCCT-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
CityWaterbury, Connecticut
Channels
BrandingCW 20
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WTIC-TV
History
First air date
September 10, 1953 (1953-09-10)
Former call signs
  • WATR-TV (1953–1982)
  • WTXX (1982–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 53 (UHF, 1953–1962), 20 (UHF, 1962–2009)
  • Digital: 12 (VHF, 2003–2009), 20 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
CW Connecticut
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14050
ERP220 kW
HAAT517 m (1,696 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°42′13″N 72°49′55″W
Links
Public license information
Websiteyourcwtv.com/partners/hartford

Established in 1953 as WATR-TV, a television station for the Waterbury area, the station changed to a regional independent in 1982, becoming Connecticut's UPN affiliate in 1995 and switching to The WB in 2001. It has been managed by WTIC-TV since 1998.

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