WTXX-LD

WTXX-LD, virtual channel 34 (UHF digital channel 29[1]), is a low-powered Timeless TV-owned-and-operated television station licensed to Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. The station's transmitter is located in Hamden, Connecticut. WTXX is the former call sign of The CW affiliate WCCT-TV.

For the station that formerly used the callsign WTXX-TV, see WCCT-TV.
WTXX-LD
CitySpringfield, Massachusetts
Channels
Programming
Subchannels34.1: Timeless TV
34.2: beIN Sports Xtra
34.3: beIN Sports Xtra ñ
34.4: Informercials
34.5: ShopHQ
AffiliationsTimeless TV (2023-present)
Ownership
OwnerHC2 Broadcasting, Inc.
WRNT-LD
History
First air date
1991 (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)
Digital:
34 (UHF, 2016-2022)
Independent (1991–2005)
Retro TV (2005–2015)
Infomercials (2015)
AMGTV (2015–2016)
IntrigueTV (2016–2018)
Azteca America (2018–2022)
Call sign meaning
former calls of WCCT-TV, standing for that station's channel number 20 in Roman numerals
Technical information
Facility ID31453
ERP7.5 kW
HAAT146 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. However, top-of-the-hour bumpers still mention it as a Springfield station to this day. WTXX-LD was an affiliate of IntrigueTV.

Logo as an Azteca América affiliate, from 2018 until the shutdown of Azteca America on 12/31/2022

In January 2018, Tyche Media reached a deal to sell WTXX-LD and WRNT-LD to HC2 Holdings for $2.325 million.[4]

After Azteca America signed off the air on January 1, 2023, today WTXX-LD became a Timeless TV affiliate which it is still owned and operated by HC2 Holdings.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[5]
34.1 720p 16:9 WTXX-LD Timeless TV
34.2 beIN Sports Xtra
34.3 480i beIN Sports en español
34.4 4:3 Informercials
34.5 ShopHQ

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for WTXX-LD
  2. "Landover 5 Buys Two Low-Powers For $300,000". TVNewsCheck. June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  3. "Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $250,000". TVNewsCheck. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. "Station Trading Roundup: 6 Sales, $148 Million | TVNewsCheck.com". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  5. "WTXX-Ld Springfield, Ma".
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