WVIT-TV
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New Britain - Hartford - New Haven, Connecticut United States |
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| City | New Britain, Connecticut |
| Branding |
NBC Connecticut (general) NBC Connecticut News (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
Connecting You (general) Connecticut's News Leader (news) |
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Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 30 () |
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| Owner |
NBCUniversal (NBC Telemundo License LLC) |
| First air date | February 13, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
W-Viacom International Television (Former owner's Viacom official subsidiary for trademark and station licensing purposes) |
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| Transmitter power | 250 kW |
| Height | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Facility ID | 74170 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°42′3″N 72°49′55.1″W / 41.70083°N 72.831972°WCoordinates: 41°42′3″N 72°49′55.1″W / 41.70083°N 72.831972°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
WVIT, channel 30 (branded on-air as NBC Connecticut), is an NBC owned-and-operated station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford-New Haven television market. WVIT's offices and main studios are located on New Britain Avenue in West Hartford, and its transmitter is located on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut. On cable, the station is available on Comcast, Frontier and Cox on channel 4 SD/1004 HD, Optimum on channel 4, Atlantic Broadband on channel 4 SD/402 HD and Charter Communications on channel 4 SD/785 HD.
Due to the close proximity of the Hartford-New Haven and Springfield-Holyoke markets, many stations originating from Connecticut can be also be viewed in the Southern Pioneer Valley, though through pay-TV, most Pioneer Valley stations claim network and syndicated exclusivity over their programming north of the state line. Springfield NBC affiliate WWLP is currently the only Pioneer Valley station offered on Comcast's basic tier in Connecticut. Connecticut Charter customers have access to WWLP, but only with a digital set top box, and only in standard definition.
WVIT signed on for the first time on February 13, 1953 as WKNB-TV, owned by the New Britain Broadcasting Company along with WKNB radio (840 AM, now WRYM). The calls stood for Kensington-New Britain. It is Connecticut's second-oldest television station, and the first on the UHF band. It has been an NBC affiliate for nearly all of its history. However, during its first two and a half years, it carried CBS programming.
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