Springfield/Holyoke, Massachusetts United States |
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Branding |
The CW Springfield 22 News (newscasts) |
Slogan |
Dare To Defy (general) Working For You |
Channels |
Digital: WWLP-DT 11.2 (VHF) Virtual: 22.2 () |
Translators | 28.2 (UHF) WFXQ-CD2 Holyoke |
Affiliations | The CW (via The CW Plus; 2006–present) |
Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
First air date | September 1998 |
Call letters' meaning | see WWLP |
Sister station(s) |
WCTX, WTNH, WPRI-TV, WNAC-TV, WTEN, WXXA-TV |
Former callsigns | "WBQT" (September 1998 through March 31, 2015) |
Former affiliations | The WB (via The WB 100+, 1998–2006) |
Transmitter power | 10 kW (digital) |
Height | 247 m (digital) |
Facility ID | 6868 (digital) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°5′4.8″N 72°42′13.3″W / 42.084667°N 72.703694°W (digital) |
Licensing authority | FCC (digital) |
Website | TheCWSpringfield.com |
WWLP-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts that is licensed to Springfield. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WWLP (owned by Nexstar Media Group) and is part of the national CW Plus service. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11.2 (or virtual channel 22.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Provin Mountain in Agawam's Feeding Hills section. Along with continuing to be carried by Comcast channel 16 standard definition (with an addition of a high definition feed on digital channel 820, as of April 1, 2015), WWLP-DT2 "The CW Springfield" can also continue to be seen on Charter on channel 13 standard definition (with an addition of a high definition feed on digital channel 788, as of Mid-April 2015) by viewers in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties; thus offering access to the high definition feed for The CW for the first time in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.