WHPX
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| New London / Hartford / New Haven, Connecticut | |
| Branding | ION Television |
| Channels | 26 (UHF) analog, 34 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ION Television |
| Owner | ION Media Networks |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Call letters meaning | "Hartford's PAX" |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1983-1993) Infomercials (1993-1998) Pax (1998-2005) |
| Website | ionline.tv |
WHPX is the ION Television affiliate serving the Hartford / New Haven, Connecticut television market. It is owned and operated by ION Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications) and is licensed to New London, Connecticut.
[edit] History
The station began operation in 1983 as WLCT, and changed its call sign in 1986 to WTWS. It was owned by R & R Media. It ran a low budget general entertainment format. In 1988, the station took over some programming from WHCT as a result of WHCT's financial problems.
In 1990, the station also began to take programming that WTXX chose not to renew. It also offered to pick up WTXX's programming inventory in 1992, but WTXX's owner (Renaissance Broadcasting) declined.
The station had added more infomercials to its lineup by 1993. However, shortly thereafter, it was sold to Paxson, and rights to its programming were acquired by LIN Television, which placed those shows on WBNE in 1995.
Under Paxson, WTWS ran religious programming in the morning, infomercials in the afternoon and evenings, and worship programming overnight. Paxson then bought WHCT in 1997, and sold WTWS to Roberts Broadcasting.
Paxson, however, sold WHCT to Entravision in 1998, and affiliated with WTWS. The station became a Pax affiliate that year, and changed its call letters to WHPX to reflect its affiliation. In 2005, Paxson repurchased channel 26.
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WFSB 3 (CBS) (WSHM-LP on DT2) - WTNH 8 (ABC) - WRDM 13 (TEL / RAI) - W17CD 17 (Ind) - WUVN 18 (UNI) - WTXX 20 (The CW) (The Tube on DT2) - WEDH 24 / WEDW 49 / WEDN 53 / WEDY 65 (PBS / CPTV) - WHPX 26 (ION) - WVIT 30 (NBC) (WX+ on DT2) - WHCT 38 (AZA) - WSAH 43 (S@H / JTV) - WUTH 47 (TFU) - WNHX 51 (Ind) - WCTX 59 (MNTV) - WTIC 61 (FOX) |
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CN8 - NESN - FSN New England - YES - NECN |
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Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn |
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Broadcast Television Networks: ION Television |
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1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. |
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Annual Revenue: $276.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: ION | Website: www.ionmedia.tv |
