WYYW-CD

WYYW-CD
Channels
Branding
  • Telemundo 15 Evansville
  • The Family Channel Evansville (on DT2)
  • Retro TV (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerThree Sisters Broadcasting, LLC
WTSN-CD
History
Founded
  • Former license: November 29, 1991
  • Current license: August 22, 1995
First air date
  • Former license: November 8, 1993
  • Current license: September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
Last air date
Former license: June 1, 2009 (15 years, 205 days)
Former call signs
  • Former license:
  • W63BT (1991–1996)
  • WTSN-LP (1996–February 2009)
  • WYYW-LP (February–June 1, 2009)
  • Current license:
  • W56DN (1995–2007)
  • W36DF (2007–January 2009)
  • WYYW-LP (January–February 2009)
  • WTSN-LP (February–July 15, 2009)
  • WTSN-LD (July 15, 2009)
  • WTSN-CD (July 15, 2009–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • Former license: 63 (UHF, 1993–2000), 58 (UHF, 2000–2004), 41 (UHF, 2004–2009)
  • Current license: 56 (UHF, 1997–2007), 36 (UHF, 2007–2009)
  • Digital: 36 (UHF, 2009–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17742
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT160.8 m (528 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°59′13″N 87°16′11″W / 37.98694°N 87.26972°W / 37.98694; -87.26972
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wtsn-tristate.com/wyyw-cd/

WYYW-CD (channel 15) is a low-power, Class A television station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. The station is owned by Three Sisters Broadcasting alongside Antenna TV affiliate WTSN-CD (channel 20).

History

Until 2009, WYYW-CD was co-owned by the Evansville Low Power Partnership and Comcorp, as a sister station to Evansville CBS affiliate WEVV-TV.

On May 19, 2009, the then-WTSN-LP ceased broadcasting My44 and MyNetworkTV programming, and on June 1, the station flash cut to digital as WTSN-LD and changed its affiliation to America One. WEVV now carries MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliation on digital channel 44.2.

In August 2010, both WTSN-LD and WYYW-LP were granted Class A status by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Class A designation protects them from being relocated to another channel by a full-power station.

In November 2011, WTSN-CD and WYYW-LP became affiliates of the classic programming network MeTV.[2]

On December 12, 2012, WTSN-CD and WYYW-CD swapped call signs. The original WTSN-CD became WYYW-CD, while the original WYYW-CD became WTSN-CD.[3]

On February 25, 2014, WYYW-CD dropped MeTV and took on the Heartland affiliation. The station also added a second digital subchannel to carry The Family Channel on 15.2 on that same date. MeTV was still seen on WTSN-CD until October 23. Then on January 17, 2015, WTSN-CD aired repeats of Heartland's E/I programming on Saturday mornings, replacing its Heroes & Icons affiliation at that time during the weekend with these programs because of its religious programming on Sunday mornings until the affiliation with WYYW-CD ended. Then, in July of that year, WYYW-CD started to affiliate with the Spanish–language network Telemundo with Retro TV airing on 15.3.[4]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WYYW-CD[4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
15.1 1080i 16:9 WYYW-1 Telemundo
15.2 480i WYYW-2 The Family Channel
15.3 WYYW-3 Retro TV

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYYW-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WTSN to deliver classic TV programming in November
  3. ^ "Digital TV Market Listings". RabbitEars.info.
  4. ^ a b "RabbitEars TV Query for WYYW-CD". RabbitEars.info.
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