WWTI

WWTI

Semi-satellite of WSYR-TV, Syracuse, New York
Watertown, New York United States
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 50
Branding	ABC 50 The North Country CW (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	50.1: ABC 50.2: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
History
First air date	January 3, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-01-03)
Former call signs	WJCK (1985–1986) WFYF (1986–1990)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 50 (UHF, 1988–2009) Digital: 21 (UHF, 2003–2019) Translators: 25 W25AB Watertown (1988–2000) W28BC Massena (1988–2000)
Former affiliations	Both secondary: NBC (1988–1995)[1][2] Fox (1988–2000)
Call sign meaning	Wonderful Watertown, Thousand Islands
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16747
ERP	31.1 kW
HAAT	329.5 m (1,081 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°52′47″N 75°43′11″W / 43.87972°N 75.71972°W / 43.87972; -75.71972
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.informnny.com "The North Country CW" (DT2)

WWTI (channel 50) is a television station in Watertown, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC. Its second digital subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of The CW (via The CW Plus). Owned by Nexstar Media Group, WWTI has studios on Court Street in downtown Watertown, and its transmitter is located on Hayes Road in Denmark, New York.

Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WWTI is considered a semi-satellite of WSYR-TV (channel 9) in Syracuse. WWTI clears all network programming as provided by its parent, simulcasts most of WSYR's newscasts and airs some of its syndicated programming (albeit at different times). There are some programs that only air on WWTI while some are only seen on WSYR. WWTI also airs separate station identifications and commercial inserts, and has its own website. Master control and some internal operations for WWTI and WSYR are based at Springfield, Massachusetts–licensed Nexstar sister station and NBC affiliate WWLP's studios in Chicopee.^[4]