WVIT

WVIT
CityNew Britain, Connecticut
Channels
BrandingNBC CT; NBC Connecticut
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WRDM-CD / WDMR-LD
History
FoundedJuly 11, 1952[1]
First air date
February 13, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-02-13)
Former call signs
  • WKNB-TV (1953–1957)
  • WNBC (1957–1960)
  • WHNB-TV (1960–1978)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 30 (UHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 35 (UHF, 2004–2019)
  • CBS (secondary, 1953–1955)
Call sign meaning
Viacom International Television (former owner's official subsidiary for trademark, copyright and station licensing purposes)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74170
ERP374 kW
HAAT450 m (1,476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°42′2″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70056°N 72.83194°W / 41.70056; -72.83194
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.nbcconnecticut.com

WVIT (channel 30) is a television station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, United States, serving as the NBC outlet for the HartfordNew Haven market. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Class A Telemundo outlet WRDM-CD (channel 19). The two stations share studios on New Britain Avenue in West Hartford and transmitter facilities on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut.

  1. ^ "FCC begins granting new TV; Denver gets three." Broadcasting – Telecasting, July 14, 1952, pp. 5, 102. Retrieved January 5, 2019. [1] [2]
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.