Connecticut Radio and TV Station Photos from the John in Arizona Collection
The photos in the Connecticut section are listed in alphabetical order by call letters. All photos are the property of John C Johnson / John In Arizona / johninarizona and may not be used in any form elsewhere.
WCCT TV: Channel 20 licensed to Waterbury serves the Hartford market. The station started in 1953 as WATR. In 1982 the calls were changed to WTXX, and in 2010 to WCCT TV. The WCCT-TV subcariers are 20.1 CW, 20.2 This TV, 20.3 Comet, and 20.4 Stadium as seen in the screen grab samples from 2019.
WCCT TV 20.1
WCCT TV 20.2
WCCT TV 20.3
WCCT TV 20.4
WDRC: WDRC 1360 Hartford has quite a history in the area. The facility started out as WPJA licensed to New Haven. They were the first commercial radio station in Connecticut. WDRC moved to Hartford in 1930. The WDRC call letters once stood for Doolittle Radio Corporation. Studios, transmitter, and towers are located at 869 Blue Hills Avenue as seen in the photos from 2019. This location is across the street from the Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, note the photo of me taking a photo from that location.
WDRC Radio 1360 Hartford 869 Blue Hills Avenue studios - 2019.
WDRC Radio 1360 Hartford 869 Blue Hills Avenue towers - 2019.
WDRC Radio 1360 Hartford 869 Blue Hills Avenue tower base and vehicles - 2019.
John taking photos of the WDRC facility across the street from the Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery - 2019.
WEDH TV: WEDH TV Channel 24 Hartford started in 1962. This station is part of the Connecticut Public Television network along with WEDY TV New Haven, WEDW TV Stamford, and WEDN TV Norwich. Screen grabs for WEDH TV are from 2019.
WEDH TV 24.1
WEDH TV 24.2
WEDH TV 24.3
WEDH TV 24.4
WFSB TV: John has quite a few photos of WFSB TV Channel 3 Hartford. There is a seperate page for the WFSB TV. Click on the photo to go to the WFSB TV page.
WHPX TV: Channel 26 New London started in 1986 as WTWS. In 1998 the call letters were changed to WHPX TV. Licensed to New London, they serve the Hartford market. WHPX-TV subcarriers are 26.1 Ion Television, 26.2 Qubo, 26.3 Ion Plus, 26.4 Ion Shop, 26.5 QVC Over air, and 26.6 HSN. Screen grab samples are from 2019.
WHPX TV 26.1
WHPX TV 26.2
WHPX TV 26.3
WHPX TV 26.4
WHPX TV 26.5
WHPX TV 26.6
WMMW: WMMW Radio 1470 Meriden came on the air in 1947. Their 4 tower antenna site is located along Leonard Street as seen in the photo from 2019.
WMMW Radio 1470 Meriden 4 towers along Leonard Street - 2019.
WMRD: WMRD Radio 1150 Middletown has studios along River Road near their tower as seen in the photos from 2019. The building is also the studio location for WLIS Radio 1420 Old Saybrook.
WMRD Radio 1150 Middletown studios on River Road - 2019.
WMRD Radio 1150 Middletown studios on River Road - 2019.
WMRD Radio 1150 Middletown tower on River Road - 2019.
WNHC TV: WNHC TV New Haven came on the air in 1948 on Channel 6. They changed to Channel 8 in 1953. The call letters were changed to WTNH in 1971. Here's an early ad promoting Popeye Theater with Admiral Jack.
WNHC TV Channel 8 New Haven early promotion for Popeye Theater with Admiral Jack.
WRDM CD: Channel 19 Hartford started out in 1986 as W13BF, calls were changed to WRDM-LP in 1995, then in 2008 to WRDM-CD. WRDM subchannels are 19.1 Telemundo and 19.2 TeleXitos as seen in the screen grab samples from 2019.
WRDM CD 19.1
WRDM CD 19.1
WRYM: 840 Radio New Britain started out in 1946 as WKNB. The call letters were changed to WRYM in 1962. At that time they started airing Connecticut's first beautiful music format radio station. They currently air a Spanish language tropical music format with the "Viva" slogan. Studios are located at 1056 Willard Avenue in Newington as seen in the photo from 2019.
WRYM Radio 840 New Britain studios at 1056 Willard Avenue in Newington - 2019.
WSTC: 1400 Radio Stamford started out in 1941 as WSRR. In 1946 the call letters were changed to WSTC. Their tower is located on Magee Avenue close to Honda of Stamford car dealership where this photo was taken from in 2024. This tower is also the tower for WEDW-FM, WQQQ-FM, and translators W276DY and W211AI.
WSTC Radio 1400 Stamford tower - 2024.
WTIC TV: WTIC TV Channel 61 Hartford started out in 1984. The Fox affiliate screen grabs are from 2019.
WTIC TV 61.1
WTIC TV 61.1
WTIC TV 61.1
WTIC TV 61.1
WTIC TV 61.1
WTIC TV 61.1
WVIT TV: John has quite a few photos of WVIT TV Channel 30 New Britain. There is a seperate page for the WVIT TV. Click on the photo to go to that page.
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