WKTV-DT3

WKTV-DT3
Utica/Rome, New York United States

Branding	"Central New York's CW 11" (general) "NewsChannel 2" (newscasts)
Slogan	TV Now (general) Where the News Comes First
Channels	Digital: WKTV-DT 29.6 (UHF) Virtual: 2.3 (PSIP)
Affiliations	The CW (via The CW Plus)
Owner	Heartland Media (WKTV, Licensee LLC)
Founded	November 10, 2014
Call letters' meaning	see WKTV
Former affiliations	MeTV (2014–2015)
Transmitter power	708 kW (digital)
Height	402 m (digital)
Facility ID	60654 (digital)
Transmitter coordinates	43°6′8.4″N 74°56′19″W / 43.102333°N 74.93861°W / 43.102333; -74.93861 (digital)

WKTV-DT3 is the CW-affiliated television station for Central Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley. The station is a third digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WKTV that is owned by Heartland Media. Over-the-air, WKTV-DT3 broadcasts a 720p high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 29.6 (or virtual channel 2.3 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the Eatonville section of Fairfield and Herkimer. It is also available on Time Warner Cable channel 11 and in high definition on digital channel 1212.^[1] WKTV-DT3's parent station has studios on Smith Hill Road in Deerfield (with a Utica postal address). It is part of the national CW Plus programming service.

History

"MeTV Utica" Logo used from November 10, 2013 until November 22, 2015 when the MeTV affiliate moved to WKTV-DT4 from WKTV-DT3.

The station signed-on November 10, 2014 as an affiliate of MeTV.^[2] As recommended by Weigel Broadcasting, MeTV's owners,^[3] WKTV-DT3 cleared the entire MeTV schedule. After much deliberation between WKTV and Time Warner Cable, WKTV-DT3 was added to Time Warner Cable's Utica line-up in the summer of 2015 on channel 1245.^[4]

On October 26, 2015, parent station WKTV announced that it had signed an affiliation agreement with CBS to carry its programs on its second digital subchannel beginning November 22, making WKTV-DT2 CBS' first full-time affiliate in Utica. It was also announced that WKTV-DT3 would switch its affiliation from MeTV to The CW (WKTV-DT2's former affiliation), while MeTV programs were moved to a newly created fourth subchannel.^[5] WKTV-DT3 subsequently inherited WKTV-DT2's cable channel position, as well as its programming from The CW Plus, while the new fourth subchannel immediately took over WKTV-DT3's former cable channel position.

In May 2016, WKTV-DT3 upgraded its over-the-air digital signal into 720p high definition; thus offering over-the-air access to the high definition feed for The CW for the first time in the Utica/Rome market.^[6]

Newscasts

When WKTV-DT3 first signed on, it did not air any newscasts in favor of MeTV programming. However, on November 23, 2015, WKTV-DT3 began airing the 10 p.m. newscast that had previously aired on WKTV-DT2 as a CW affiliate. On January 25, 2016, WKTV-DT3 also added a 7 a.m. newscast, making it the first station in the Utica market to carry local news at that time.^[7] Both newscasts air every weekday for a half-hour and are virtually identical to WKTV's regular newscasts. During weather forecast segments, WKTV (and thus WKTV-DT3) features live NOAA National Weather Service weather radar data from several regional sites. On-air, this system is known as "StormTracker 2 Live Doppler".

References

↑ tv.twcc.com/listings (Via Entering The Appropriate Zip Codes)
↑ http://www.wktv.com/news/local/MeTV-officially-launches-bringing-classic-television-to-Utica-282160111.html
↑ Diana Marszalek (July 23, 2013). "News Finds A New Home Among Diginets". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
↑ http://www.metv.com/wheretowatch/affiliate/526
↑ WKTV bringing CBS affiliation to Utica
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WKTV
↑ http://www.wktv.com/news/NewsTalk_New_Morning_Newscast_Coming.html

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Television Stations viewable in the Mohawk Valley, including Utica and Rome, New York

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WKTV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 CBS, 2.3 CW, 2.4 MeTV) WPNY-LP 11/W53AM 53 (MNTV) WTKO-CA 13 (Unknown) WUTR (20.1 ABC, 20.2 MNTV, 20.3 Grit, 20.4 Bounce TV) WFXV (33.1 Fox, 33.2 Escape, 33.3 Laff) WVVC-LD (40.1 Antenna TV, 40.2 The Walk TV, 40.3 Heartland, 40.4 Cozi TV) W22DO-D (22.1 PBS, 22.2 Create, 22.3 World, 22.4 PBS Plus, all via WCNY-TV)

Outlying areas	W04AE 4 (ABC, Herkimer, via WTEN)

Adjacent locals	Syracuse, NY WTVH (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Grit) WCNY-TV (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 World, 24.4 PBS Plus) WSPX-TV (56.1 ION, 56.2 Qubo, 56.3 Ion Life, 56.4 Ion Shop, 56.5 QVC, 56.6 HSN) Albany, NY WRGB (6.1 CBS, 6.2 This TV, 6.3 Comet) WTEN (10.1 ABC, 10.2 GetTV, 10.3 Justice Network) WMHT-TV (17.1 PBS, 17.2 Create, 17.3 World) Kingston, ON CKWS-DT (11.1 CTV/Global)

Cable-only stations	YES MSG Network Spectrum News Central New York Spectrum Sports SNY

New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown

Broadcast television in the Capital District of New York and Berkshire County, Massachusetts, including Albany and Pittsfield

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations

WRGB (6.1 CBS, 6.2 This TV, 6.3 Comet)
WTEN/WCDC (10.1/19.1 ABC, 10.2/19.2 GetTV, 10.3/19.3 Justice)
WNYT (13.1 NBC, 13.2 MeTV, 13.3 H&I)
WMHT (17.1 PBS, 17.2 Create, 17.3 World)
WXXA-TV (23.1 Fox, 23.2 Capital OTB TV, 23.3 Laff)
WNGN-LP 35 / WNGX-LD 42 _Analog (FN)
WCWN (45.1 The CW, 45.2 Grit, 45.3 CBS simulcast)
WNYA (51.1 MNTV, 51.2 Antenna TV, 51.3 Decades)

Outlying area stations

WYCX-CD (2.1/.2 Retro, 2.3 Tuff TV; Manchester, VT)
W04AJ 4 (PBS; Glens Falls, via WMHT)
W04BD 4 (PBS; Schoharie, via WMHT)
WNCE-CD (8.1 YTA; Glens Falls)
WYBN-LD (14.1 BUZZR, 14.2 ASN, 14.3 Tuff TV, 14.4 France 24, 14.5 Rev'n, 14.6 LATV, 14.7 This TV; Cobleskill)
WEPT-CD (15.1 AMGTV, Newburgh)
WNYT 18 (NBC, Troy)
W21CP-D 21 (NBC, Gloversville, via WNYT)
W28DA-D 28 (NBC, Pittsfield, MA, via WNYT)
W38DL-D 38 (NBC, Adams, MA, via WNYT)
WVBG-LP 41 _Analog (Ind; Greenwich)
WNYT 45 (NBC, Glens Falls)
W47CM 47 _Analog (silent; Glens Falls)
WYPX (55.1 Ion, 55.2 qubo, 55.3 Life; Amsterdam)

Adjacent locals

Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh	WCAX-TV (3.1 CBS; Burlington, VT) WVER (28.1 PBS/VPBS, 28.2 PBS Plus, 28.3 Create, 28.4 World; Rutland)

New York City	WRNN-TV (48.1 Ind / AMGTV / JTV / News, 48.2 Blue Ocean Network, 48.3 Arirang TV, 48.4 GCN, 48.5 NHK World; Kingston)

Utica	WKTV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 CBS, 2.3 CW, 2.4 MeTV; Utica)

Cable-only stations

Defunct stations

TW3
WEDG-TV (UPN, cable-only)
W52DF 52 (TBN)

New York State television: Albany/Schenectady; Binghamton; Buffalo; Burlington/Plattsburgh; Elmira; New York City; Rochester; Syracuse; Utica; Watertown

Vermont Broadcast television: Albany/Schenectady; Boston, MA; Burlington/Plattsburgh

Massachusetts television: Albany; Boston; Providence; Springfield

CW Network Affiliates in the state of New York

WKTV-DT 2.3 (Utica) WPTZ-DT 5.2 (Plattsburgh) WBNG-DT 7.2 (Binghamton) WPIX 11 (New York City) WHAM-DT 13.2 (Rochester) WSTQ 14 (Syracuse) WNLO 23 (Buffalo) WENY-DT 36.3 (Elmira) WCWN 45 (Schenectady) WWTI-DT 50.2 (Watertown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in New York

Heartland Media

KDRV / KDKF (ABC) KEZI (ABC) KHSL (CBS, The CW on DT2) KNVN (NBC) ¹ WKTV (NBC, CBS on DT2, The CW on DT3) WLOV-TV (Fox) ² WTVA (NBC, ABC on DT2)

¹ Owned by Maxair Media, KNVN is operated under an SSA. ² Owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting, WLOV is operated under an SSA.

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WKTV-DT3

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