verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message wwlp dt2 springfield holyoke massachusetts united states branding the cw springfield 22 news newscasts slogan tv now general working for you channels digital wwlp dt 11.2 vhf virtual 22.2 psip translators 28.2 uhf wfxq cd2 holyoke affiliations the cw via the cw plus ; 2006 present owner media general wwlp broadcasting llc first air date september 1998 ; 18 years ago 1998 09 call letters meaning see wwlp sister station s wctx wtnh wpri tv wnac tv wten wxxa tv former callsigns wbqt september 1998 through march 31 2015 former affiliations the wb via the wb 100 1998 2006 transmitter power 10 kw digital height 247 m digital facility id 6868 digital transmitter coordinates 42 5 4.8 n 72 42 13.3 w 42.084667 n 72.703694 w 42.084667 ; 72.703694 digital licensing authority fcc digital website thecwspringfield.com wwlp dt2 is the cw affiliated television station for the pioneer valley of western massachusetts . it is a second digital subchannel of nbc affiliate wwlp owned by media general and is part of the national cw plus service . over the air it broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on vhf channel 11.2 or virtual channel 22.2 via psip from a transmitter on provin mountain in agawam s feeding hills section . along with continuing to be carried by comcast channel 16 standard definition with an addition of a high definition feed on digital channel 820 as of april 1 2015 wwlp dt2 the cw springfield can also continue to be seen on charter on channel 13 standard definition with an addition of a high definition feed on digital channel 788 as of mid april 2015 by viewers in hampden hampshire and franklin counties ; thus offering access to the high definition feed for the cw for the first time in the pioneer valley of western massachusetts . 1 2 3 wwlp dt2 s parent station has studios at broadcast center in chicopee s sandy hill section next to the i 391 and ma 116 interchange . wwlp dt2 is simulcasted over the air on a second subchannel of a class a repeater wfxq cd . this airs a low powered digital signal on uhf channel 28.2 also redirecting to virtual channel 22.2 via psip from a transmitter at the old mount tom ski area summit in holyoke . history edit its former logo as a cable only cw affiliate . what is now wwlp dt2 began its life in september 1998 as wbqt a cable only affiliate of the wb television network through the national wb 100 service . since it was only available on cable the call sign was fictional in nature and thus not officially recognized by the federal communications commission fcc . as a wb 100 station it was one of the few in the group that was not aligned with an established over the air station in the market . wbqt did not initially replace out of market wb affiliates such as wpix from new york city wbne from hartford and wlvi from boston on local cable systems . in 1999 wbqt was taken off of at & t broadband systems serving the majority of the springfield holyoke market . when comcast took over at & t s cable system in 2001 the company began a push to expand wbqt s reach . in late 2001 it replaced out of market wb affiliates on most systems with near total replacement taking place by 2003 . throughout the station s affiliation with the wb it was known on air as pioneer valley s wb 16 named after its channel location and had its own logo . on january 24 2006 the wb and upn announced the two networks would shut down and merge . the new combined service would be called the cw . the letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents cbs the parent company of upn and the warner bros. unit of time warner . during months of confusion it was unknown what would happen to wbqt . some wb 100 stations in the united states were being shut down as a result of over the air stations adding the cw as a secondary affiliation or on a new digital subchannel . there was no over the air upn affiliate in the springfield holyoke market that would have most likely taken the cw affiliation as a result of wbqt being cable exclusive . by then wbne now wctx had been serving the pioneer valley as the default upn affiliate on cable . there was an early 2006 sign on of low powered w28ct broadcasting from the summit of the old mount tom ski area in holyoke . after a short period of time the station s call letters were changed to wxcw ca in anticipation of it becoming an affiliate of that network . in august 2006 the call letters changed again to wfxq ca after it was announced wbqt would become springfield s cw affiliate . the station now wfxq cd eventually became a full time repeater of wwlp . as it joined the cw wbqt also became part of the cw plus a similar operation to the wb 100 . the station began airing promotions of the new network with wbqt s branding becoming pioneer valley cw . the official merge of the wb and upn occurred on september 18 . by this point the new cw logo was airing on all on air promos and wbqt started using its new branding . as a result of joining the cw a new web address was created for the station . as a wb affiliate it did not have a website . the new web address is formatted in a generic website for cw plus stations featuring a programming grid with wbqt s updated logo being present . although its two cable channel locations charter channel 13 and comcast channel 16 are seen in one version of its logo the station does not identify them as part of its branding . during its cable exclusive period with the wb and the cw the station did not have an actual owner and had a signal provided to cable companies through a closed circuit satellite feed . on january 1 2015 wwlp took over promotional and advertising responsibilities of wbqt from the area s cable companies . as a result the service was added to the second subchannel of wwlp in order to offer over the air viewers access to the cw for the first time . the main station launched a prime time newscast at 10 00pm on this cw subchannel on april 13 2015 . it also started replaying wwlp s weekday morning lifestyle show mass appeal at 1 00pm and as of april 1 wbqt pioneer valley cw was re branded as the cw springfield as well . 1 2 references edit a b the cw moving to a new home in wmass ; station will air 22news at 10 00 . wwlp . march 13 2015 . retrieved february 29 2016 . a b the cw springfield is now live on the air . wwlp . april 1 2015 . retrieved february 29 2016 . wwlp dt2 the cw springfield here s where to watch us external links edit wwlp dt2 the cw springfield wwlp 22 news v t e broadcast television in the pioneer valley region including springfield reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wshm ld 3.5 cbs 3.6 cozi tv wwlp wfxq cd 22.1 nbc 22.2 the cw 22.3 ion wtxx lp 34 amgtv wggb tv 40.1 abc 40.2 fox mntv whtx ld 43.1 univision wdmr ld 50.1 telemundo wgby tv 57.1 pbs 57.2 world 57.3 create 57.4 kids outlying area stations hartford new haven connecticut wfsb 3.1 cbs 3.2 escape 3.3 laff 3.4 wfsb fairfield county wtnh 8.1 abc 8.2 bounce tv wuvn 18.1 uni hartford 18.2 whtx ld 18.3 wuth cd unim s 18.4 latv wcct tv 20.1 the cw 20.2 this tv wedh 24.1 pbs cptv 24.2 cptv4u 24.3 cptv sports wvit 30.1 nbc 30.2 cozi tv wctx 59.1 mntv wtic tv 61.1 fox 61.2 antenna tv wedy 65.1 pbs cptv 65.2 cptv4u 65.3 cptv sports albany new york wten wcdc 10 19.1 abc wnya 51.1 mntv 51.2 antenna tv boston massachusetts wbz tv 4.1 cbs wcvb tv 5.1 abc whdh 7.1 nbc wsbk tv 38.1 mntv cable stations necn nesn csn defunct stations wrlp tv 32 nbc greenfield massachusetts television albany boston providence springfield v t e broadcast television in northern and southern connecticut including hartford and new haven english wfsb 3.1 cbs 3.2 escape 3.3 laff 3.4 wfsb fairfield county wtnh 8.1 abc 8.2 bounce tv wcct tv 20.1 the cw 20.2 this tv wedh 24 wedw 49 wedn 53 wedy 65 pbs xx .2 cptv4u xx .3 cptv sports whpx tv 26.1 ion 26.2 qubo 26.3 ion life 26.4 ion shop 26.5 qvc over air wvit 30.1 nbc 30.2 cozi tv wrnt lp 48 rtv wnhx lp 51 ind wctx 59.1 mntv 59.2 grit 59.3 justice network wtic tv 61.1 fox 61.2 antenna tv spanish wuvn 18.1 uni 18.2 univision sd 18.3 wuth cd unim s 18.4 latv whct ld 38.1 aza wuth cd 47.1 unim s wrdm cd 50.1 tmd fairfield county nyc area locals w17cd gcn w27cd ind wzme 43.1 h & i 43.2 the works 43.3 comet springfield wwlp 22.1 nbc 22.2 the cw wggb tv 40.1 abc 40.2 fox mntv wgby tv 57.1 pbs 57.2 world 57.3 create 57.4 kids cable channels hpatv nesn csn yes necn citizens tv hamden uctv sny see also nyc providence springfield and boston tv v t e cw network affiliates in new england massachusetts wwlp dt 22.2 springfield wlwc 28 new bedford wlvi 56 boston maine wabi dt 5.2 bangor wbpq 13 presque isle cable only wpxt 51 portland new hampshire wptz dt 5.2 plattsburgh ; serving grafton and sullivan counties wpxt 51 portland ; serving coos and carroll counties wlvi 56 boston ; serving the rest of the state vermont wptz dt 5.2 plattsburgh ; serving burlington and most of vermont wcwn 45 schenectady ; serving bennington county wlvi 56 boston ; serving windham county connecticut wcct tv 20 hartford new haven rhode island wlwc 28 providence see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in new england retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wwlp dt2 & oldid 727418122 categories the cw affiliatestelevision stations in springfield massachusettstelevision stations in massachusettsthe cw subchannel only affiliateshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2016all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 june 2016 at 21 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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