WHPX

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WHPX
New London / Hartford / New Haven, Connecticut
Branding	i
Channels	26 (UHF) analog, 34 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	i
Owner	ION Media Networks
Founded	1983
Call letters meaning	"Hartford's PAX"
Former affiliations	Independent (1983-1993) Infomercials (1993-1998) Pax (1998-2005)
Website	www.paxhartford.tv ionline.tv

WHPX is the i network affiliate serving the Hartford / New Haven, Connecticut television market. It is owned and operated by ION Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications). It is licensed to New London, Connecticut.

[edit] History

The station began operation in 1983 as WLCT, and changed its call sign in 1986 to WTWS. It was owned by R & R Media. It ran a low budget general entertainment format. In 1988, the station took over some programming from WHCT as a result of WHCT's financial problems.

In 1990, the station also began to take programming that WTXX chose not to renew. It also offered to pick up WTXX's programming inventory in 1992, but WTXX's owner (Renaissance Broadcasting) declined.

The station had added more infomercials to its lineup by 1993. However, shortly thereafter, it was sold to Paxson, and rights to its programming were acquired by LIN Television, which placed those shows on WBNE in 1995.

Under Paxson, WTWS ran religious programming in the morning, infomercials in the afternoon and evenings, and worship programming overnight. Paxson then bought WHCT in 1997, and sold WTWS to Roberts Broadcasting.

Paxson, however, sold WHCT to Entravision in 1998, and affiliated with WTWS. The station became a Pax affiliate that year, and changed its call letters to WHPX to reflect its affiliation. In 2005, Paxson repurchased channel 26.

[edit] External links

• http://www.ionline.tv/
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHPX