WWLP is a television station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus.
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16 Facts About WWLP
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WWLP operates a full-time low-power digital repeater, WFXQ-CD, whose transmitter is located at the top of the old Mount Tom Ski Area in Holyoke.
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WWLP began broadcasting on March 17,1953, one month before rival WGGB-TV .
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At its sign-on, WWLP had the distinction of being one of the first UHF television stations in the United States after the Federal Communications Commission opened the UHF band as well as Massachusetts' oldest station outside of Boston.
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WWLP was at a disadvantage in its early years, as UHF stations could not be viewed without the use of an expensive external converter that received UHF signals .
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WWLP was well known for producing As Schools Match Wits, one of American television's earliest and longest-running high school quiz programs.
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WRLP served the northern portion of the Pioneer Valley market, where WWLP's signal was marginal at best due to the area's rugged and mountainous terrain.
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WWLP-DT2, branded on air as The CW Springfield, is the CW+-affiliated second digital subchannel of WWLP, broadcasting in 720p high definition on VHF channel 11.
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On January 1,2015, WWLP took over promotional and advertising responsibilities of WBQT from the area's cable companies.
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WWLP-DT3 is the Ion Television-affiliated third digital subchannel of WWLP, broadcasting in standard definition on VHF channel 11.
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WWLP discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 22, on February 17,2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate .
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WWLP serves as the Western Massachusetts affiliate for the New England Patriots' preseason television network, carrying the team's games not nationally broadcast.
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Ever since its sign-on, WWLP has consistently had the most watched newscasts in the Pioneer Valley.
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However, as of the July 2008 sweeps period, WWLP continues its longtime dominance with WGGB-TV stabilizing to a strong second.
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The April 2015 move of The CW to WWLP-DT2 saw the station launch a half-hour 10 p m newscast, competing with WGGB's Fox subchannel in the timeslot.
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