WYYW-CD
WYYW-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 15, is a low-powered, Class A Telemundo-affiliated television station licensed to Evansville, Indiana, United States.
| Evansville, Indiana United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 15 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Telemundo 15 Evansville The Family Channel Evansville (On DT1) Retro TV (DT2) |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 15.0 Telemundo 15.1 Retro TV 15.2 The Family Channel |
| Affiliations | Telemundo (2015–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Three Sisters Broadcasting (Evansville Low Power Partnership) |
| WTSN-CD | |
| History | |
| Founded | August 22, 1995 |
First air date | September 15, 1997 |
Former call signs | W56DN (1995–2007) W36DF (2007–2009) WYYW-LP (2009) WTSN-LP (2009) WTSN-LD (2009-2010) WTSN-CD (2010–2012) |
| inTV (1997-1998) Pax TV (1998-2003) UPN (2003-2006) MyNetworkTV (2006-2009) America One (2009-2011) MeTV (2011-2014) Heartland (2014-2015) | |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 3.0 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | www.wtsn-tristate.com |
Until 2009, WYYW-CD was co-owned by the Evansville Low Power Partnership and Comcorp, which owns Evansville CBS affiliate WEVV-TV.
History
On May 19, 2009, the then-WTSN-LP ceased broadcasting My44 and MyNetworkTV programming, and on June 1, the station flash cut to digital as WTSN-LD and changed its affiliation to America One. WEVV now carries MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliate on its digital signal, on digital channel 44.2.
In August 2010, both WTSN-LD and WYYW-LP were granted Class A status by the Federal Communications Commission. The Class A designation protects them from being relocated to another channel by a full-power station.
In November 2011, WTSN-CD and WYYW-LP became affiliates of the classic programming network MeTV.[1] This lasted until February 25, 2014, when WYYW took on The Heartland Affiliation. The station also added a second digital subchannel to carry The Family Channel on 15.2 on that same date. MeTV was still seen on sister station WTSN-CD until October 23, 2014. Then on January 17, 2015, WTSN-CD did repeats of Heartland's E/I programming on Saturday mornings, replacing its Heroes & Icons affiliation at that time during the weekend with these programs because of its religious programming on Sunday mornings until the affiliation with WYYW-CD ended. Then, in July 2015, WYYW-CD started to affiliate with the Spanish language network Telemundo moving Retro TV to sub-channel 15.3.[2]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.0 | 480i | 16:9 | WYYW-0 | Telemundo |
| 15.1 | WYYW-1 | Retro TV | ||
| 15.2 | WYYW-3 | The Family Channel |
Logos
Logo used 2009-2012 under the WTSN Callsign & when the Station was branded as The Total Sports Network.
Logo used when WYYW and WTSN was affiliated with Me-TV until 2014.