List of television stations in Connecticut

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This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Full-power stations

Current full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area servedCity of licenseVCRFCallsignNetwork AffiliationOwnerNotes
Bridgeport Bridgeport 4321 WZME Story Television Weigel Broadcasting (CSA with WEDW) MeTV Plus on 43.2 MeTV on 43.3, MeTV Toons on 43.4 → (launching 6/25) Retro TV on 43.8, Heartland on 43.9 and EMLW on 43.12
Bridgeport Bridgeport 4921 WEDW PBS Connecticut Public Broadcasting Satellite of WEDH. Spirit on 49.3
Hartford/New Haven Hartford 336 WFSB CBS Gray Television Ion Mystery on 3.2, Laff on 3.3, WWAX-LD on 3.4
Hartford/New Haven New Haven 810 WTNH ABC Nexstar Media Group Rewind TV on 8.2
Hartford/New Haven Hartford 1931 WRDM-CD Telemundo NBC Owned Television Stations TeleXitos on 19.2
Hartford/New Haven Waterbury 2033 WCCT-TV CW Tegna Inc. Grit on 20.2, Comet on 20.3, Quest on 20.4
Hartford/New Haven Hartford 2430 WEDH PBS Connecticut Public Broadcasting PBS Kids on 24.2, Spirit on 24.3
Hartford/New Haven New London 2628 WHPX-TV Ion Inyo Broadcast Holdings Bounce TV on 26.2, Court TV on 26.3, Defy TV on 26.4, Scripps News on 26.5, Jewelry TV on 26.6, QVC on 26.7, HSN on 26.8
Hartford/New Haven New Britain 3031 WVIT NBC NBC Owned Television Stations Cozi TV on 30.2, LX on 30.3, Oxygen on 30.4
Norwich Norwich 539 WEDN PBS Connecticut Public Broadcasting Satellite of WEDH. PBS Kids on 53.2, Spirit on 53.3
Hartford/New Haven New Haven 5910 WCTX MyNet Nexstar Media Group (CSA with WTNH) Charge! on 59.2
Hartford/New Haven Hartford 6134 WTIC-TV Fox Tegna Inc. Antenna TV on 61.2, getTV on 61.3, True Crime Network on 61.4, The Nest on 61.5
New Haven New Haven 6530 WEDY PBS Connecticut Public Broadcasting Simply additional subchannels provided by WEDH. Spirit on 65.1, PBS Kids on 65.2, PBS on 65.3

Defunct full-power station

LPTV stations

Current low-power stations

Area servedCity of licenseVCRFCallsignNetworkNotes
Hartford/New Haven Allingtown 1616 WETN-LD Retro TVSonlife on 16.2

SanabiaTV Local on 16.3 ExtremePower TV on 16.4 Quest on 16.5 Shop LC on 16.6 ShopHQ on 16.7 Estrella TV on 16.8 UNH TV 24/7 and on 16.9

Hartford/New Haven Hartford 1822 WUVN Univision LATV on 18.4
Hartford Hartford 2727 WWAX-LD Hybrid:WFSB/Independent Owned-and-operated by Gray Television along with WFSB.

Charge! on 27.2, Eyewitness News Now on 27.3, FidoTV on 27.4, Corner Store on 27.5, The365 on 27.6, Outlaw on 27.7

Hartford/New Haven Hartford 3232 WRNT-LD paid programming and Timeless TV Daystar Español on 32.2, MTRSPT1 on 32.3, Daystar on 32.4, Shop LC on 32.5, Buzzr on 32.6, Novelísima on 32.7
Hartford Hartford, New Haven 3535 WHCT-LD MeTV H&I on 35.2, Start TV on 35.3, Movies! on 35.4, Catchy Comedy on 35.5, MeTV Plus on 35.6, Story on 35.7, MeTV Toons on 35.8 >(launching 6/25) OnTV4U on 35.12
Hartford Hartford 4722 WUTH-CD UniMás

Defunct low-power stations

Cable TV station

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Channel 79</span>

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References

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