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43-771: WNEU (channel 60) is a television station licensed to Merrimack, New Hampshire , United States, serving as the Boston -area outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo . It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal 's Telemundo Station Group alongside Nashua, New Hampshire –licensed Class A NBC station WBTS-CD (channel 15, formerly WYCN-CD), which shares spectrum with Boston-based PBS member station WGBX-TV (channel 44) to provide full-market coverage. WNEU and WBTS-CD, along with co-owned regional cable news channel New England Cable News (NECN) and regional sports network NBC Sports Boston , share studios at

86-698: A barter in some cases. Bud Paxson Lowell White " Bud " Paxson (April 17, 1935 – January 9, 2015) was an American media executive. In 1982, Paxson and his business partner, Roy Speer , co-founded the Home Shopping Club (now called the Home Shopping Network). He established Pax TV in 1998, a television network focusing on family-friendly content. Lowell White Paxson was born on April 17, 1935 in Rochester, New York . Paxson began his career as an owner of WACK radio,

129-541: A Fox affiliation for the station ended in November 1994, after Fox attempted to instead lure ABC affiliate WMUR-TV (channel 9). Paxson Communications purchased WGOT from Paugus for $ 3.05 million on May 17, 1995, and switched the station to a mix of infomercials and religious programming, as an affiliate of the Infomall TV Network (or inTV). Paxson referred to WGOT as inTV's Boston affiliate; however,

172-620: A charter owned-and-operated station of Pax TV (now Ion Television ) when it launched on August 31, 1998; WPXB split the Boston affiliation for the network with WBPX (channel 46, now WWDP ) in Norwell . However, the station dropped Pax programming in June 1999 after DP Media (whose owner, Devon Paxson, was the son of Paxson Communications founder Bud Paxson ) took over WABU (channel 68, now WBPX-TV ) and made it Boston's new Pax station; WABU operated

215-493: A full-power satellite of WTMU-LP, even though channel 60 was promoted as the main station. The local marketing agreement with ZGS expired in April 2014; at that time, NBCUniversal retook full control of WNEU and placed the station in its Telemundo Station Group. On January 7, 2016, Valari Staab, president of NBC Owned Television Stations , announced that NBC had declined to renew its affiliation with incumbent affiliate WHDH beyond

258-603: A little 500-watt radio station in the village of Newark, New York . His next attempt at media ownership was radio station WXYJ (AM 1340) and TV station WNYP (channel 26) in Jamestown, New York . Paxson, who bought the stations in 1966, attempted to affiliate WNYP with the CTV Television Network out of Canada (a first for an American television station); by 1969, the TV station had failed. Paxson later emerged as

301-661: A main studio facility in Manchester in the Sundial Center, a redevelopment of a former Foster Grant factory; it was little-used for actual broadcast purposes and was mainly used as a local repository for the station's public file and as a public contact point. With the repeal of the FCC's Main Studio Rule and the opening of the new NBCU Boston Media center at the start of 2020 which combined it, NBC Boston, and NECN into

344-517: A modern facility, NBC and Telemundo departed the Sundial Center that year. In the early 1990s, WGOT aired a New Hampshire-oriented prime time newscast at 10 p.m. that was anchored by current NHDOT spokesperson Bill Boynton. The newscast, which started in August 1991, was discontinued in June 1994; the cancellation was due to insufficient profits, as well as limited interest in a New Hampshire newscast from northern Massachusetts viewers that received

387-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

430-434: A repeat of its 6 p.m. newscast at 11 p.m., the 11 p.m. newscast on WNEU would be live. The newscasts launched on August 17, 2015. On December 15, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that WNEU's newscasts would be rebranded from Noticiero Telemundo Boston to Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra to reflect an expansion of the news operation's reach to include all of New England . NBC concurrently announced that

473-522: A satellite in New Hampshire, WNBU (channel 21, now WPXG-TV) in Concord . WPXB then returned to an infomercial format; on November 1, 2000, the station switched to ValueVision, which later became ShopNBC . In September 2002, NBC agreed to acquire WPXB from Paxson for $ 26 million, with the intention of making channel 60 an owned-and-operated station of its Telemundo network. Paxson, which was in

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516-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

559-594: Is multiplexed : WNEU shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 60, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 34, using virtual channel 60. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany ,

602-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

645-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

688-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

731-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

774-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

817-624: The NBCU Boston Media Center on B Street in Needham, Massachusetts , with WNEU's transmitter in the same city, off Cedar Street. WNEU's Telemundo programming was formerly simulcast by the low-power WYCN-LD (as analog WTMU-LP) as a translator . On January 1, 2017, WYCN-LD (as WBTS-LD) became an owned-and-operated NBC station known as "NBC Boston", replacing previous affiliate WHDH (channel 7). In October 2019, WYCN-LD moved its transmitter to Norton, Massachusetts , and became

860-635: The Telemundo station for Providence, Rhode Island . The station first signed on the air August 14, 1987, as WGOT, an independent station owned by Golden Triangle TV 60 Corporation. The call sign was derived from the so-called " Golden Triangle " region that encompasses Manchester , Nashua and Salem, New Hampshire . Neal Cortell, who owned 50 percent of WGOT, had earlier owned a stake in WXPO-TV (channel 50, now occupied by WWJE-DT ). Paugus Television bought WGOT for $ 1.35 million on January 13, 1989. In

903-647: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

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946-519: The audience response. All 118 can openers were purchased within the hour on August 28, 1977. This started the Suncoast International Bargainers Club. Sensing the sales potential of live, on-air product selling, Paxson and financier Roy Speer co-founded a local cable TV channel (channel 52 on Vision Cable) in 1982 that sold products directly to Florida viewers, and then launched nationwide in 1985. The channel

989-488: The channel 60 signal did not reach the city. To solve this, Paxson bought WRAP-LP (channel 33) in Gloucester from Electron Communications on October 31, 1996, moved the station to channel 54 in Boston under the callsign W54CN, and brought it to the air that November as a translator of WGOT. In December 2000, W54CN moved to channel 40 as W40BO. WGOT changed its call sign to WPXB on January 20, 1998, and subsequently became

1032-512: The company he founded. In addition, Paxson became Ion Media Networks, and NBCU executive R. Brandon Burgess became the chief executive officer . In time, i was rebranded to Ion Television. Paxson's first two marriages, to Jean Blauvelt and Barbara Chapman, ended in divorce. Paxson became a born-again Christian on New Year's Eve 1986. In 1990, he married Marla Bright who survived him after their 25 years of marriage. Paxson had two sons and

1075-518: The early 1990s, WGOT unsuccessfully attempted to become New Hampshire's Fox affiliate; in 1991, Paugus filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox, its Boston affiliate WFXT (channel 25), and the Boston Celtics (who owned WFXT at the time) for conspiring to block WGOT from joining the network, as well as using Fox programming and WFXT's Celtics broadcasts to place channel 60 at a disadvantage in obtaining cable carriage. Another attempt at obtaining

1118-426: The end of 2016, and would launch a new NBC owned-and-operated station on January 1, 2017, known as "NBC Boston" and led by NECN and Telemundo Boston's general manager Mike St. Peter. It was rumored that NBC would be moved to WNEU, however Staab did not outright confirm whether WNEU would carry NBC programming, but iterated that the network would remain available over-the-air following the transition, and that NBCUniversal

1161-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

1204-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

1247-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

1290-400: The money into PAX TV (currently known as Ion Television ), a new network of family-friendly TV shows. The channel also reflected Paxson's background as an evangelical Christian (since 1985), which he spoke of openly. PAX TV began on August 31, 1998. During the time between the sale of HSN and the founding of PAX TV, Paxson moved his headquarters from Tampa to West Palm Beach . However,

1333-614: The network and using its cable holdings to influence affiliation negotiations. The lawsuit was thrown out in May 2016. In September 2016, NBCUniversal agreed to acquire WTMU-LP (subsequently renamed WBTS-LD)—WNEU's low-power translator in Needham, Massachusetts , which the company said would factor into its plan to broadcast the new service over-the-air into Boston. On November 1, 2016, NBCUniversal officially announced that NBC Boston would be simulcast on WBTS-LD, WNEU-DT2 and WMFP -DT5 when it launched on January 1, 2017. Until 2019, WNEU maintained

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1376-407: The network never received anywhere near the ratings or advertising revenue of the other networks. In addition, PAX TV lost a few affiliates, such as when Paxson sold its Dayton, Ohio , and Green Bay, Wisconsin , stations to ACME Communications so that group could affiliate them with The WB (though PAX TV programming continued to air overnight on those stations for a few years), and the network

1419-939: The newscasts would be simulcast on WRDM-CD in Hartford, Connecticut (along with Springfield repeater WDMR-LD), which they acquired from ZGS Communications in February 2018; a reporter based at WRDM's facilities at the WVIT studios in West Hartford files stories from Connecticut (outside of the WNJU -covered Fairfield County ) and the Pioneer Valley . WRIW-CD in Providence, Rhode Island began simulcasting WNEU's newscasts on July 20, 2018, after NBC completed its acquisition of that station from ZGS. The station's signal

1462-458: The owner of a small AM radio station, WWQT (1470 AM), in Clearwater, Florida . There, in 1977, an advertiser had plenty of product to sell—avocado-green-colored can openers—but ran out of funds to purchase airtime. Paxson instructed talk-show host Bob Circosta , who had a talk show from noon until 3:00 p.m., to sell the can openers live over the airwaves, and both men were stunned at

1505-487: The process of selling some of its stations in order to raise $ 100 million, had originally planned to sell WPXB to another company, but NBC had a right of first refusal on Paxson's stations in the fifty largest markets, which it had obtained when it acquired a 32 percent stake in Paxson in 1999. NBC completed its purchase of WPXB on October 29, 2002; two days later, the call letters were changed to WNEU. Translator station W40BO

1548-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

1591-494: The station on cable. WGOT would continue to air news briefs and news specials until the sale to Paxson Communications. On June 11, 2015, NBCUniversal announced that it would launch early evening and late newscasts for WNEU. The news operation shares resources with sister channel New England Cable News and operates out of NECN's studios, at the time located in Newton, Massachusetts . Unlike competitor WUNI (channel 27) , which aired

1634-399: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

1677-508: Was "committed to expanding our over-the-air coverage of the market and are currently looking at a variety of options to accomplish that". Unlike WHDH, whose signal radius is located directly over Boston, WNEU's signal only overlapped with the northwest portion of WHDH's signal. This prompted complaints by WHDH's owner, Sunbeam Television , which later sued Comcast under allegations that the affiliate switch violated FCC conditions on Comcast's acquisition of NBC, by reducing over-the-air coverage of

1720-555: Was not included in the sale; Paxson eventually made channel 40 a translator of WBPX. Channel 60 continued to air ShopNBC programming until April 2003, while ValueVision Media (ShopNBC's parent company) was in the process of acquiring WWDP to move ShopNBC there; WNEU switched to Telemundo that month. Concurrently with the station joining Telemundo, WNEU entered into a joint sales and time brokerage agreement with ZGS Communications , owner of existing Telemundo affiliate WTMU-LP (then on channel 32). During this time, WNEU effectively served as

1763-685: Was the Home Shopping Club, later Home Shopping Network (currently known as HSN ), and Paxson's former radio man Bob Circosta was tapped as the network's first-ever host. HSN soon became a billion dollar juggernaut and began the home shopping / electronic retailing industry. In 1996, the two sold HSN to Hollywood executive Barry Diller . Paxson then formed Paxson Communications Corporation (currently known as Ion Media Networks ) and bought radio stations , TV stations , and billboards , primarily in Florida . Eventually, he sold those and put

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1806-678: Was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

1849-423: Was unable to offer their programming in some markets, like St, Louis , Charlotte and Pittsburgh . On July 1, 2005, PAX TV became "i: Independent Television". In November of that year, NBCUniversal , which owned 22 percent of i, began a nine-month period during which it could buy the rest of the network. Possibly sensing that NBCU would do so, and beset with lawsuits over the operation of i, Paxson resigned from

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