WTIC-TV

WTIC-TV

Hartford–New Haven, Connecticut United States
City	Hartford, Connecticut
Channels	Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 61
Branding	Fox 61
Programming
Affiliations	61.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC)
Sister stations	WCCT-TV
History
First air date	September 17, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-09-17)
Former call signs	WETG (never used on air)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 61 (UHF, 1984–2009) Digital: 31 (UHF, 2003–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1984–1986)
Call sign meaning	Travelers Insurance Company, original owner of WTIC radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	147
ERP	526 kW
HAAT	507 m (1,663 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°42′13″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70361°N 72.83194°W / 41.70361; -72.83194
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.fox61.com

WTIC-TV (channel 61) is a television station in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the Hartford–New Haven market as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Waterbury-licensed CW affiliate WCCT-TV (channel 20). The two stations share studios on Broad Street in downtown Hartford; WTIC-TV's transmitter is located on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington.

The station was established in 1984 as an independent station, securing the Fox affiliation at the network's launch in 1986. The affiliation gave the station ratings success and the backing to launch a local newscast. From 2000 to 2013, the station was co-owned with the Hartford Courant, which led to newsroom collaboration and a significant expansion of local news programming as well as legal cases and criticism of the cross-ownership of the newspaper and the TV station. Tegna acquired WTIC-TV in 2019 as the result of divestitures related to the merger of Tribune Media with Nexstar Media Group.