Retro: Hartford/New Haven TV - Fall 1994 - Fox & WTXX

[Markd]

Hartford/New Haven Independents/Fox Station - Fall 1994

New York City TV Guide October 22-28, 1994

61 WTIC TV (Fox)Renaissance

Saturday
5 AM OUT OF THIS WORLD
5:30 OUT OF THIS WORLD
6 AM FAMILY TIES
6:30 FAMILY TIES
7 AM GI JOE
7:30 BABY HUEY
8 AM DOG CITY
8:30 POWER RANGERS
9 AM ANIMANIACS
9:30 EEK/TERRIBLE THUNDER LIZARD
10 AM BATMAN & ROBIN
10:30 THE TICK
11 AM X MEN
11:30 WHERE IS CARMAN SANDIEGO
12 NOON SIMPSONS
12:30 SIMPSONS
1 PM KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
2 PM MOVIE - Preditor (1987)
4 PM BABYLON 5
5 PM STAR TREK
6 PM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
7 PM STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9
8 PM COPS
8:30 COPS
9 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
10 PM NEWS
10:30 NIGHT COURT
11 PM MOVIE - Brian's Song (1974)
12:30 MOVIE - Hercules & The Amazon Women (1994)
2:30 MOVIE - Breaking In (1989)
4:30 FAMILY TIES

SUNDAY
5 AM OUT OF THIS WORLD
5:30 FAMILY TIES
6 AM FAMILY TIES
6:30 TOBY TERRIER
7 AM DUCKTALES
7:30 WONDERLAND
8 AM KING ARTHUR
8:30 STARCOM
9 AM DOUBLE DRAGON
9:30 DUCKTALES
10 AM CHIP AND DALES
10:30 BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY
11 AM STAR TREK
12 NOON FOX NFL SUNDAY
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL - Chicago Bears At Detroit
4 PM NFL FOOTBALL - Dallas Cowboys At Arizona
7 PM ENCOUNTERS: HIDDEN TRUTH
8 PM SIMPSONS
8:30 HARDBALL
9 PM MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
9:30 GEORGE CARLIN
10 PM NEWS
10:30 SPORTS TICKET
11 PM TIME TRAXX
12 MID STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION
1 AM STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9
2 AM THE NEWZ
2:30 SISKEL & EBERT
3 AM HUNTER
4 AM HUNTER

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM ALF
5:30 PERFECT STRANGERS
6 AM TALE SPIN
6:30 CONAN THE ADVENTURER
7 AM TRANSFORMERS GENERATION 2
7:30 BOBBY'S WORLD
8 AM GARGOYELS
8:30 GOOF TROOP
9 AM FOX KIDS CLUBHOUSE
9:30 DOOGIE HOWSER MD
10 AM WHO'S THE BOSS
10:30 GROWING PAINS
11 AM SUZANNE SOMMERS
12 NOON COSBY SHOW
12:30 WONDER YEARS
1 PM FAMILY MATTERS
1:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
2 PM FAMILY MATTERS
2:30 DARKWING DUCK
3 PM TINY TOONS
3:30 TAZMANIA
4 PM ANIMANIACS
4:30 ALADDIN
5 PM POWER RANGERS
5:30 FULL HOUSE
6 PM SIMPSONS
6:30 COACH
7 PM ROSEANNE
7:30 MURPHY BROWN
MONDAY
8 PM MELROSE PLACE
9 PM PARTY OF 5
TUESDAY
8 PM FOX MOVIE - Allien Nation Dark Horizon (1994)
WEDNESDAY
8 PM BEVERLY HILLS 90210
9 PM MODELS
THURSDAY
8 PM MARTIN
8:30 LIVING SINGLE
9 PM NEW YORK UNDERCOVER
FRIDAY
8 PM TALES FROM THE CRYPT
9 PM X FILES
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10 PM NEWS
10:30 MURPHY BROWN
11 PM COACH
11:30 STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION
12:30 THE NEWZ
1 AM JON STEWART
2 AM NIGHT COURT
2:30 M*A*S*H
3 AM AMEN
3:30 CHARLES IN CHARGE
4 AM THREE'S COMPANY
4:30 HOGAN FAMILY

20 WTXX (Ind) Counterpoint/Viacom LMA
SATURDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
6:30 DAVEY & GOLIATH
7 AM BULLWINKLE
7:30 MADISON'S ADVENTURES
8 AM STONE PROTECTORS
8:30 SCOOBY DOO
9 AM JETSONS
9:30 FLINTSTONES
10 AM CHILDREN'S MASS
10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS' CLUB
11 AM NICK NEWS
11:30 TAKE 2
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
5 PM MOVIE - Hurricane Smith (1991)
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
9 PM BAYWATCH
10 PM WVIT 30 NEWS
10:30 CROSSROADS
11 PM FOREVER KNIGHT
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM FATHER MICHAEL MANNING
5:30 TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
6 AM LIFE IS WORTH LIVING - Bishop Fulton Sheen
6:30 AMERICA'S BLACK FORUM
7 AM PICK YOUR BRAIN
7:30 MEGA MAN
8 AM MONSTER FORCE
8:30 BATTE TECH
9 AM PHANTOM 2040
9:30 BLINKY BILL
10 AM SUNDAY MASS
11 AM THAT'S THE SPIRIT
11:30 CONNECTICUT FINANCIAL REVIEW
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
5 PM MOVIE - Falling From Grace (1992)
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
9 PM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
10 PM WVIT 30 NEWS
10:30 AMERICA'S BLACK FORUM
11 PM BROADCAST NEW YORK
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID SEARCH
12:30 CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP
1 AM LIFE IS WORTH LIVING
1:30 TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
2 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS
6:30 BULLWINKLE
7 AM SCOOBY DOO
7:30 SAMURAI SYBER-SQUAD
8 AM JETSONS
8:30 CHILDREN'S ROOM
9 AM FAMILY FEUD
9:30 FAMILY FEUD
10 AM DAILY MASS
10:30 MON - CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
TUES - FOCUS
WED - TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
THURS - CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP
FRI - JESUIT JOURNAL
11 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
2 PM PINK PANTHER
2:30 DENNIS THE MENACE CARTOONS
3 PM EXOSQUAD
3:30 BOTS MASTER
4 PM WOODY WOODPECKER
4:30 FLINTSTONES
5 PM VR TROOPERS
5:30 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
6 PM MIGHTY MAX
6:30 GARFIELD
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
9 PM IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
10 PM WVIT 30 NEWS
10:30 REAL STORIES OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL
11 PM TOP COPS
11:30 LOVE CONNECTION
12 MID DESIGNING WOMEN
12:30 DAILY MASS
1 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

26 WTWS (Ind) Sale To Paxson Communications Pends

SATURDAY
5 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
6 AM US FARM REPORT
6:30 WORLD TOMORROW
7 AM FAITH FIR TODAY
7:30 IT IS WRITTEN
8 AM US FARM REPORT
8:30 AUTO CLASSIFIED
9 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
11 AM WWF WRESTLING
12 NOON WCW WRESTLING
1 PM PAID PROGRAMMING
6 PM #1 COUNTRY
6:30 HOT HIP & COUNTRY
7 PM SEARCH
8 PM VALUVISION
10 PM PAID PROGRAMMING
2 AM VALUVISION

SUNDAY
5 AM J V IMPE
5:30 JOHN HAGEE
6:30 DAY OF DISCOVERY
7 AM RICHARD ROBERTS
8 AM FRED PRICE
9 AM D JAMES KENNEDY
10 AM REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS
10:30 PAID PROGRAMMING
12 NOON VALUVISION
6 PM PAID PROGRAMMING
8 PM VALUVISION
10 PM IN TOUCH
11 PM JACK VAN IMPE
11:30 PAID PROGRAMMING
1 AM VALUVISION

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM VALUVISION
6 AM KENNETH COPELAND
6:30 JAMES ROBINSON
7 AM 700 CLUB
8 AM SHEPHERD'S CHAPEL
9 AM BENNY HINN
9:30 JAMES ROBINSON
10 AM 700 CLUB
11 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
3 PM MORK & MINDY
3:30 BEWITCHED
4 PM I DREAM OF JEANNIE
4:30 LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
5 PM HAPPY DAYS
5:30 BRADY BUNCH
6 PM LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
7 PM RESCUE 911
8 PM PAID PROGRAMMING
9 PM VALUVISION
11 PM NEWHART
11:30 ODD COUPLE
12 MID PAID PROGRAMMING
1 AM VALUVISION

 

[DToTheJ]

Re: Retro: Hartford/New Haven TV - Fall 1994 - Fox & WTXX

Wow, I know WTXX was going through some rough times around this time, but what financial situation was the late WTWS going through that they had to resort to clearing Value Vision in primetime?

 

[Markd]

Re: Retro: Hartford/New Haven TV - Fall 1994 - Fox & WTXX

Actually WTXX was not in rough times. At the time WTXX was Catholic owned with hopes to expand Catholic programming eventually to about 8 hours a day with entertainment about 8 hour a day. The entertainment shows were provided by WVIT 30 at the time. Originally Renaissance wanted a full time 18 hour a day LMA with WTXX and their owners only wanted to sell about 8 hours a day to them. So WVIT stepped in and its intent was to only provide cartoons, a newscast, some movies, and some late night shows. In 1995, WTXX did become the UPN station but not branded UPN 20.

Home Shopping had a 3 year deal with WTXX. Counterpoint, however, did not have the financial means to produce more Catholic programming so they opted to make the LMA with WVIT full-time in 1996. Under that deal WVIT was programming WTXX 6 to 10 AM and 11 AM to 1 AM daily with the daily mass and catholic shows in the 10 AM Hour.
At that point the cartoons ended in the 5 PM hour and some sitcoms and more talk shows would be added and WTXX would now be UPN 20. In 1997, when NBC bought WVIT, the LMA would be sold to WTIC-TV by then a Tribune station. Some of WVIT's prgramming also went to Tribune, even some of the shows onjly running on WVIT but mostly shows bought for WTXX.

WTWS had been sold to valuvision so that was why they moved away from general entertainment. But WTWS was actually in hared times and by 1993 was mostly barter shows. WTVU 59 would finally sign on in 1995 and pick up some of the former shows that previously aired on WTWS and WTXX in the 80's and early 90's. That would be the WB station.