WFFF-DT2

WFFF-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for Vermont's Champlain Valley and Upstate New York's North Country. It is a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate WFFF-TV owned by Smith Media, LLC. Over-the-air, WFFF-DT2 broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 43.2 (virtual channel 44.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Vermont's highest elevation Mount Mansfield. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 11, Comcast channel 20, and Time Warner Cable digital channel 266.

Known on-air as The CW Burlington, its parent station has studios on Mountain View Drive in Colchester, Vermont. Syndicated programming on WFFF-DT2 includes COPS, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and America's Funniest Home Videos among others. The station airs the nationally syndicated morning show known as The Daily Buzz on weekdays from 6 until 9. Although most CW Plus affiliates are located on digital subchannels of another station, WFFF-DT2 is not part of the national service. There is currently no website for this station.

History

On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined service would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initials of corporate parents "C"BS (the parent company of UPN) and the "W"arner Bros. unit of Time Warner. Until The CW's launch on September 18, it was unknown if there would be an affiliate in Burlington and Plattsburgh. Just before the launch date, it was announced The CW would air on WFFF in a delayed basis at 10 p.m. as did programming from The WB.

As was the case with the previous network, The CW would also be available on cable the area through flagship WPIX from New York City. It was unlikely Class A UPN affiliate WGMU-CA would have been affiliated The CW. Network officials were on record as preferring the "stronger" WB and UPN affiliates and, despite secondary status, WFFF was by far the stronger station with its full-powered signal. Before it was confirmed it would be a secondary CW affiliate, there was a possibility new television station WCWF (now WNMN) in Saranac Lake, New York would become affiliated with the network.

On September 27, 2007, WFFF moved The CW to this second digital subchannel. For Comcast viewers in Vermont, WFFF-DT2 immediately replaced WPIX. The subchannel was to be known on-air as "The CW 20" after its channel location on the cable provider. It was not until December 31, 2008 when Charter systems in New York State did the same thing. At its launch, the station became known on-air as "The CW Burlington". It is not available on cable in Canada or some provider's basic tier within its home market such as Saranac Lake where Time Warner Cable offers WPIX instead.

External links

• WFFF-TV "Fox 44" (can be entered into web-enabled mobile devices for wireless access)
• WVNY "ABC 22" (can be entered into web-enabled mobile devices for wireless access)
• The CW