WHDH-TV (channel 5)
TV station in Boston, Massachusetts (1957–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WHDH-TV (channel 5) was a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station ceased operations on March 18, 1972, following the revocation of the station's license. The channel 5 allocation in the market was taken over by WCVB-TV the following morning, March 19, 1972. WCVB operates using a separate license from WHDH-TV; conversely, the original WHDH-TV is also of no relation to the current WHDH (channel 7), which is a news-intensive independent; it served as the Boston market's NBC affiliate from January 2, 1995, through December 31, 2016.
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This article is about a defunct television station in Boston. For the current use of this callsign by a television station in Boston, see WHDH (TV). For the current channel 5, see WCVB-TV.
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WHDH (now WEEI), WHDH-FM (now WJMN) | |
History | |
First air date | November 26, 1957 (1957-11-26) |
Last air date | March 18, 1972 (1972-03-18) (14 years, 113 days) |
ABC (1957–1960) CBS (1961–1972) | |
Call sign meaning | sequentially assigned to former radio sister station WHDH (AM) |
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ERP | 100 kW |
HAAT | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
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