WTSN-CD

WTSN-CD is a low-power, Class A digital television station serving the Evansville, Indiana, market in the United States. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 20 and is affiliated with Antenna TV, a network focused primarily on classic television programming. WTSN-CD is owned by Three Sisters Broadcasting alongside sister station WYYW-CD, a Telemundo affiliate serving the same broader market. The channel's history is connected to the transition and reassignment of digital television facilities in Evansville. Digital channel 20 had previously been used by WAZE-TV before that station permanently ceased operations in 2011. A low-power station using the channel was established on September 22, 2011, under the call sign WYYW-CD. It initially joined MeTV, a network known for carrying older scripted television series. The launch followed a change in the local television landscape in which WEVV-TV began carrying Fox programming on a second digital subchannel. The station's call-sign identity changed through an exchange with another facility. On December 12, 2012, the station then operating as WYYW-CD adopted the WTSN-CD call sign, while the original WTSN-CD became WYYW-CD. This exchange explains why the station's current identity does not correspond directly to the call sign used at its initial 2011 launch. WTSN-CD subsequently moved through several network affiliations. It became a Heroes & Icons affiliate in October 2014, while MeTV programming shifted to WFIE-DT3 and later to WFIE-DT2. In January 2015, WTSN replaced the Heroes & Icons schedule with repeated Heartland educational and informational programming from a sister station on Saturday mornings, while retaining Sunday religious and local programming. The station later ended its H&I affiliation and adopted Antenna TV on October 25, 2019. As a local broadcast outlet, WTSN-CD's principal offering is its over-the-air digital television service rather than a diversified consumer product portfolio. Its significance is primarily regional: it provides network programming to viewers in and around Evansville and operates as part of Three Sisters Broadcasting's local station group. Public reference material does not establish a separate corporate headquarters, executive roster, financial profile, or independently reported national expansion strategy.

WTSN-CD is a low-power Class A television station based in the Evansville, Indiana, market. It operates on UHF channel 20 and is associated with Three Sisters Broadcasting, which also owns sister station WYYW-CD. The station's current programming identity is tied to Antenna TV. The history of channel 20 in Evansville includes the former digital operation of WAZE-TV, which permanently shut down in 2011. A new low-power facility was established on September 22, 2011, using the call sign WYYW-CD. The station initially affiliated with MeTV. Its launch occurred shortly after WEVV-TV added Fox programming to a second digital subchannel, contributing to a period of change in the local market's digital multicast offerings. On December 12, 2012, a call-sign exchange took place. The facility that had launched as WYYW-CD became WTSN-CD, while the original WTSN-CD adopted the WYYW-CD identity. The exchange created the station's present call-sign history without representing a move to a different national media brand. WTSN-CD changed affiliations several times. On October 23, 2014, it became a Heroes & Icons affiliate. During the same period, MeTV programming moved to WFIE-DT3 and subsequently WFIE-DT2. On January 17, 2015, WTSN replaced its H&I schedule with repeated Heartland educational and informational programming supplied by its sister station on Saturday mornings. The arrangement complemented Sunday religious and local programming, and continued until the related Heartland affiliation with WYYW-CD ended. The station's most recent documented network change occurred on October 25, 2019, when it ended its Heroes & Icons affiliation and began carrying Antenna TV. This positioned WTSN-CD as a classic-television outlet within the Evansville area. Available reference material does not provide a detailed account of its facilities, staffing, revenue, ratings, or corporate management beyond its ownership relationship with Three Sisters Broadcasting.

• 2019

  Began Antenna TV affiliation

  [1]WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  On October 25, 2019, WTSN-CD dropped Heroes & Icons and replaced it with Antenna TV.

• 2015

  Adopted Heartland educational programming repeats

  [1]WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  On January 17, 2015, the station replaced its H&I affiliation with repeated Heartland educational and informational programming from its sister station on Saturday mornings.

• 2014

  Joined Heroes & Icons

  [1]WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  WTSN-CD became a Heroes & Icons affiliate on October 23, 2014.

• 2012

  Call signs exchanged

  [1]WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  On December 12, 2012, the facility operating as WYYW-CD became WTSN-CD, while the original WTSN-CD became WYYW-CD.

• 2011

  Low-power channel 20 facility established

  [1]WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  A low-power station was established on September 22, 2011, under the call sign WYYW-CD and initially affiliated with MeTV.

A regional low-power television outlet providing Antenna TV programming and local-market broadcast access in Evansville, Indiana.

• Television network affiliation · 2019

  Antenna TV

  Antenna TV is WTSN-CD's documented current network affiliation. The network supplies classic television programming for the station's digital broadcast service, giving the Evansville-area outlet a schedule centered on older series and archive television content rather than a conventional full-power local-news model.

• Broadcast television service · 2011

  Digital broadcast channel 20

  WTSN-CD's principal service is its over-the-air digital television signal on UHF channel 20. As a low-power Class A station, it operates as a localized broadcast outlet for the Evansville market and distributes its affiliated network schedule through a multiplexed digital television signal.

• 2019

  Replacement of Heroes & Icons with Antenna TVStrategy

  Background

  WTSN-CD had carried Heroes & Icons programming since October 2014.

  Action taken

  On October 25, 2019, the station ended the H&I affiliation and began carrying Antenna TV.

  Aftermath

  The station's documented programming identity shifted to Antenna TV's classic-television schedule.

  Source

• 2012

  Call-sign exchange with WYYW-CDStrategy

  Background

  The station's initial low-power facility had operated under the WYYW-CD call sign since its 2011 launch.

  Action taken

  On December 12, 2012, the facility adopted WTSN-CD, while the original WTSN-CD facility adopted WYYW-CD.

  Aftermath

  The Evansville channel 20 operation continued under the WTSN-CD identity.

  Source

1. 1WTSN-CDen.wikipedia.org
2. 2WTSN-TV official websitewtsntv.com