WNEU

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WNEU

Merrimack, New Hampshire/ Boston, Massachusetts
Branding	Telemundo 60
Channels	Analog: 60 (UHF) Digital: 34 (UHF)
Affiliations	Telemundo
Owner	NBC Universal, Inc. (operated by ZGS Communications, Inc.) (NBC Telemundo License Company)
First air date	1987
Call letters’ meaning	New England TelemUndo
Former callsigns	WGOT (1987-1998) WPXB (1998-2002)
Former affiliations	independent (1987-1996) inTV (1996-1998) Pax TV (1998-1999) inTV (1999-2000) ValueVision (2000) ShopNBC (2000-2002)
Transmitter Power	5000 kW (analog) 80 kW (digital)
Height	308 m (analog) 293 m (digital)
Facility ID	51864
Transmitter Coordinates	42°59′2.4″N, 71°35′18.6″W
Website	www.telemundoboston.com

WNEU is the Telemundo affiliate serving the Boston market, licensed to Merrimack, New Hampshire. The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Communications as a full-power relay of WTMU-LP, primarily serving Boston's northern suburbs and southern New Hampshire.

[edit] History

WNEU signed on in 1987 as WGOT, an independent station. The call sign was derived from the so-called "Golden Triangle" of Manchester, Nashua, and Salem, New Hampshire. For a time, the station aired a 10:00 p.m. newscast anchored by current NHDOT spokesperson Bill Boynton. Paxson Communications purchased the station in the 1990s, and switched WGOT to a mix of infomercials and religion, similar to their other stations. In 1998, the station changed its call sign to WPXB in preparation for the launch of the Pax TV network, but it ceased to carry Pax programming in 1999 after Paxson acquired WABU (now WBPX), due to conflicts in the immediate Boston area with WABU, and in New Hampshire itself with WNBU (now WPXG). After a brief return to infomercials, the station switched to ValueVision, which later became ShopNBC. NBC acquired the station from Paxson in 2002 and changed the call sign to WNEU, eventually dropping ShopNBC for Telemundo, via a simulcast of ZGS Broadcasting's WTMU-LP (which continues to this day).

During its Paxson ownership, WGOT/WPXB owned a translator in Boston, Massachusetts, W40BO, which was previously W33AV, WRAP-LP, W54AT, and W54CN. When NBC purchased channel 60, Paxson retained W40BO, which has now changed to a translator of WBPX.

[edit] See also

WTMU-LP

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Broadcast television in the Boston / Manchester market (Nielsen DMA #7)

Local television stations
WGBH-TV 2 (PBS) - WBZ-TV 4 (CBS) - WCVB-TV 5 (ABC) - WHDH-TV 7 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WFXZ-CA 24 (AZA) - WFXT 25 (FOX) - WUNI 27 (UNI) - WSBK-TV 38 (Ind)
WGBX-TV 44 (PBS) - WWDP 46 (Shop NBC) - WYDN 48 (DS) - WZMY-TV 50 (MNTV) - WLVI-TV 56 (The CW) - WNEU 60 / WTMU-LP 67 (TEL) - WMFP 62 (Gems TV)
WUTF-TV 66 (TFU) - WBPX 68 (ION)

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WHDN-LD 26 (DW)

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WMUR-TV 9 (ABC) - WENH-TV 11 / WEKW-TV 52 (PBS / NHPTV) - WYCN-LP 13 (Ind) - WPXG 21 (ION) - WNNE 31 (NBC)

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WJZB-TV 14 (Ind / NBC) - WNHT 21 (Ind / CBS) - WXPO-TV 50 (Ind) - WCVX 58 (Ind)

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50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures. Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft). The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment and DiC Entertainment. These stations have been put up for sale by NBC Universal. Buyer(s) are anonymous or unannounced at this time.