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WCAX-TV company history timeline

1954

On September 26, 1954; Hasbrook signed on Vermont's first television station, WMVT, originally licensed to the capital city of Montpelier.

1955

In May 1955, WMVT moved its community of license from Montpelier to Burlington, the state's largest city, and just a few miles from Mount Mansfield.

1958

In 1958, Hasbrook turned over the station's ownership to his stepson, Doctor Stuart T. "Red" Martin Jr., an engineer by trade who assisted his stepfather in building the station from the ground up.

1965

In September 1965, WCAX-TV became the third station in its market (after WPTZ-TV and WMTW-TV) to broadcast in color.

1997

The secondary Fox affiliation ended when WFFF-TV (channel 44) signed on in 1997.

2006

On October 25, 2006, WCAX-TV upgraded its digital signal to broadcast CBS programming in high definition.

2007

In 2007, WCAX-TV began to operate a 24-hour local weather and news channel on a new digital subchannel.

2015

On April 30, 2015, the channel was replaced with the Movies! network.

2017

Gray assumed operational control of the station on June 1, 2017 under a local marketing agreement.

2019

On November 19, 2019, WCAX-TV, NBC affiliate WPTZ (channel 5) and CW+ affiliate WNNE (channel 31) were knocked off the air by a fire at their shared antenna on Mount Mansfield.

2021

In 2021, WCAX highlights the rich history connected to our region, with stories from across our viewing area.

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