WNEU: Difference between revisions

| virtual = 60

| affiliations = {{ubl|'''60.1:''' [[Telemundo]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}

| licensee = NBC Telemundo License [[LLC]]

| location = {{ubl|[[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]]–[[Manchester, New Hampshire]]|[[Boston, Massachusetts]]}}

In the early 1990s, WGOT aired a New Hampshire-oriented prime time newscast at 10&nbsp;p.m. that was anchored by current [[NHDOT]] spokesperson Bill Boynton. The newscast, which started in August 1991,<ref name=nhul-wgotnewsstart>{{cite news|last1=Vincent|first1=Dale|title=On the Air: Channel 60 Debuts Late Newscast; NH Broadcast News Veterans Mann and Boynton Lead Granite State's Newest TV News Program|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=UL&p_theme=ul&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Section&s_dispstring=WGOT%20newscast%20AND%20section%28all%29%20AND%20date%281/1/1989%20to%206/30/1994%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1/1/1989%20to%206/30/1994%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28WGOT%20newscast%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|access-date=June 11, 2015|work=[[New Hampshire Union-Leader]]|date=August 6, 1991|page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613024114/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=UL&p_theme=ul&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Section&s_dispstring=WGOT%20newscast%20AND%20section%28all%29%20AND%20date%281%2F1%2F1989%20to%206%2F30%2F1994%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=1%2F1%2F1989%20to%206%2F30%2F1994%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28WGOT%20newscast%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no|archive-date=June 13, 2015|url-status=live}} (preview of subscription content)</ref> was discontinued in June 1994;<ref name=nhul-wgotnewsend>{{cite news|title=WGOT-TV Repositions Its News Programming|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=UL&p_theme=ul&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Section&s_dispstring=WGOT%20newscast%20AND%20section%28all%29%20AND%20date%281/1/1989%20to%206/30/1994%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1/1/1989%20to%206/30/1994%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28WGOT%20newscast%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|access-date=June 11, 2015|work=[[New Hampshire Union-Leader]]|date=June 11, 1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613024114/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=UL&p_theme=ul&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Section&s_dispstring=WGOT%20newscast%20AND%20section%28all%29%20AND%20date%281%2F1%2F1989%20to%206%2F30%2F1994%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=1%2F1%2F1989%20to%206%2F30%2F1994%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28WGOT%20newscast%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no|archive-date=June 13, 2015|url-status=live}} (preview of subscription content)</ref> the cancellation was due to insufficient profits, as well as limited interest in a New Hampshire newscast from northern Massachusetts viewers that received the station on cable.<ref name=tbg-wgotnewsend>{{cite news|last1=Fahy|first1=Catherine|title=Turbulence on the air waves Boston University faces hurdles on use of Concord TV tower|url=https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston/doc/290704176.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+24%2C+1994&author=Fahy%2C+Catherine&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&edition=&startpage=&desc=Turbulence+on+the+air+waves+Boston+University+faces+hurdles+on+use+of+Concord+TV+tower|access-date=December 24, 2015|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=July 24, 1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225142352/https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston/doc/290704176.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+24%2C+1994&author=Fahy%2C+Catherine&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&edition=&startpage=&desc=Turbulence+on+the+air+waves+Boston+University+faces+hurdles+on+use+of+Concord+TV+tower|archive-date=December 25, 2015|url-status=live}} (preview of subscription content)</ref> WGOT would continue to air news briefs and news specials until the sale to Paxson Communications.<ref name=nhul-wgotnewsend/>

 

 

On December 15, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that WNEU's newscasts would be rebranded from {{lang|es|Noticiero Telemundo Boston}} to {{lang|es|Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra}} to reflect an expansion of the news operation's reach to include all of [[New England]]. NBC concurrently announced that the newscasts would be simulcast on [[WRDM-CD]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] (along with [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] repeater WDMR-LD), which they acquired from ZGS Communications in February 2018; a reporter based at WRDM's facilities at the [[WVIT]] studios in [[West Hartford]] files stories from Connecticut (outside of the [[WNJU]]-covered [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield County]]) and the [[Pioneer Valley]].<ref name="tvnc-wneuwrdmnewscast">{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark K.|title=WNEU Boston Rebrands, Adds 2 Newscasts|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109716/wneu-boston-rebrands-adds-2-newscasts|access-date=December 15, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=December 15, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091102/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109716/wneu-boston-rebrands-adds-2-newscasts|archive-date=December 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[WRIW-CD]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] began simulcasting WNEU's newscasts on July 20, 2018, after NBC completed its acquisition of that station from ZGS.<ref name="nbcu-wneuonwriw">{{cite press release |date=July 20, 2018 |title=TELEMUNDO BOSTON'S "NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO NUEVA INGLATERRA" WEEKDAY NEWSCASTS TO AIR IN PROVIDENCE THROUGH TELEMUNDO PROVIDENCE / WRIW |url=https://www.nbcumv.com/news/telemundo-boston%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cnoticiero-telemundo-nueva-inglaterra%E2%80%9D-weekday-newscasts-air-providence?division=150&network=5266626&show=1067396 |type=Press release |location=Newton, Massachusetts |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063557/https://www.nbcumv.com/news/telemundo-boston%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cnoticiero-telemundo-nueva-inglaterra%E2%80%9D-weekday-newscasts-air-providence?division=150&network=5266626&show=1067396 |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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