The LMA also allowed WTVU to broadcast strong syndicated programs, mostly barter shows and second runs from WTNH. It also ran classic sitcoms and drama shows such as "Hawaii Five-O", "Perry Mason", "M*A*S*H", "I Love Lucy", "Happy Days", "The Honeymooners", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "I Dream of Jeannie", "Bewitched" and "Gilligan's Island" among others that were removed from the schedules of WTXX (channel 20, now WCCT-TV) and WTWS (channel 26, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WHPX-TV) some years back. It also picked up the rights to telecast Hartford Whalers hockey games, which aired on the station until the team became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.