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Revision as of 05:44, 12 May 2010
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WAXN-TV is an Independent station in Charlotte, North Carolina that is licensed to Kannapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter near Reedy Creek Park in the Newell section of Charlotte. Owned by Cox Enterprises, the station is sister to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV and the two share studios on North Tryon Street (a.k.a. U.S. 29 / NC 49) in Downtown Charlotte. Syndicated programming on WAXN includes: Friends, Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Judge Joe Brown.
Digital programming
Their signal is multiplexed. WAXN can also be seen on W42DR-D channel 42 in Marion from a transmitter southwest of Connelly Springs as well as a low-powered digital fill-in translator on channel 36 in China Grove from a transmitter northwest of the town.
Virtual channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
---|---|---|---|
64.1 | 720p | 16:9 | main WAXN programming in high definition |
64.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WAXN in standard definition |
History
The station debuted on October 15, 1994 as WKAY-TV, owned by Kannapolis Television Company, a subsidiary of Truth Temple, a church in Kannapolis. It had originally received a construction permit as WDZH, but changed the calls to WKAY on November 15, 1989.[1] The pastor of Truth Temple, Garland Faw, named the station WKAY after his wife, Kay. The station aired a mix of religious programming, old movies, and barter syndicated programming. Kannapolis Television entered into a joint sales agreement with WSOC-TV[2] and formally changed the call letters to WAXN-TV in August of 1996. [1] Under this agreement, Cox invested over $3 million toward relaunching the station and other improvements.[3] Under the agreement, WSOC-TV took over WAXN's operations and rebranded the station as "Action 64." Soon after the agreement took effect, WAXN significantly upgraded its programming. The station also boosted its signal to a level comparable with the other Charlotte stations. Previously, the station could only be seen on cable in most of the Charlotte area; its over-the-air signal barely made it out of Cabarrus County. From 1998 to 2000, WAXN-TV aired many programs from Pax TV, although it was never formally affiliated with the network. (Charlotte is the largest market not to have a Pax/i/Ion affiliate.) WAXN later began airing repeated episodes of Dr. Phil and Oprah in primetime that had aired earlier in the day on WSOC-TV. On August 5, 1999 the Federal Communications Commission reversed its long standing regulations against duopoly ownerships in the same television market.[4] As stipulated in the original joint sales agreement, Cox was now able to purchase the station outright for $3 million.[2] The sale was officially approved by the FCC in 2000.[5] In 2007, WAXN-TV dropped the "Action" moniker, and is now known as "TV 64." On May 10, 2009 WAXN-TV increased its digital transmission power from 50Kw to 91Kw with the addition of a larger transmitter. It has a CP with the FCC to increase power to 150Kw with a directional antenna sometime in later 2010.
Newscasts
Since 1996, WAXN-TV has aired a 10 o'clock newscast called "Action News at 10PM", produced by WSOC-TV. The station is #1 in that timeslot beating rival efforts on WCCB and WJZY (produced by WBTV). The strong lead-ins of Dr. Phil and Oprah has been cited as a contributing factor for this success. WAXN-TV aired the first High Definition 10 O'Clock News in the Charlotte market in October of 2008. The newscasts had already been produced in HD by WSOC, but down-converted for broadcast through the stations' shared master control facility.
Logos
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ a b Spanberg, Erik (2000-05-05). "The little (TV) station that could". The Charlotte Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ Spanberg, Erik (1997-12-19). "Patient Cox money will let WAXN keep up fight". The Charlotte Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ "FCC Revises Local Television Ownership Rules" (Press release). Federal Communications Commission. 1999-08-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ "Television Application For Assignment Of License Granted". Federal Communications Commission. 2000-01-31. Retrieved 2007-01-31.