WPXC-TV
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| Brunswick, Georgia / Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Branding | i |
| Channels | 21 (UHF) analog, 24 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | i |
| Owner | ion Media Networks |
| Founded | August 13, 1988 |
| Call letters meaning | "PaXson Communications" (original name of current owner) |
| Former callsigns | WBSG-TV (1988-2001) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1988-95) The WB (1995-96) ABC (1996-2001) |
| Website | www.ionline.tv/ |
WPXC-TV is the i (formerly Pax) television station in the Jacksonville, Florida market, but licenced to serve Brunswick, Georgia. Owned by ion Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), the station broadcasts on channel 21. In addition, the station has a low power repeater in Jacksonville, WPXJ-LP, on channel 54.
[edit] History
The station began on August 13, 1988 as independent WBSG-TV. By 1995, the station had become a charter WB affiliate. However, the station was later purchased by Allbritton Communications and so in 1996 the station took over the ABC affiliation, along with WJXX, in order for Allbritton to retain the network on its other stations. Unfortunately, this unique arrangement couldn't succeed because of WBSG's Georgia broadcast location and WJXX's signal troubles and so channel 25 was spun to Gannett, while channel 21 would be sold to Paxson Communications. As a result in 2001, WBSG dropped ABC in favor of Pax (now i in 2005) under the WPXC-TV callsign.
[edit] Previous Logos
 Pax 21 logo, 1998-2005. |
[edit] External links
- ionline.tv
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WPXC
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WPXJ-LP
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WJXT 4 (Ind.) - WJCT 7 (PBS) - WXGA 8 (PBS/GPB) - WTLV 12 (NBC) - WCWJ 17 (The CW) - WPXC 21 (i) - WJXX 25 (ABC) - WWRJ 27 (Rel.) - WAWS 30 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - W54CS 36 (AS) - WBXJ 43 (MTV2) - WTEV 47 (CBS) - WJEB 59 (TBN) |
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| Gainesville / Ocala channels serving portions of the Jacksonville market | ||
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WUFT 5 (PBS) - WCJB 20 (ABC) (The CW on DT2) - WOGX 51 (Fox) |
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Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WPXM 35 (i, Miami) - WHDT-LP 44 (Ind., Miami) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Fort Lauderdale) |
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Tampa - St. Petersburg: WPDS-LP 14 (Educational, Largo) - WARP-CA 20 (MTV2, Tampa) - WMOR-TV 32 (Ind. / 4Kids TV, Lakeland) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Petersburg City Access, St. Petersburg) - |
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Jacksonville: WJXT 4 (Ind., Jacksonville) - WBXJ-CA 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville) - WPXJ-LP 54 (i, Jacksonville) |
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Tallahassee - Thomasville: WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2, Tallahassee) |
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Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WRDQ 27 (Ind., Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (MTV2, Orlando) - WOPX 56 (i, Melbourne) |
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West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WHDT-DT 59 (DW/Ind., Stuart) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Boca Raton) - WPXP 67 (i, Lake Worth) |
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Panama City: WPCT 46 (Tourist, Panama City Beach) - WBIF 51 (RTN, Marianna) |
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Pensacola / Mobile: WBQP-CA 12 (A1/S@H/MTV2, Pensacola) - WJTC 44 (Ind., Pensacola) - WPAN 53 (S@H/JTV, Fort Walton Beach) - WAWD 58 (Tourist, Fort Walton Beach) - |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Religious, and Spanish stations in Florida | |
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Atlanta market stations: Other markets: WBEK 16 (A1, Augusta) - WPXC 21 (i, Brunswick) - WELF 23 (TBN, Dalton) - W25CP 25 (TBN, Valdosta) - WDMA-CA 31 (Daystar, Macon) - W38CM 38 (TBN, Thomasville) - WXSX 46 (MTV2, Savannah) - WDNN 49 (Independent, Dalton) - WSST 55 (Independent, Cordele) - WGNM 64 (CTN, Macon) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS stations in Georgia | |
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Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn |
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Broadcast Television Networks: i |
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1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. |
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Annual Revenue: $276.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: ION | Website: www.ionmedia.tv |
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