WFXQ-CA

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WFXQ-CA
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Channels 28 (UHF) analog,
no digital
Affiliations NBC (repeater of WWLP, temporary)
Owner LIN Television (WWLP Broadcasting LLC)
Founded May 1987 (on channel 11, moved to channel 28 in 2005)
Transmitter Power 5 KW (analog)
Website http://www.wwlp.com

WFXQ-CA, channel 28, is a low-power television station serving the Springfield, Massachusetts television market and owned by LIN Television (WWLP Broadcasting LLC). Its studios are housed within those of NBC affiliate WWLP in Chicopee, Massachusetts while its transmitter is on Mount Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts. WFXQ is currently a repeater for WWLP.

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[edit] History

The station first went on the air on channel 11 in May 1988. It originally transmitted from the Rattlesnake Mountain transmitter site of WTIC-TV). Known as W11BJ, the station aired local shows to a senior retirement community in Farmington, Connecticut. The station used a live skycam weather forecast which consisted of a character generator titler and a "home video" camera with shots of the window of the transmitter location. The original owner was the Chase family which also was the owner of FOX affiliate WTIC. In 2004, when WWLP-TV bought WFXQ-CA, there was already a construction permit to locate channel 28 on Mt. Tom. WWLP-TV temporarily put on a simulcast of WCTX via a off air pickup on Channel 11 before building the site on Mt. Tom. In early 2006, W28CT signed on from the top of Mt. Tom simulcasting WWLP and the W11BJ transmitter was shut down for the last time. Of special note, WWLP's digital signal is also on channel 11.

[edit] WFXQ-CA's Future

LIN Television, owner of both stations, had initially changed the call sign to WXCW-CA, in reference to The CW in anticipation of it becoming a CW network affiliate. More recently, the call sign was changed again to the current WFXQ-CA reffering to possible Fox affiliation. This has caused rumors on several message boards about WFXQ becoming a FOX affiliate. The cable-only WB affiliate WBQT has taken the CW affiliation. [1] Since there is currently no MyNetworkTV affiliate in the Springfield market, WFXQ-CA could make the station a secondary affiliate or digital subchannel. [2] Currently, television viewers in the Springfield market get FOX from WTIC in Hartford, CT and MNTV from WCTX in New Haven. Springfield holds the distinction of being the largest television market without a FOX affiliate of its own.

WFXQ-CA is currently simulcasting WWLP and is transmitting via an analog signal. A construction permit from the FCC, however, will allow WFXQ-CA to "flash cut" to digital in the near future.

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Broadcast television in the Springfield / Holyoke market  (Nielsen DMA #109)

WWLP 22 / WFXQ-CA 28 (NBC) - WGGB 40 (ABC) (The Tube on DT2) - WHTX 43 (UNI) - WGBY 57 (PBS) - WDMR-LP 65 (TEL) - WSHM-LP 67 (CBS)
Out-of-market stations serving/available in Springfield

WCDC 19 (ABC, Adams) - WEDH 24 (PBS/CPTV, Hartford) - WNYA 51 (MNTV, Pittsfield) - WCTX 59 (MNTV, New Haven) - WTIC 61 (FOX, Hartford)
Local cable television channels

"WBQT" 16 (The CW)

See also Broadcast television in the Albany and Hartford/New Haven markets
Other Television Stations in the state of Massachusetts

Boston Spanish Language Stations: WFXZ 24 (Azteca América, Boston) - WUNI 27 (Univision, Worcester) - WTMU 32 (Telemundo, Boston) - WUTF 66 (TeleFutura, Marlborough)

Boston Home-Shopping Stations: WWDP 46 (ShopNBC, Norwell) - WMFP 62 (Shop at Home / Jewelry Television, Lawrence)

Other Boston Stations: WHDN 26 (Deutsche Welle, Boston) - WSBK 38 (Independent, Boston) - WYDN 48 (Daystar, Worcester) - WBPX 68 (i, Boston)

Springfield Market Stations: WFXQ 28* - WHTX 43 (Univision) - WDMR 65 (Telemundo)
*: Station is currently simulcasting NBC affiliate WWLP, future plans are undecided.
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and PBS stations in Massachusetts
LIN TV Corporation

Corporate Staff: Gary R. Chapman (President & CEO) | Vincent L. Sadusky | Greg Schmidt | Scott Blumenthal | Edward L. Munson, Jr. | William S. Banowsky | Peter S. Brodsky | Royal W. Carson, III | Dr. William H. Cunningham | Randall S. Fojtasek | Wilma H. Jordan | Michael A. Pausic

ABC Network Affiliates: WOTV | WTNH

CBS Network Affiliates: KRQE / KBIM / KREZ | WANE | WISH | WIVB | WLFI | WPRI | WTHI

Fox Network Affiliates: KASA6 | WALA | WLUK | WNAC4 | WUPW | WVBT

NBC Network Affiliates: KNSD1 | KXAN | KXAS1 | WAND3 | WAVY | WDTN | WOOD | WWLP

The CW Network Affiliates: KNIN2 | KNVA4 | KSCW2 | WBPG | WNLO | WWHO

My Network TV Affiliates: KNVA4 | WCTX | WNAC4 | WNDY | WXSP

Other stations: KBOP (Independent)1a | KBVO (TeleFutura) | WAPA / WTIN / WNJX (Independent)5 | WIIH (Univision) | WJPX / WKPV / WIRS / WJWN (MTV)5

1Co-owned with NBC Universal in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA.

1aOwned by Commercial Broadcasting Corp., and operated by the NBC / LIN joint ventutre (see note 1)

2Co-owned with Banks Broadcasting in a joint venture (50/50); however, LIN does not control these stations.

3Co-owned with Block Communications in a joint venture (33% owned by LIN, 67% owned by Block Communications),
with management capabilities belonging to LIN.

4LIN operates these stations under a local marketing agreement.

5Acquisition by InterMedia Partners, LP is now awaiting FCC approval.

6Acquisition pending from Raycom Media, LIN operates the station under a local marketing agreement while the sale is finalized.

Annual Revenue: $443.5 million USD | Employees: 2,414 (full time) | Stock Symbol: NYSE: TVL | Website: www.lintv.com
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