WBXK-CA

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WBXK-CA

Jackson, Mississippi
Channels	8 (VHF) analog, no digital
Affiliations	America One
Owner	Community Television Network
Founded	1990?
Former affiliations	Video Jukebox Network / The Box (1990-2000) MTV2(2001-2005) infomercials (2005) UATV (2005-2006)
Website	www.wbxk.com

WBXK-CA (channel 8) is Jackson, Mississippi's America One affiliate, broadcasting at 910 watts from a location on Jackson's west side.

[edit] History

It began broadcasting in January, 1990 as W08CU, and was an over-the-air music-video outlet.

In the 1990s, WBXK was affiliated with the Video Jukebox Network, which was renamed The Box in 1991. The station's "programming" was basically music videos requested by non-cable viewers in the greater Jackson area.

On September 1, 1995, the station's call letters changed from W08CU to WBXK.

In 2001, WBXK remained a music video station even though it inevitably became an over-the-air MTV 2 affiliate (at the time known as M2, which absorbed The Box that year).

In mid-January, 2005, WBXK had switched to an all-informercial format for about two weeks. On February 2, WBXK flipped to Urban America Television, flipping again to its present network, America One, in April 2006.