WFXI

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WFXI / WYDO

WFXI: Morehead City, North Carolina WYDO: Greenville, North Carolina
Branding	"FOX 8, FOX 14" FOX News at Ten on FOX 8 and FOX 14
Slogan	The Right News At The Right Time
Channels	WFXI: 8 (VHF) WYDO: 14 (UHF) analog, WFXI: 24 (UHF) WYDO:21 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	Fox (1989-present)
Owner	Piedmont Television
Founded	WFXI: April 20, 1988 WYDO: October 2, 1989
Former affiliations	Independent (1988-89)
Website	http://www.fox8fox14.com/

WFXI, channel 8 is the Fox affiliate serving the Greenville/Washington/New Bern television market in northeastern North Carolina. The station is licensed to Morehead City, and its transmitter is located in Stacy, North Carolina. It operates a full-time satellite, WYDO, on channel 14 in Greenville. WYDO's transmitter is located in Ayden, North Carolina. The station's main studio is in Morehead City, and it operates a sales office in Greenville.

WFXI debuted on April 20, 1988 as an independent station, making it the first VHF station in the state not affiliated with the "Big Three" networks. It was also the first full-powered non-network station in eastern North Carolina.

WFXI must conform its signal to protect WRIC-TV in Richmond, so its signal only reaches New Bern, Jacksonville and the southern and eastern portions of the market. As a condition of getting the Fox affiliation for the market, it had to sign on WYDO to cover the rest of the market. WYDO debuted on October 2, 1989.

WFXI/WYDO's on-air name is "Fox 8 Fox 14". WFXI's digital signal is broadcast on UHF channel 24, while WYDO's digital signal is broadcast on UHF channel 21.

WNCT-TV produces a 10pm newscast for the station.

Currently, WFXI/WYDO does not offer any high-definition broadcasts.

[edit] MyNetworkTV

On April 18, it was announced that WFXI/WYDO's digital subchannel DT2 would affiliate with the new MyNetworkTV Television Network. [1] However, MNT later changed its mind and on August 11 moved its affiliation to WEPX/WPXU, the area's "i" network stations. [2]

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Broadcast television in the Greenville/New Bern/Washington market (Nielsen DMA #107)
WITN 7 (NBC) - WFXI 8 / WYDO 14 (Fox) - WNCT 9 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WCTI 12 (ABC) (Ind on DT2) - WUNM 19 / WUNK 25 (PBS/UNC-TV) - W22CJ 22 / W60CV 60 (TBN) - WPXU 35 / WEPX 38 (ION/MNTV)
Out-of-market broadcast television available on cable in some parts of the market
WSKY 4 (IND, Manteo, NC/Hampton Roads, VA) - WRAL 5 (CBS, Raleigh) - WECT 6 (NBC, Wilmington) - WTVD 11 (ABC, Durham) - WNCN 17 (NBC, Goldsboro)

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of North Carolina
WGHP 8 (High Point) - WFXI 8 / WYDO 14 (Morehead City / Greenville) - WCCB 18 (Charlotte) - WSFX 26 (Wilmington) - WRAZ 50 (Raleigh)
See also: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CW, MNTV and Other stations in North Carolina