WLAX
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| WLAX / WEUX | |
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| La Crosse/Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
| Channels | 25 / 48 (UHF) analog, 17 / 49 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasting |
| Founded | September 28, 1986 |
| Call letters meaning | W LA Crosse FoX W EaU Claire FoX |
| Former affiliations | UPN (secondary, ?-?) [original research?] |
| Transmitter Power | 562 kW / 1510 kW (analog) 450 kW / 1000 kW (digital) |
| Website | www.fox25fox48.com |
WLAX/25 and WEUX/48 are a pair of Fox affiliated television stations in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin market, broadcasting from La Crosse and Chippewa Falls, respectively. Both stations are currently owned by Grant Broadcasting.
On September 28, 1986, WLAX first signed on the air as one of the original members of the Fox television network. Satellite station WEUX was licensed on July 17, 1987, but was not launched until 1993. In addition to Fox programming, WLAX and WEUX carry syndicated programming such as Friends and Seinfeld.
The stations have a nine o'clock newscast on weeknights, produced by WEAU-TV, and using WEAU on-air personnel. Chris Herzog is the news anchor, Paige Pearson is the sports anchor and Sean Towle is La Crosse bureau reporter. The newscast launched on August 28, 2006. It also airs on WEAU-DT's digital subchannel 13-2. Beginning the weekend of January 20, 2007, the 9pm news aired seven nights a week.
Neither station is yet broadcasting in high-definition or stereo.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WLAX
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEUX
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