WFXP

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WFXP
Erie, Pennsylvania
Branding Fox 66
Slogan Erie's Only Primetime News
Channels Analog: 66 (UHF)

Digital: 22 (UHF)
Affiliations Fox
Owner Mission Broadcasting
(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group)
First air date September 2, 1986
Call letters’ meaning FoX Pennsylvania
Sister station(s) WJET-TV
Former callsigns WETG (1986-1995)
Former affiliations independent
Transmitter Power 891 kW (analog)
850 kW (digital)
Height 271 m (analog)
276 m (digital)
Facility ID 19707
Transmitter Coordinates 42°2′33.7″N, 80°3′55.4″W (analog)
42°2′33.4″N, 80°3′55.7″W (digital)
Website www.yourerie.com

WFXP 66 is the Fox television network affiliate serving the Erie, Pa. metropolitan area. Its studio is located inside the WJET-TV studios at 8455 Peach Street in Summit Township, Pa.. WFXP's transmitter is located at 8425 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania.

[edit] History

WFXP-TV signed on the air September 2, 1986 as WETG-TV, operated by Gannon University. At that time, the studio and production facilities were in the basement of the Nash Library, on Gannon's campus. Five months later, WETG became Erie's charter Fox affiliate. The assigned transmitter power of the earlier call station was significantly more modest than the other commercial stations at the time.

On December 21, 2007 WFXP-TV started broadcasting in High Definition, with its sister station WJET-TV starting in 2008.

[edit] Operating agreement

In 1998, WJET-TV's parent company Nexstar Broadcasting entered into an agreement with Mission Broadcasting, Inc. to maintain responsibility for WFXP 66's daily operations. That agreement also includes production of WFXP's 10 'O Clock News. Prior to that, Fox 66 News at 10 was produced by NBC affiliate WICU-TV 12.

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Broadcast television in the Erie market  (Nielsen DMA #142)

Local television stations
WICU 12 (NBC) - WJET 24 (ABC) - WSEE 35 (CBS, The CW on DT2) - WQLN 54 (PBS) - WFXP 66 (FOX)

Local cable television channels
WBEP (The CW) - WUAB 43 (MNTV, Cleveland)
See also: Broadcast television stations in Cleveland, Youngstown, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Ontario
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Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Pennsylvania
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Pennsylvania
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Matt Devine (CFO) · Duane A. Lammers (COO) · Timothy Busch · Brian Jones · Shirley E. Green · Susana G. Schuler-Willingham · Richard Stolpe · Paul Greeley · Blake R. Battaglia · Erik Brooks · Jay M. Grossman · Brent Stone · Royce Yudkoff · Geoff Armstrong · Michael Donovan · I. Martin Pompadur
ABC Network Affiliates: KAMC1 · KMID · KODE1 · KQTV · KSVI · WDHN · WJET · WTVO1 · WUTR1
CBS Network Affiliates: KLBK · KLST · KOLR1 · KTAB · WCIA · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU1
The CW Network Affiliate: WLYH
Fox Network Affiliates: KARD · KCIT1 · KHMT1 · KFTA1 · KJTL1 · KSFX · WFFT · WFXP1 · WFXV · WFXW1 · WQRF · WTVW · WUHF3 · WYZZ3
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KJBO1 · KCPN1 · WCFN · WPNY · WTVO1
NBC Network Affiliates: KARK · KAMR · KBTV · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC1 · KSAN1 · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE1 · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
2Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.
3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com
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