WPGX

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WPGX

Panama City, Florida
Branding	Fox 28
Channels	Analog: 28 (UHF) Digital: 9 (VHF)
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Raycom Media, Inc. (WPGX License Subsidiary, LLC)
First air date	May 1988^[1]
Transmitter Power	1260 kW (analog) 2.3 kW (digital)
Height	228 m (analog) 142 m (digital)
Facility ID	2942
Transmitter Coordinates	30°23′40.8″N, 85°32′2.9″W

WPGX is the Fox network affiliate for Panama City, Florida. It is owned by Raycom Media, and broadcasts on UHF channel 28, with a digital signal on VHF channel 9. It is one of the stations Raycom acquired from Waitt Media in 2003. Its transmitter is located in Youngstown, Florida.

WPGX's management also controls WDFX, the Fox affiliate for Dothan, Alabama.

On February 17th 2009, WPGX will cease analog broadcasting on channel 28. Its digital signal will remain on channel 9.

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^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says May 21, while the Television and Cable Factbook says May 20.

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Panama City, Florida market (Nielsen DMA #154)

WPAF-LP 2 (Ind) - WTVY 4 (CBS, MNTV on DT2 & The CW on DT3) - W06CQ 6 (Ind) - WJHG 7 (NBC, The CW on DT2 & MNTV on DT3) - WMBB 13 (ABC) - WPFN-CA 22 (A1) - WWEO-CA 24 (FamilyNet) - WPGX 28 (Fox) - W34DH 34 (TBN) - WPCT 46 (Info) - WBIF 51 (RTN) - WFSG 56 (PBS) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Tallahassee: WCTV 6 (CBS) - WTXL 27 (ABC)

See also: Broadcast television stations in the Dothan, Pensacola-Mobile and Tallahassee Markets

v • d • e Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Florida

WSVN 7 (Miami) - WTVT 13 (Tampa) - WPGX 28 (Panama City) - WFLX 29 (West Palm Beach) - WAWS 30 (Jacksonville) - WOFL 35 (Orlando) - WFTX 36 (Cape Coral) - WTLH 49 (Bainbridge / Tallahassee) - WOGX 51 (Ocala / Gainesville)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Religious, Spanish and Other stations in the state of Florida

v • d • e Raycom Media

Corporate Staff	Paul McTear (President & CEO) · Wayne Daugherty · Marty Edelman · Leon Long · Jeff Rosser · Anne Adkins · Clyde Baucom · Rebecca Bryan · David Folsom · Mary Carloe McDonnell · Billy McDowell · Susana Schuler · Melissa Thurber

Network Affiliates	ABC Network Affiliates: KAIT · KLTV · KTRE · WLOX · WTVM CBS Network Affiliates: KFVS · KOLD · KSLA · WAFB · WBTV · WCSC · WOIO · WTOC · WTOL · WTVR³ The CW Network Affiliates: WQWQ · WUPV¹ Fox Network Affiliates: WDFX · WFLX · WFXG¹ · WPGX · WSFX¹ · WTNZ · WXIX · WXTX¹ MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KFVE · WBXH · WUAB NBC Network Affiliates: KCBD · KHNL/KHBC/KOGG · KPLC · WAFF · WALB · WAVE · WDAM · WECT · WFIE · WIS · WLBT · WMBF² · WMC · WSFA · WWBT ¹Raycom Media owns and operates these stations through Southeastern Media Holdings. ²Scheduled to begin broadcasting in 2008. ³Subject to sale once a buyer is found.

Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: 4,200 · Stock Symbol: None, privately held. · Website: www.raycommedia.com