WFXP

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WFXP
Erie, Pennsylvania

Branding	Fox 66 (general) Fox 66 News
Slogan	Erie's Only Prime Time News Choice
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF)
Subchannels	66.1 Fox
Owner	Mission Broadcasting (operated under a LMA by Nexstar Broadcasting Group) (Mission Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date	September 2, 1986 (1986-09-02)
Call letters' meaning	FoX Pennsylvania
Sister station(s)	WJET-TV
Former callsigns	WETG (1986-1995)
Former channel number(s)	66 (UHF analog, 1986-2009)
Transmitter power	850 kW
Height	286 meters (938 ft)
Facility ID	19707
Transmitter coordinates	42°2′25″N 80°4′9″W / 42.04028°N 80.06917°W / 42.04028; -80.06917
Website	www.yourerie.com

WFXP is the Fox-affiliated television station for Pennsylvania's Northwest Region. Licensed to Erie, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter at its studios on US 19/Peach Street in Summit Township. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 1006. Owned by Mission Broadcasting, WFXP is operated by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group through a local marketing agreement (LMA). This makes it sister to ABC affiliate WJET-TV and the two share studios. Programming on WFXP includes Maury, Trisha, Judge Mathis, The Steve Harvey Show, Family Feud, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, among others.

History

The analog UHF channel 66 frequency was first used in Erie by WEPA-TV, founded by Alfred E. Anscombe, who would also go on to launch Binghamton, New York's WIVT in the early-1960s. The station eventually went dark. WFXP signed-on September 2, 1986 as WETG-TV operated by Gannon University. The assigned transmitter power of the station was significantly more modest than other commercial outlets at the time. The studio and production facilities were in the basement of the Nash Library on Gannon's campus. The station operated from 3 in the afternoon until midnight during its early days. In 1987, the station began operating in the morning hours.

In 1988, WETG became Erie's charter Fox affiliate. The station assumed the WFXP calls in 1995. In 1998, Nexstar (owner of WJET) entered into an agreement with Mission Broadcasting to maintain responsibility for WFXP's daily operations except programming.

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
66.1	720p	16:9	WFXP-DT	Main WXFP programming / Fox

Analog-to-digital conversion

On December 21, 2007, this station started broadcasting its digital signal on UHF channel 22 in high definition with sister station WJET doing the same in 2008. On April 27, 2009, WFXP's digital signal remained on channel 22 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.

Newscasts

Nightly news open.

When WJET began operating WFXP, it took over production of this station's nightly half hour prime time newscast (known as Fox 66 First at Ten). The broadcast had previously been produced by WICU through a news share agreement. On September 10, 2007, WJET began airing an hour-long weekday morning show at 8 on WFXP (called Fox 66 News in the Morning). This is the only local newscast in the area broadcasting in the time-slot. In June 2009, WSEE moved into WICU's studios which are currently unable to air two live newscasts at the same time because there is only one control center.

So that it would not compete with WICU, WSEE's weeknight broadcast at 11 was moved to 10 on CW affiliate WSEE-DT2. That show now competes with WJET's production on WFXP which had been the area's only prime time newscast. WICU and WSEE were supposed to merge their news departments together but this has not happened yet. There is, however, weekend evening newscasts simulcasted on both stations and sharing of resources.

Anchors

Traci Teudhope - weekday morning news (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
Sean Lafferty - weeknight news at 10:00 p.m.
Jill McCormick - weeknight news at 10:00 p.m.
David Belmondo - weekend news at 10:00 p.m.; also reporter
Tom Atkins (NWA sealholder) - Chief Meteorologist seen weeknights at 10:00 p.m.; also heard on WRKT-FM 100.9, WQHZ-FM 102.3, WRTS-FM 103.7, WFNN-AM 1330 and WJET-AM 1400 (also "Weather 101" segment producer)
Tom DiVecchio (AMS Seal of Approval) - weekday morning meteorologist (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
Linh Truong - weekend meteorologist at 10:00 p.m.
Craig Smylie - Sports Director seen weeknights at 10:00 p.m.; also sports reporter
Matt Edwards - sports anchor seen weekends at 10:00 p.m.

Reporters

Rachel Vendetti - part-time
Brian Sheridan - part-time
Alese Underwood
Mike Krohmaly
John Treanor
Jill Perkins
Ken Brown

External links

YourErie.com - Official WJET/WFXP-TV Website
Query the FCC's TV station database for WFXP

v t e Broadcast television in Northwestern Pennsylvania, including Erie

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WLEP-LD (9.1 Retro TV, 9.2 PBJ, 9.3 Tuff TV) WICU (12.1 NBC, 12.2 The CW +, 12.3 CBS) WJET (24.1 ABC, 24.2 Me-TV) WSEE (35.1 CBS, 35.2 The CW +, 35.3 NBC) WQLN (54.1 PBS, 54.2 Create, 54.3 World) WFXP (66.1 Fox)

Pennsylvania broadcast television Binghamton, New York Buffalo, New York Elmira, New York Erie Johnstown/Altoona/State College New York City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) Washington, DC Youngstown, Ohio See also Cleveland Buffalo Ontario TV

v t e Fox Network Affiliates in the State of Pennsylvania

WWCP 8 (Johnstown) WYFX 19 (Youngstown) WTXF 29 (Philadelphia) WPMT 43 (York) WPGH 53 (Pittsburgh) WOLF 56 (Hazleton) WFXP 66 (Erie)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Pennsylvania

v t e Nexstar Broadcasting Group

ABC network affiliates	KAMC¹ KCAU⁵ KMID KODE¹ KQTV KSVI KTVX WATN WAWV¹ WDHN WEHT WIVT WJET WOI⁵ WSYR WTVO¹ WUTR¹ WVNY¹ WWTI

CBS network affiliates	KGPE KLBK KLST KOLR¹ KTAB WCIA WFRV WHBF⁵ WJMN WMBD WROC WTAJ WYOU¹

The CW network affiliates	KASN¹ KGET KUCW WCWJ WLYH⁴ WLMT WTVW¹ WWTI

Fox network affiliates	KARD KCIT¹ KHMT¹ KFTA² KJTL¹ KLRT¹ WFFF WFFT WFXP¹ WFXV WJKT WQRF WYZZ³

MyNetworkTV affiliates	KARZ KCPN¹ KJBO¹ WCIX WPNY WTVO¹

NBC network affiliates	KAMR KARK KFDX KGET KNWA KRBC¹ KSAN¹ KSEE KSNF KTAL KTVE¹ WBGH WBRE WETM WHAG WTWO

Telemundo affiliate	KKEY

Independent stations	KOZL WETM

¹ Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. ² Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. ³ Nexstar operates WYZZ owned by Cunningham Broadcasting. ⁴ Nexstar holds the license to this station, but management capabilities belong to Sinclair Broadcast Group. ⁵ Nexstar operates these stations owned by Citadel Communications; the outright purchase of these stations is awaiting FCC approval.

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