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Encyclopedia > WXIX
WXIX
WXIX logo
Newport, Kentucky
Branding FOX19
Slogan First. Live. Local.
Analog channel 19 (UHF)
Digital channel 29 (UHF)
Affiliations Fox
Owner Raycom Media
Founded August 1, 1968
Call Letters meaning Nineteen in Roman numerals
Former affiliations
Website fox19.com

WXIX-TV ,"FOX19", is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati, Ohio, and is licensed to Newport, KY. It broadcasts its analog signal on channel 19, and its digital signal on channel 29. It is currently owned by Raycom Media. Image File history File links Logo of WXIX-TV (Channel 19) in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Campbell County Courthouse in Newport, Kentucky Newport is a city located in Campbell County, Kentucky. ... This article is about the concept in marketing. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... For the Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact publication, see Astounding Magazine. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... A digital signal is a signal that is both discrete and quantized. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Foundation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ... The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The article refers to the city in Ohio. ... The Campbell County Courthouse in Newport, Kentucky Newport is a city located in Campbell County, Kentucky. ... Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama. ...


The station offers first-run programming and sports from Fox, news, talk shows, reality TV, court shows, off-network sitcoms, and dramas. It also offers about 29 hours of local news programming a week.


The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels
Channel Programming
19.1 Regular programming
19.2 "The Tube" Music Network

History

The station began operation in 1968 as WNOP-TV. It was owned by James Lang and partners. It was sold to US Communications in 1970, and its call letters were changed to WSCO. Metromedia purchased the station in 1972. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was a conglomeration of television stations in the United States that existed from the demise of the DuMont Television Network in the 1950s until the formation of the Fox Network in the 1980s. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...


Over the years, the station programmed as a general entertainment independent station, airing cartoons, off-network sitcoms, first-run talk shows, dramas, movies, and talk shows. It received competition in 1980 with the launch of WBTI Channel 64, which ran general entertainment and religious programing before 6pm, and subscription TV after 6pm. However, that competition was short-lived, with WBTI becoming a full-time subscription station by 1982. An Independent station is a TV station that is not affiliated with any network. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Malrite Broadcasting bought Channel 19 (now WXIX) in 1983. It remained the leading independent station in the market, even after WBTI returned to full-time general entertainment programming in 1986. By that time, WXIX became an affiliate to the Fox network. The station became known on-air as "Fox 19" in 1988. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The station launched a 10pm newscast in 1989, and a morning newscast in 1997. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Malrite restructured in the late 1990s, becoming Raycom Media. The company still owns WXIX. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...


External links

  • Fox19.com
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for WXIX-TV


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