WBXG-LD

Last updated
WBXG-LD
Gainesville, Florida
United States
Channels Digital: 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 33
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
OwnerL4 Media Group
History
FoundedApril 13, 1989
Former call signs
W31AT (1989-1995)
WBXG-LP (1995-2002)
WBXG-CA (2002-2016)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
31 (UHF, 1989–2002)
33 (UHF, 2002–2016)
Digital:
33 (UHF, 2016–2019)
The Box (until 2001)
MTV2 (2001-2015)
SBN (2015-2019)
Call sign meaning
The BoxGainesville (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 70413
Class TX/LD
ERP 23.6 kW
HAAT 98 m (322 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29.643889 N
82.419444 W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Website http://www.sonlifetv.com/

WBXG-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 33, was a low-powered Sonlife-affiliated television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida, United States. The station was owned by L4 Media Group. The station's transmitter was located along SW 8th Avenue in west Gainesville. [1]

Contents

History

WBXG-LD began operations on April 13, 1989, as W31AT, broadcasting on UHF channel 31. The station was originally an affiliate of The Box, a broadcast network where viewers could call-in to request (via a code) their favorite music video(s) be played, much like a call-in music radio station. [2] The station later changed its call letters to WBXG-LP, which reflected its association with The Box network and the City of Gainesville.

In May 1999, The Box was acquired by MTV Networks division of Viacom and as a result, WBXG-LP became an affiliate of MTV2 when The Box was merged into that network's operations on January 1, 2001. About a year later, WBXG-LP upgraded to Class A as WBXG-CA and started broadcasting on channel 33.

By the early 2010s, Viacom had gradually sold most of their broadcast affiliates to other parties and in July 2015, WBXG dropped MTV2 and affiliated with Sonlife. [3]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgramming [4]
33.1 480i 4:3 Main WBXG-LD programming / SonLife

Analog-to-digital conversion

WBXG-CA shut down its analog signal to convert to digital in 2016 and changed its call letters to WBXG-LD on August 2 of that year.

Spectrum reallocation

As part of the upcoming Spectrum reallocation, WBXG-LD in 2018 obtained a construction permit to move its digital signal to UHF channel 34. However, it was later canceled along with the station's licence on May 14, 2019. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Music Television YOU Control". DanjLovesThe90s!. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. ↑ "SonLife Broadcasting Network | SBN | Jimmy Swaggart Ministries". 2015-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  4. ↑ "WBXG-LD GAINESVILLE, FL". Archived from the original on 2017-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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