WIXT-CD

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WIXT-CD
Syracuse, New York
United States
Channels Digital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 40 (PSIP)
BrandingMeTV Syracuse
Programming
Affiliations40.1: MeTV
40.2: Cornerstone TV
Ownership
OwnerRenard Communications
(Renard Broadcasting Corp.)
History
First air date
June 19, 1990(30 years ago) (1990-06-19)
Former call signs
W07CA (1990–1997)
W40BJ (1997–2005)
WIXT-CA (2005–2013)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
7 (VHF, 1990–1997)
40 (UHF, 1997–2013)
Digital:
40 (UHF, 2013–2020)
CD1:
Cornerstone TV (until 2020, now on CD2)
CD2:
HSN (until 2020)
CD3:
AMGTV (until 2020)
Call sign meaning
former calls of WSYR-TV
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 14312
Class CD
ERP 12 kW
HAAT 58.1 m (191 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 43°3′30″N76°9′59″W / 43.05833°N 76.16639°W / 43.05833; -76.16639
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WIXT-CD, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 27), is a low-powered, Class A MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States. The station is owned by Renard Communications. WIXT-CD's transmitter is located on the WOLF radio tower on West Kirkpatrick Street northwest of downtown Syracuse.

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The WIXT callsign was used by the ABC affiliate in Syracuse from 1978 to 2005 (it is now WSYR-TV).

In October 2020, WIXT-CD assumed the MeTV affiliation from Nexstar's WSYR-TV (channel 9), which dropped the network in favor of co-owned Antenna TV.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming [1]
40.1 720p 16:9 WIXT-CD MeTV
40.2 480i 4:3 CTVN Cornerstone TV

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