WXAX-CD
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Clearwater, Florida United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26 |
Branding | Azteca Tampa 26 |
Programming | |
Subchannels | (See below) |
Affiliations | (see below) |
Ownership | |
Owner | HC2 Holdings (HC2 Station Group, Inc.) |
WTAM-LD | |
History | |
First air date | January 24, 1990 |
Former call signs | W26AX (1990-1996) WXAX-LP (1996-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1995-2015) |
SUR HTV Urban America Television | |
Call sign meaning | W26AX (replaced 26 with X) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 57538 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 5.9 kW |
HAAT | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°50′50.4″N 82°15′50″W / 27.847333°N 82.26389°W |
WXAX-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is a low-powered, Class A Azteca América-owned-and-operated television station licensed to Clearwater, Florida, United States. The station has been on the air intermittently since January 24, 1990. The station was previously owned by Una Vez Mas Holdings. It was later owned by Northstar Media, which was purchased by HC2 Holdings in 2017.[1] It is licensed to HC2 Station Group LLC.[2]
Currently, only Verizon FiOS and Dish Network offer the channel to Tampa Bay-area subscribers; other systems, such as Spectrum and Xfinity, do not offer this channel.
History[edit]
Previously, WXAX-CD was home to SUR (another Spanish network), HTV (Latino music videos), and UATV (general entertainment).
The station was originally licensed and originated in St. Petersburg, then Clearwater, and, finally, Tampa. It is once again licensed in Clearwater, broadcasting from the Riverview antenna farm, directional towards Tampa. The general signal area covers most of Tampa and southwestern Hillsborough County, but barely reaches Pinellas County.
The construction permit was issued on July 3, 1990 under the callsign W26AX. It moved to WXAX-LP on July 22, 1996, and finally to the current WXAX-CD on June 3, 2015.[3]
Digital channels[edit]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[2] |
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26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WXAX-CD | Azteca America |
26.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Infomercials | |
26.3 | ||||
26.4 | Shop LC | |||
26.5 | Infomercials | |||
26.6 | Cheddar |