WFXP
Encyclopedia
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 through a local marketing agreement
(LMA). This makes it sister to ABC
affiliate WJET-TV
and the two share studios.
'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. 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.
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 as of yet. There is, however, weekend evening newscasts simulcasted on both stations and sharing of resources.
Anchors
Reporters
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's Northwest Region. Licensed to Erie
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
, it broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter at its studios on US 19
U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania closely parallels Interstate 79 for its entire length. US 19 enters Pennsylvania in Greene County near Mount Morris. Its northern terminus is in the city of Erie. Part is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie.-Route description:In...
/Peach Street
Peach Street
Peach Street, part of U.S. Route 19, is a main artery serving downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. Once surrounded by nothing but rolling hills and farmland, "Upper Peach Street" , is the most significant center of urban sprawl in Erie and is now home to numerous strip plazas, a major shopping mall and...
in Summit Township
Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Summit Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...
. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 1006. Owned by Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top...
, WFXP is operated by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
through through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA). This makes it sister to ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate WJET-TV
WJET-TV
WJET-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Pennsylvania's Northwest Region. Licensed to Erie, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter at its studios on US 19/Peach Street in Summit Township. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable...
and the two share studios.
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 YorkBinghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
's WIVT
WIVT
WIVT is the ABC-affiliated television station for Upstate new York's Eastern Southern Tier licensed to Binghamton. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter at its studios on Ingraham Hill Road southwest of Downtown Binghamton. The station can also be seen...
in the early-1960s. The station eventually went dark. WFXP signed-on September 2, 1986 as WETG-TV operated by Gannon University
Gannon University
Gannon University is a private, co-educational Catholic university offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, certificates and doctoral degrees and is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon University has an alumni base numbering around 31,500. Current enrollment is 4,238.Gannon's...
. 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. 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
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 as of yet. There is, however, weekend evening newscasts simulcasted on both stations and sharing of resources.
Anchors
- Cassandra Garrison - weekday morning news
- Kim Thomas - weeknight news
- David Belmondo - weekend news and reporter
- Tom Atkins - Chief Meteorologist seen weeknights and heard on WRKTWRKTWRKT is a rock music formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. They play classic rock and new rock songs plus an array of local and regional sports...
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-FM 103.7, WFNNWFNNWFNN is a sports radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania that broadcasts on 1330 kHz and is operated by Connoisseur Media. It is a member of Fox Sports Radio. Its current name is Fox Sports Radio AM 1330: The Fan.-History:...
-AM 1330, and WJET-AM 1400 (also "Weather 101" segment producer) - Tom DiVecchio (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - weekday morning meteorologist - Jason Berry - weekend meteorologist
- Craig Smylie - Sports DirectorSports DirectorA sports director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the sports director is typically the station's primary sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. They are in charge of sports programming and...
seen weeknights and sports reporter
Reporters
- Traci Teudhope - City Hall/Erie Police
- Rachel Vendetti - part-time
- Brian Sheridan - part-time
- Alese Underwood
- Mike Krohmaly
- John Treanor
- Jill Perkins
- Ken Brown