WFXZ-CA
Encyclopedia
WFXZ-CD is the Azteca América
affiliate for Boston, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Boston Broadcasting Corporation (a company operated by another broadcaster based in Cheyenne, Wyoming
), and broadcasts on digital channel 25. WFXZ-CD operates at a low-power
, but is licensed as a class A
station. Comcast
carries the station in Boston on both channel 298 on the basic service and channel 721 on the Hispanic tier.
. However, by the time finally it took to the air with a home shopping
service early in 2000, it had moved to channel 24 in Boston and adopted the W24CM call sign
. A few months later, channel 24 changed its call letters to WVXN-LP. In 2001, the station became a class A
operation and dropped home shopping in favor of MTV2
programming. The WFXZ-CA call sign was introduced in 2003.
In July 2006, the station became the Boston affiliate for the Azteca América
network.
WFXZ converted to digital operations in 2010.
Azteca América
Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by...
affiliate for Boston, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Boston Broadcasting Corporation (a company operated by another broadcaster based in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
), and broadcasts on digital channel 25. WFXZ-CD operates at a low-power
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
, but is licensed as a class A
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
station. Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
carries the station in Boston on both channel 298 on the basic service and channel 721 on the Hispanic tier.
History
WFXZ's construction permit was originally granted on November 30, 1989 as W29BA channel 29, which would be licensed to nearby LawrenceLawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
. However, by the time finally it took to the air with a home shopping
Home shopping
Home shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing/home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar television-based and e-commerce companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com, as well as traditional mail order and brick and mortar retailers as Hammacher...
service early in 2000, it had moved to channel 24 in Boston and adopted the W24CM call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
. A few months later, channel 24 changed its call letters to WVXN-LP. In 2001, the station became a class A
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
operation and dropped home shopping in favor of MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
programming. The WFXZ-CA call sign was introduced in 2003.
In July 2006, the station became the Boston affiliate for the Azteca América
Azteca América
Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by...
network.
WFXZ converted to digital operations in 2010.