WUFX
Encyclopedia
WUFX is the MyNetworkTV
-affiliated television station
for Jackson, Mississippi
licensed to Vicksburg
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 41 (virtual channel
35.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Thigpen Road in Raymond
. The station can also be seen on Comcast
channel 11. Owned by Vicksburg Broadcasting, WUFX is operated through a local marketing agreement
(LMA) as sister to Fox affiliate WDBD
. The two share studios on Leggett Drive (official address is One Great Place) in Jackson next to ABC
affiliate WAPT's facility. Syndicated
programming on this station includes The Office, My Wife and Kids
, Star Trek: The Next Generation
, and Everybody Hates Chris
among others. There is currently no website for WUFX.
.
However, two members of the tower construction crew had shots fired at them at the station's analog transmitter site in Edwards
on August 31. As a result, all work was halted for 22 days while the Hinds County
Sheriff's Department conducted an investigation. Deputies eventually decided it was safe for the construction crew to resume work on WUFX's transmitter and even provided on-site security until its completion.
In early-2006, it was announced The WB and UPN
would merge to form The CW
. At the same time, News Corporation
(owner of Fox) made public another new network called MyNetworkTV would be launching as well. UPN affiliate WRBJ was announced as the new station for The CW while WUFX would join MyNetworkTV. In advance of the switch to MyNetworkTV, WUFX and WDBD swapped affiliations.
On July 3, 2006, this station temporarily picked up The WB but began identifying itself on-air as "My 35" in anticipation of joining the new network. After joining MyNetworkTV, it continued carrying WB programming in a secondary nature until that network shut down September 17. Meanwhile, WDBD rejoined Fox and became known on-air as "Fox 40".
WUFX was granted an original construction permit
after the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) finalized the digital television
allotment plan on April 21, 1997
. As a result, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead on May 4, 2009, WUFX turned-off its analog signal on channel 35 for good and turned-on its digital signal on channel 41 at the same time WDBD made the switch. It remains to be seen if this station will change its call sign to reflect its status as a MyNetworkTV affiliate rather than Fox. WUFX and WDBD were sold by Jackson Television to Roundtable Broadcasting in early-2010. However, the latter's licensee listing with the FCC still says Jackson Television.
News team
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
-affiliated television station
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 Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
licensed to Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
. 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 41 (virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
35.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Thigpen Road in Raymond
Raymond, Mississippi
Raymond is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,664. Raymond is one of the two county seats of Hinds County and is the home of the main campus of Hinds Community College....
. The station can also be seen on 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...
channel 11. Owned by Vicksburg Broadcasting, WUFX is operated 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) as sister to Fox affiliate WDBD
WDBD
WDBD is the Fox-affiliated television station for Jackson, Mississippi. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on Thigpen Road in Raymond. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 434...
. The two share studios on Leggett Drive (official address is One Great Place) in Jackson next 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 WAPT's facility. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on this station includes The Office, My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television , it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules...
, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
, and Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...
among others. There is currently no website for WUFX.
History
The station signed-on September 29, 2003 airing an analog signal on UHF channel 35 and was Jackson's second Fox affiliate. Until its launch, there was no over-the-air affiliate in the area because WDBD had dropped the network in favor of The WB almost two years earlier in October 2001. Throughout its Fox affiliation, WUFX was known on-air as "Fox 35" and used the slogan "Fox For You". It would have officially begun broadcasting at 11 in the morning back on September 7 in time for the start of the 2003 NFL season2003 NFL season
-Milestones:The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:-Team:-Individual:-Awards:-External Links:**-References:*NFL Record and Fact Book *...
.
However, two members of the tower construction crew had shots fired at them at the station's analog transmitter site in Edwards
Edwards, Mississippi
Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
on August 31. As a result, all work was halted for 22 days while the Hinds County
Hinds County, Mississippi
As of the census of 2000, there were 250,800 people, 91,030 households, and 62,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile . There were 100,287 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile...
Sheriff's Department conducted an investigation. Deputies eventually decided it was safe for the construction crew to resume work on WUFX's transmitter and even provided on-site security until its completion.
In early-2006, it was announced The WB and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
would merge to form The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
. At the same time, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
(owner of Fox) made public another new network called MyNetworkTV would be launching as well. UPN affiliate WRBJ was announced as the new station for The CW while WUFX would join MyNetworkTV. In advance of the switch to MyNetworkTV, WUFX and WDBD swapped affiliations.
On July 3, 2006, this station temporarily picked up The WB but began identifying itself on-air as "My 35" in anticipation of joining the new network. After joining MyNetworkTV, it continued carrying WB programming in a secondary nature until that network shut down September 17. Meanwhile, WDBD rejoined Fox and became known on-air as "Fox 40".
WUFX was granted an original construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
after the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) finalized the digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997
1997 in television
The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don...
. As a result, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead on May 4, 2009, WUFX turned-off its analog signal on channel 35 for good and turned-on its digital signal on channel 41 at the same time WDBD made the switch. It remains to be seen if this station will change its call sign to reflect its status as a MyNetworkTV affiliate rather than Fox. WUFX and WDBD were sold by Jackson Television to Roundtable Broadcasting in early-2010. However, the latter's licensee listing with the FCC still says Jackson Television.
Newscast
In April 2010, WDBD added a thirty minute weeknight newscast to WUFX known as Fox 40 News at 10 on My 35. The high definition show competes with 35 minute newscasts seen on the area's big three stations.News team
- Joy Redmond - news anchor
- Dave Roberts (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) - Chief Meteorologist seen weeknights - Travis Recek - 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 "Who's Next" segment producer - Mike MacGown (NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seal of Approval) - fill-in meteorologist - Jon Wiener - sports multimedia journalist and news producer
- Nicole Cyprian - Assignment EditorAssignment editorIn journalism, an assignment editor is an editor – either at a newspaper, or radio or television station – who selects, develops and plans reporting assignments, either news events or feature stories, to be covered by reporters.....
and news reporter - Courtney Ann Jackson - news reporter
- Deshundra Jefferson - news reporter
- Chuck Stinson - sports reporter
- Kylee Knoles - news reporter