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WXPX channel 66 is an i network affiliate, owned and operated by ion Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), which owned the station since its founding in 1994.
Current programming on WXPX is virtually the same as other "i" affiliates -- imfomercials all day and all night, plus "i" programming in the evenings. WXPX also shows Orlando Magic basketball, some college football and Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball, though most of these games are in the evenings only, as WXPX tend to reserve non-prime-time hours for infomercials.
WXPX started in 1994 as WFCT, which featured infomercials at all hours under the "InTV" brand, plus "Worship" religious programming in late-night. It also presented minor-league hockey featuring the now-defunct Atlanta Knights, which was affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Before the launch of Pax, Paxson also owned a chain of radio stations in Florida. Paxson's Tampa Bay area stations regularly got infomercial time on WFCT. This, of course, ended when Paxson sold off his radio and billboard businesses to fund Pax.
The station became WXPX in 1998, shortly before the launch of Pax, when it started using the moniker "Pax 66". It offered a variety of family-friendly programming throughout the day, plus "Worship" at night. Later on, it started carrying newscasts from WFLA, dubbed News Channel 8 on PAX, on but unlike the other Pax stations (which used taped repeats of earlier newscasts), Pax 66's newscasts were live from WFLA, at 7PM and 10PM. In 2002, due to poor ratings of the live newscasts, Pax 66 switched to taped repeats at 7PM and 11:30PM.
In July 2005, WFLA's newscasts on Pax 66 ended when Paxson dissolved its relationship with its partners nationwide (mostly NBC affiliates, like WFLA). In September 2005, when "i" was launched, Pax 66 simply became "i".
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| Broadcast television in the Tampa / St. Petersburg / Sarasota market [(Nielsen DMA #12)] | ||
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WEDU 3 (PBS) -
WFLA 8 (NBC) -
WTSP 10 (CBS) -
WINK 11 (CBS) -
WTVT 13 (Fox) -
WLWA-LP 14 (TBN) -
WPDS-LP 14 (Edu.) -
W15CM 15 (AS) -
WUSF 16 (PBS)
WHRT-CA 17 (Ind) -
WSVT-LP 18 (DS) -
WARP-CA 20 (MTV2) -
WCLF 22 (CTN) -
WXAX-LP 26 (AZA) -
WFTS 28 (ABC) -
WTAM-LP 30 (TV Informa) -
WMOR 32 (Ind)
W33CC 33 (Ind) -
W34AW 34 (3ABN) -
WSPF-CA 35 (St. Pete city access) -
W36CO 36 (TBN) -
WTTA 38 (The WB/MNTV) -
WWSB 40 (ABC) -
W43CE 43 (Ind)
WTOG 44 (UPN/The CW) -
WYKE-LP 47 (FN) -
W48CN 48 (TBN) -
WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic/A1/NTV/CTV) -
WRMD-LP 49 (TEL) -
WFTT 50 (TFU) -
W56EB 56 (TBN)
W60CE 60 (TBN) -
WVEA 62 (UNI) -
WXPX 66 (i)
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| Local cable television channels | ||
| Bay News 9 - SNN 6 - Catch 47 - FSN Florida - Sun Sports |
| : WPXM 35 (i, Miami) - WHDT-LP 44 (Independent, Miami) - WPPB 63 (Independent, Fort Lauderdale) | |
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WPDS-LP 14 (Educational, Largo) -
W18DB 18 (Independent / 4Kids TV, Port Richey) -
WARP-CA 20 (MTV2, Tampa) - WMOR-TV 32 (Independent / 4Kids TV, Lakeland) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Petersburg City Access, St. Petersburg) - WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic / America One / NTV / CTV Canada, Oldsmar) - W56CN 56 - Independent / 4Kids TV, Venice) - WMOR-LP 63 (Independent / 4Kids TV, St. Petersburg) - WXPX 66 (i, Bradenton) | |
| : WJXT 4 (Independent, Jacksonville) - WBXJ-CA 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville) - WPXJ-LP 54 (i, Jacksonville) | |
| : WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2, Tallahassee) | |
| : WRDQ 27 (Independent, Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (MTV2, Orlando) - WOPX 56 (i, Melbourne) | |
| : WHDT-DT 59 (Independent, Stuart) - WPPB 63 (Independent, Boca Raton) - WPXP 67 (i, Lake Worth) | |
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Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn
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1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. 2This station will affiliate with My Network TV September 2006 3This station will become solely an i O&O when The WB closes September 2006 |
| Annual Revenue: 6.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: [ION] | Website: [www.ionmedia.tv] |
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