WAXN-TV
Encyclopedia
WAXN-TV is an Independent television station
for Charlotte, North Carolina
that is licensed to Kannapolis
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter near Reedy Creek Park
in the Newell section of Charlotte. Owned by Cox Enterprises
, the station is sister to ABC
affiliate WSOC-TV
and the two share studios on North Tryon Street (U.S. 29
/NC 49) north of Downtown Charlotte. Syndicated
programming on WAXN includes: Friends
, The Wendy Williams Show
, The Insider
, and Judge Joe Brown. The station can be seen via digital repeaters on channel 36 (64.7)in China Grove
, channel 30 (64.5) from Crowder's Mtn. and W42DR-D channel 42 (6.2) in Marion
(from a transmitter southwest of Connelly Springs).
as WDZH but changed the calls to WKAY on November 15, 1989. The pastor of Truth Temple, Garland Faw, named the station WKAY after his wife Kay. The station aired a mix of religious programming, old movies, and barter syndicated programming. Kannapolis Television entered into a joint sales agreement
(JSA) with WSOC and formally changed the call letters to WAXN-TV in August 1996. Under this agreement, Cox invested over $3 million toward relaunching the station and other improvements.
Under the agreement, WSOC took over WAXN's operations and re-branded the station as "Action 64". Soon after the arrangement took effect, WAXN significantly upgraded its programming. WSOC-TV owned the rights to a large amount of syndicated programming, but no longer had enough time in its broadcast day to air it all. WSOC-TV placed much of this programming on WAXN. One of these shows was The Andy Griffith Show
, which had aired on that channel for many years.
The station also boosted its signal to a level comparable with other Charlotte stations. Previously, it could only be seen on cable in most of the area. Its over-the-air analog signal barely made it out of Cabarrus County
. From 1998 to 2000, WAXN aired many programs from Pax although it was never formally affiliated with the network. Charlotte is the largest market
not to have a Pax/i/Ion affiliate. It later began airing repeated episodes of Dr. Phil
and Oprah
in primetime seen earlier in the day on WSOC.
On August 5, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) reversed its long standing regulations against duopoly
ownerships in the same television market. As stipulated in the original joint sales agreement, Cox was now able to purchase this station outright for $3 million. The sale was officially approved by the FCC in 2000. In 2007, WAXN dropped the "Action" moniker and is currently known as "Carolinas' TV 64". On May 10, 2009, it increased its digital transmission power from 50 to 91 kW with the addition of a larger transmitter.
and CW affiliate WJZY
(produced by CBS
affiliate WBTV
). The strong lead-ins of Dr. Phil and Oprah re-airings have been cited as a contributing factor for this success. WAXN aired the first high definition prime time broadcast in the Charlotte market in October 2008. The shows on WSOC had already been produced in HD since April 22, 2007 but was down-converted for airing on this channel through the stations' shared master control facility. In September 2010, WAXN added a two-hour long extension of WSOC's weekday morning show at 7.
Eyewitness News
This Morning on TV 64 (weekday mornings 7 to 9)
Eyewitness News at 10 on Carolinas' TV 64 (10 to 10:35 p.m.)
weeknights
weekends
WAXN features additional personnel from WSOC. See that article for a complete listing.
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 Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
that is licensed to Kannapolis
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina...
. 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 50 from a transmitter near Reedy Creek Park
Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Reedy Creek Park is a 125 acre urban park at 2900 Rocky River Road in the in the Newell section of Charlotte, North Carolina. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve....
in the Newell section of Charlotte. Owned by Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920...
, the station is 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 WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. The station's studio is located at North Tryon and 23rd Streets, just north of Uptown Charlotte, and is shared with sister station WAXN-TV . The transmitter is located just outside...
and the two share studios on North Tryon Street (U.S. 29
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
/NC 49) north of Downtown Charlotte. 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 WAXN includes: Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show is a syndicated talk show hosted by Wendy Williams that premiered on July 14, 2008, as six-week sneak peek, in Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. The test run was picked up for a full season that began its run on July 13, 2009 in over 70% of the country in...
, The Insider
The Insider (TV series)
The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...
, and Judge Joe Brown. The station can be seen via digital repeaters on channel 36 (64.7)in China Grove
China Grove, North Carolina
China Grove is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,616 at the 2000 census. The town is located just north of Kannapolis, NC and south of Salisbury, NC.-Geography:China Grove is located at ....
, channel 30 (64.5) from Crowder's Mtn. and W42DR-D channel 42 (6.2) in Marion
Marion, North Carolina
Marion is a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,943 at the 2008 estimated census. It is the county seat of McDowell County.-Geography:Marion is located at ....
(from a transmitter southwest of Connelly Springs).
History
The station debuted on October 15, 1994 as WKAY-TV. It was owned by Kannapolis Television Company, a subsidiary of Truth Temple in Kannapolis. The channel had originally received a construction permitConstruction 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...
as WDZH but changed the calls to WKAY on November 15, 1989. The pastor of Truth Temple, Garland Faw, named the station WKAY after his wife Kay. The station aired a mix of religious programming, old movies, and barter syndicated programming. Kannapolis Television entered into a joint sales 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...
(JSA) with WSOC and formally changed the call letters to WAXN-TV in August 1996. Under this agreement, Cox invested over $3 million toward relaunching the station and other improvements.
Under the agreement, WSOC took over WAXN's operations and re-branded the station as "Action 64". Soon after the arrangement took effect, WAXN significantly upgraded its programming. WSOC-TV owned the rights to a large amount of syndicated programming, but no longer had enough time in its broadcast day to air it all. WSOC-TV placed much of this programming on WAXN. One of these shows was The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina...
, which had aired on that channel for many years.
The station also boosted its signal to a level comparable with other Charlotte stations. Previously, it could only be seen on cable in most of the area. Its over-the-air analog signal barely made it out of Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 131,063 people, 49,519 households, and 36,545 families residing in the county. The population density was 360 people per square mile . There were 52,848 housing units at an average density of 145 per square mile...
. From 1998 to 2000, WAXN aired many programs from Pax although it was never formally affiliated with the network. Charlotte is the largest market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
not to have a Pax/i/Ion affiliate. It later began airing repeated episodes of Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil (TV series)
Dr. Phil is a reality/talk television show hosted by Phil McGraw. After McGraw's success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002...
and Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
in primetime seen earlier in the day on WSOC.
On August 5, 1999, 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) reversed its long standing regulations against duopoly
Duopoly (broadcasting)
In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community....
ownerships in the same television market. As stipulated in the original joint sales agreement, Cox was now able to purchase this station outright for $3 million. The sale was officially approved by the FCC in 2000. In 2007, WAXN dropped the "Action" moniker and is currently known as "Carolinas' TV 64". On May 10, 2009, it increased its digital transmission power from 50 to 91 kW with the addition of a larger transmitter.
Newscasts
Since 1996, WAXN has aired a nightly 10 o'clock newscast produced by WSOC. The station is number one in the time slot beating rival efforts on Fox affiliate WCCBWCCB
WCCB is the Fox affiliate television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The station's headquarters are located just outside Uptown, off Independence Boulevard across from Bojangles' Coliseum at . It is the flagship station of its owner and operator, Bahakel Communications...
and CW affiliate WJZY
WJZY
WJZY is the CW-affiliated television station for Charlotte, North Carolina licensed to Belmont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in Dallas along the Catawba River. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 8 and in high definition...
(produced by CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WBTV
WBTV
WBTV, channel 3 , is the CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is one of two flagship stations of Raycom Media. WBTV's studios are located off Morehead Street just west of Uptown Charlotte, and its transmitter is located in north-central Gaston County, North Carolina...
). The strong lead-ins of Dr. Phil and Oprah re-airings have been cited as a contributing factor for this success. WAXN aired the first high definition prime time broadcast in the Charlotte market in October 2008. The shows on WSOC had already been produced in HD since April 22, 2007 but was down-converted for airing on this channel through the stations' shared master control facility. In September 2010, WAXN added a two-hour long extension of WSOC's weekday morning show at 7.
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
This Morning on TV 64 (weekday mornings 7 to 9)
- Anchors:
- Scott Wickersham
- Robyn McGlohn
- Weather:
- Keith Monday
- Traffic:
- Jamie Bowers
- Reporters:
- Ken Ward - weekday mornings
- Linzi Sheldon - weekday mornings
Eyewitness News at 10 on Carolinas' TV 64 (10 to 10:35 p.m.)
weeknights
- Anchors:
- Erica Bryant
- Blair Miller
- Natalie Pasquarella
- Weather:
- Steve Udelson
- Sports:
- Tiffany Wright
weekends
- Anchor:
- Holly Maynard
- Weather:
- John Ahrens
- Sports:
- Bill Voth
WAXN features additional personnel from WSOC. See that article for a complete listing.