WXNY-LP
Encyclopedia
WXNY-LD is a low-power television station
in New York, New York
, broadcasting locally on channel 32.
for local schools. Like its sister station WNYX-LP
, it later became a translator to the then WLIG
. Due to interference to and from WMBC-TV
, which is also on channel 63, it moved to channel 38 as W38AM. It became an affiliate of The Box in 1991.
In 1994, call letters were changed to WXNY-LP and the station moved to channel 39. Around this time, it became an affiliate of a Spanish network called LTV; it continued to carry The Box on a part time basis.
In 2002, WXNY-LP moved to channel 32 and became an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network
, at the same time, its sister station, WNYN-LP
, moved from channel 51 to channel 39 and became an affiliate of Azteca América
. When W60AI
became the HSN affiliate for the area, WXNY-LP became an affiliate of America's Store
.
After the closing of America's Store, WXNY-LP began to air programming similar to that seen on Public-access television
cable TV channels, including several hours per afternoon and overnight of a locally produced music video call-in request show hosted by young men and women in their late teens and early twenties. Callers would pay approximately $3.00 per call and could request up to two music videos per call. They could also briefly discuss issues going on in their personal lives. Other programming fare included a TV psychic. Programming during this time was often simulcasted on co-owned LPTV station WNYX-LP
In summer of 2007, the station suspended operations as the studio moved to its new location in Times Square. By late November it went back on the air as a relay translator of WNYX-LP. In April 2009, WXNY-LP once more suspended operations due to a lack of technical personnel to operate the station.
The station has returned to the air effective mid-November 2010. It is now operating as a Low-Power Digital Television Station under the call-sign WXNY-LD New York. The present owner, Island Broadcasting Company, apparently has entered into a Local Marketing Agreement
(LMA) with Jacob Broadcasting, which airs religious programming and infomercials. WXNY is still owned by Island Broadcasting Company. On March 1 informericals were switched once more to a color test pattern and as of July, 2011, a simulcast of the silent movies shown over sister station WNYZ, without any sound. It is unknown what programing they will air after dropping the informericals.
Television station
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in New York, New York
New York City
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, broadcasting locally on channel 32.
History
WXNY originally began on channel 63 as W63AS, and for a while it was an out of market translator of WVIA-TVWVIA-TV
WVIA-TV is the Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station broadcasting on channel 41 to most of northeastern and central Pennsylvania...
for local schools. Like its sister station WNYX-LP
WNYX-LP
WNYX-LD is a low-power television station in New York, New York, broadcasting locally on channel 35. Like its sister station WNXY-LD, this station broadcasts community Public-access television-type programming. Much of its programming appeals to various ethnic audiences.Originally, it began on...
, it later became a translator to the then WLIG
WLNY
WLNY-TV, channel 55, is an independent television station licensed to Riverhead, New York, with studios in Melville, New York and transmitter in Middle Island, New York. WLNY's primary over-the-air signal serves most of Long Island, comprising Nassau and Suffolk counties...
. Due to interference to and from WMBC-TV
WMBC-TV
WMBC-TV, virtual channel 63, is an independent television station licensed to Newton, New Jersey, USA, serving the New York City metropolitan area...
, which is also on channel 63, it moved to channel 38 as W38AM. It became an affiliate of The Box in 1991.
In 1994, call letters were changed to WXNY-LP and the station moved to channel 39. Around this time, it became an affiliate of a Spanish network called LTV; it continued to carry The Box on a part time basis.
In 2002, WXNY-LP moved to channel 32 and became an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
, at the same time, its sister station, WNYN-LP
WNYN-LP
-History:The station started out as W51BV channel 51 from Deer Park, NY in July 1991 as an affiliate of The Box Music Network. On November 20, 1995, the station became WNYN-LP. In 2000, they ceased operations on channel 51 without warning, leaving many fans of The Box in the area in the dark...
, moved from channel 51 to channel 39 and became an affiliate of 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...
. When W60AI
W60AI
W41DO-D is a low-power television station licensed in New York, New York. It is currently owned by Ventana Television, a subsidiary of Home Shopping Network which holds its TV broadcast licenses...
became the HSN affiliate for the area, WXNY-LP became an affiliate of America's Store
America's Store
America's Store was a US shopping television network. It was the spin-off channel to the Home Shopping Network . On April 3, 2007, America's Store ceased broadcasting permanently....
.
After the closing of America's Store, WXNY-LP began to air programming similar to that seen on Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channels, including several hours per afternoon and overnight of a locally produced music video call-in request show hosted by young men and women in their late teens and early twenties. Callers would pay approximately $3.00 per call and could request up to two music videos per call. They could also briefly discuss issues going on in their personal lives. Other programming fare included a TV psychic. Programming during this time was often simulcasted on co-owned LPTV station WNYX-LP
WNYX-LP
WNYX-LD is a low-power television station in New York, New York, broadcasting locally on channel 35. Like its sister station WNXY-LD, this station broadcasts community Public-access television-type programming. Much of its programming appeals to various ethnic audiences.Originally, it began on...
In summer of 2007, the station suspended operations as the studio moved to its new location in Times Square. By late November it went back on the air as a relay translator of WNYX-LP. In April 2009, WXNY-LP once more suspended operations due to a lack of technical personnel to operate the station.
The station has returned to the air effective mid-November 2010. It is now operating as a Low-Power Digital Television Station under the call-sign WXNY-LD New York. The present owner, Island Broadcasting Company, apparently has entered into 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) with Jacob Broadcasting, which airs religious programming and infomercials. WXNY is still owned by Island Broadcasting Company. On March 1 informericals were switched once more to a color test pattern and as of July, 2011, a simulcast of the silent movies shown over sister station WNYZ, without any sound. It is unknown what programing they will air after dropping the informericals.