WVFX
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FCC | |
| Facility ID | 10976 |
|---|---|
| ERP | 110 kW |
| HAAT | 212.2 m (696 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°18′2″N 80°20′36″W / 39.30056°N 80.34333°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WVFX (channel 10) is a
History
The station signed on February 8, 1981, and aired an
Davis Television sold WVFX to
Fairmont is technically the market's largest city because Morgantown (though only 20 miles (32 km) north) has the largest population of any city in the geographic area but it is part of the Pittsburgh market. Locations around Morgantown are within reach of over-the-air signals from Pittsburgh stations. Over time, availability of WPGH-TV has been withdrawn in the market in preference to WVFX due to Fox's 'one to a market' carriage policies in retransmission consent negotiations.
On May 13, 2016, Withers sold WVFX and WDTV to Gray Television for $26.5 million to complete its withdrawal from the television industry.[2] Gray was approved to continue owning WVFX with WDTV under the 2007 failing station waiver originally sought by Withers, and assumed operational control of the stations through a local marketing agreement on June 1.[3] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[4]
Newscast
WDTV has carried a 10 p.m. primetime newscast on WVFX-DT1 since late 2010.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WVFX-DT | Fox |
| 10.2 | 480i | WVFX-D2 | The CW Plus | |
| 10.3 | WVFX-D3 | Start TV | ||
| 10.5 | WVFX-D5 | Grit |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WVFX shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 46, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal broadcasts on its pre-transition VHF channel 10, and also converted their virtual channel to 10 on the same date to take advantage of that channel number's better branding potential.[6] The station shifted to transmitting on channel 13 in 2020 as a part of the FCC's spectrum reallocation, and continues to use channel 10 as its virtual channel.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVFX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Gray Buying WDTV-WVFX Clarksburg, WV". TVNewsCheck. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WVFX
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.