WUJX-LD
WUJX-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 18, is a low-powered Spanish independent television station licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Budd Broadcasting. WUJX-LD's transmitter is located on Hogan Road in Jacksonville's Killarney Shores section.
| Jacksonville, Florida United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) (to move to 15 (UHF)) Virtual: 18 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Tu18Jax |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 18.1: Spanish Independent 18.2: LATV 18.3 & 18.4: Infomercials |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Budd Broadcaating Inc. (Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc.) |
| History | |
| Founded | December 29, 1994 (original license date) |
Former call signs | Analog: W66CQ (1994-2003) WJXE-LP (2003-2009) WVVQ-LP (2009-2013) Digital: WJXE-LD (2007-2009) WVVQ-LD (2009-2015) |
| Univision (2015-2018) | |
Call sign meaning | Univision JaCKSonville (sic) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 168480 (previously analog 40480) |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 251.7 m (826 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′51.9″N 81°34′12.2″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile (previously analog 40480) LMS |
| Website | http://tu18jax.com/ |
History
The station originally launched on digital as WJXE-LP on December 1, 2007 and began branding as "Fresh TV".[1] The station entered an agreement with Comcast to make the station available to all of its 300,000 subscribers in the Jacksonville area. It was to be offered on Comcast channel 14. The station claimed that its local programming was intended to be targeted towards African Americans. Plans for the channel were aborted, and the station never signed on.
The station changed its call sign to WVVQ-LD on June 29, 2009.
The station changed its call sign to the current WUJX-LD on November 10, 2015 and became a Univision affiliate. In the summer of 2018, an entity known as Punch TV leased the station to carry its programming, and the station ended its Univision affiliation. As of late 2018, WUJX became a Spanish independent station, and added several subchannels of shopping and paid programming, ending the lease from Punch TV.
Other Budd Broadcasting Stations
- WGVT-LD - Gainesville, Florida
- WNFT-LD - Gainesville, Florida
- WOFT-LD - Orlando, Florida
- WUJX-LD - Jacksonville, Florida
Former Budd Broadcasting Stations
- WFXU - Live Oak, Florida - sold to Gray Television
- WGFL - High Springs, Florida - sold to Pegasus Communications
- WKUG-LP - Glasgow, Kentucky - defunct
- WKUT-LD - Elizabethtown, Kentucky - sold to HC2 Holdings
- WKUW-LD - White House, Tennessee - sold to HC2 Holdings
References
- Basch, Mark (15 November 2007). "New area TV station aims at black community". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
External links
- WUJX in the FCC's TV station database
- Official website