WZDX
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| Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama | |
| Branding | Fox 54 MyWAMY (DT2) |
| Channels | Analog: 54 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox MyNetworkTV (DT2) |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasting System II, Inc. (Huntsville Television Acquisition Licensing, LLC) |
| First air date | April 20, 1985 |
| Former affiliations | independent (1985-1990) |
| Transmitter Power | 2240 kW (analog) 400 kW (digital) |
| Height | 515 m (analog) 517.9 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 28119 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | (analog) (digital) |
| Website | www.fox54.com |
WZDX is the Fox-affiliated television station for Northern Alabama. Licensed to Huntsville, the station broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 54 and a digital signal on UHF channel 41. WZDX's transmitter, which is shared with the area's ABC affiliate WAAY, is located east of Huntsville on Monte Sano. The station is known on-air as "Fox 54".
WZDX is sister station to the area's cable-only MyNetworkTV affiliate "WAMY-TV". For over-the-air viewers, WAMY is also offered on WZDX's DT2 digital subchannel. Both stations are owned by Grant Broadcasting System II and share studios located on North Memorial Parkway (a.k.a. US 231, US 431, US 72).).
Along with Fox primetime, Fox Sports, and overnight paid programming, WZDX's syndicated lineup includes: Still Standing, Montel, Maury, The Tyra Banks Show, a weekday court block from 11 AM until 5 PM, Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld, and Malcolm in the Middle.
WZDX offers a local website, known as "Beyond The TV", which contains local advertising and station promotions.
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[edit] History
WZDX began broadcasting on April 20, 1985. Its first program was a broadcast of the 1968 film Charly. At that time, the station's transmitter was located on Green Mountain in southeast Huntsville while its studios were located in northwest Huntsville. During the first months after going on-air, WZDX used the slogan "We're Taking You to the Top!". In the beginning, WZDX was northern Alabama's first independent station and the first new station in nearly 20 years. When the new FOX network began broadcasting in 1987, WZDX abstained from affliating, unlike many independents. However, the station did air occasional FOX broadcasts such as the Emmy Awards. Eventually, in 1990, WZDX became a full time affiliate of FOX.
In 2002, WZDX launched the second digital signal of the market on UHF channel 41. "WAWB-TV" (now "WAMY-TV"), the area's cable-only WB affiliate, began to be offered on WZDX's DT2 digital subchannel. This move was made in order to offer non-cable viewers access to WB programming.
In September 2003, the tower shared by WZDX and WAAY-TV collapsed, killing three men. Until the tower could be replaced, both WZDX and WAAY broadcast off the tower of WHNT-TV.
[edit] Digital Television
The station's digital channel:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 41.1 / 54.1 | Main WZDX programming / FOX HD |
| 41.2 / 54.2 | "WAMY" - MyNetworkTV Feed |
In 2009, WZDX-TV will leave channel 54 and move to channel 41 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.[1]
[edit] Anchors
WZDX offers a weekday newscast at 9 p.m., which began January 16, 2008. The newscast is produced from the Independent News Network in Davenport, Iowa. The anchors for the broadcast are based in Davenport, but reporters are local to Huntsville.
[edit] News Anchors
- John Beard
- Libby Allison
[edit] Weather Anchor
- Mark Prater
[edit] Sports Anchor
- Nathan O'Leary
[edit] Reporters
- Ken Conley
- Jamiese Price
- Wil Elrick
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Station Website
- "WAMY-TV" Website
- Beyond The TV Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WZDX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WZDX-TV
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