WPGX

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WPGX
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = Fox 28
analog = 28 (UHF)
digital = 9 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
network =
founded =
airdate = May 1988 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says May 21, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says May 20.]
location = Panama City, Florida
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Raycom Media, Inc.
licensee = nowrap|WPGX License Subsidiary, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 1260 kW (analog)
2.3 kW (digital)
HAAT = 228 m (analog)
142 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 2942
coordinates = coord|30|23|40.8|N|85|32|2.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage =

WPGX is the Fox network affiliate for Panama City, Florida. It is owned by Raycom Media, and broadcasts on UHF channel 28, with a digital signal on VHF channel 9. It is one of the stations Raycom acquired from Waitt Media in 2003. Its transmitter is located in Youngstown, Florida.

WPGX's management also controls WDFX, the Fox affiliate for Dothan, Alabama.

Digital television

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] , WPGX will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 9. [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101257375&formid=387&fac_num=2942 CDBS Print ] ] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display WPGX's virtual channel as 28.

External links

*TVQ|WPGX
*BIA|WPGX|TV|TV

References