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WFXZ-CD

For other stations that have used the WFXZ callsign, see WFXZ (disambiguation).
WFXZ-CD
Channels
BrandingWFXZ 24
Programming
Affiliations24.1: Biz TV
Ownership
OwnerWGBH Educational Foundation
  • TV:
  • Radio:
History
FoundedNovember 30, 1989
First air date
November 9, 2000 (2000-11-09)
Former call signs
  • W29BA (1989–1999)
  • W24CM (1999–2000)
  • WVXN-LP (2000–2001)
  • WVXN-CA (2001–2003)
  • WFXZ-CA (2003–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 24 (UHF, 2000–2010)
  • Digital: 25 (UHF, 2010–2015), 24 (UHF, 2015–2017), 19 (UHF, 2017–2019; shared with WGBH-TV)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64833
ClassCD
ERP34 kW
HAAT362.7 m (1,190 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°18′10.7″N 71°13′4.9″W / 42.302972°N 71.218028°W / 42.302972; -71.218028
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Public license information

WFXZ-CD (channel 24) is a Class A television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation.[2] WFXZ-CD's studios are located in Woburn.

Under a channel sharing arrangement, WFXZ-CD shares transmitter facilities with co-owned PBS member station WGBH-TV (channel 2) on Cabot Street in Needham. Despite WFXZ-CD legally holding a low-power Class A license, it transmits using WGBH-TV's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the Boston television market.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFXZ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Boston Class A TV sold". Television Business Report. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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