19 general news 19 newscasts la crosse eau claire cw on dt2 decades on dt3 slogan la crosse s own tv now on dt2 channels digital 48 uhf virtual 19 psip subchannels 19.1 abc 19.2 the cw 19.3 decades affiliations abc owner quincy media wxow wqow license llc first air date march 7 1970 call letters meaning x for la crosse and sister to madison s wkow sister station s wqow wkow waow wyow wmow kttc former channel number s 19 uhf analog 1970 2009 14 uhf digital 2002 2009 transmitter power 371 kw height 348 m class dt facility id 64549 transmitter coordinates 43 48 23.5 n 91 22 2.9 w 43.806528 n 91.367472 w 43.806528 ; 91.367472 website wxow.com wxow is the abc affiliated television station for western wisconsin that is licensed to la crosse . owned by quincy media it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on uhf channel 48 or virtual channel 19.1 via psip from a transmitter at its studios on county highway 25 in la crescent minnesota . syndicated programming on wxow includes who wants to be a millionaire the doctors inside edition dr. phil and rachel ray live with kelly and michael among others . wqow in eau claire wisconsin operates as semi satellite extending the abc signal into the chippewa valley of wisconsin . as such that station simulcasts abc network and syndicated programming as provided by wxow but airs separate commercials legal identifications and local newscasts . wxow serves the southern half of the market while wqow serves the northern portion . the two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes . directv and dish network offers both wxow and wqow as of september 2010 . contents 1 digital channels 2 history 3 newscasts 4 references 5 external links digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 19.1 720p 16 9 wxowabc main wxow programming abc 19.2 wxowcw la crosse eau claire cw 19.3 480i 16 9 wxowdec decades history edit wxow signed on on march 7 1970 as a semi satellite of wkow tv in madison . before then abc programming in the market was relegated to off hours clearances on cbs affiliate wkbt and nbc affiliate weau tv . depending on the location western wisconsin viewers could get the full abc schedule on kmsp tv from the twin cities kaus tv now kaal in austin minnesota or wkow . for its first decade on the air wxow s uhf signal was marginal at best in eau claire primarily because its transmitter was located in minnesota . as a result chippewa valley viewers only got a decent signal from the station when cable arrived in the market in the mid 1970s . in order to solve this reception problem wxow severed the electronic umbilical cord with wkow and signed on wqow as a full time satellite on september 22 1980 . wxow and wqow began operating a cable only affiliate of the wb in 1998 known as wbcz . 1 this was seen through a simulcast on channel 15 on most systems in la crosse and eau claire . in september 2002 wxow became the first la crosse area television station to broadcast in digital on uhf channel 14 . 2 wxow and wqow replaced wbcz with new second digital subchannels simulcasting the cw when the new network launched in the fall of 2006 . after the cw plus national feed was upgraded to 720p high definition level in fall 2012 an hd feed became available on charter digital channel 610 . there are two different signals from the same tower at wxow s studios carrying the cw as a low powered digital translator of sister station kttc also carries a cw subchannel in high definition . however wxow dt2 is considered the area s primary cw affiliate and is the only one available on cable and satellite television providers . wxow began airing solely in digital effective february 17 2009 with the analog transmitter operating for sixty additional days broadcasting as part of a night lighting service with local news and information about the digital transition . 3 on june 11 2009 wxow moved from its initial digital channel assignment to channel 48 at a higher broadcasting power . wxow and wqow launched this tv simulcast on new third digital subchannels of the stations in february march 2010 . 4 5 wxow had a construction permit to air a digital fill in translator covering tomah wisconsin . airing on uhf channel 28 this low powered signal would have had a transmitter on echo road in western unincorporated monroe county . the permit was later cancelled on june 6 2013 . 6 newscasts edit with the launch of wqow wxow began to simulcast its newscasts on that station . in 1982 wqow established a separate news operation with local newscasts focusing on eau claire and the surrounding areas . since it did not operate an in house weather department of its own all segments originated from wxow s studios in a tape delayed arrangement . the effort was cancelled in march 1990 as a cost cutting measure and as a result wqow once again began simulcasting wxow s newscasts . it would not be until october 1996 when wqow would relaunch its own local news operation for a second time which remains to this day . although this incarnation of news production includes a separate weather department from wxow meteorologists from that station can fill in on wqow this is the case especially on weekends . in september 2011 wxow became the second television station in the market to perform an upgrade to high definition newscast production . included in the change was a new studio and updated graphics package . the news department at wqow was upgraded to hd level at the same time . references edit chippewa.com wxow.com tomahjournal.com avsforum.com avsforum.com http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin prod cdbs forms prod getimportletter exh.cgi import letter id 41540 madison group buys wxow tv 1995 external links edit wxow wxow mobile wxow dt2 la crosse eau claire cw wxow dt3 this tv la crosse query the fcc s tv station database for wxow v t e broadcast television in western wisconsin including la crosse eau claire eau claire weau 13.1 nbc 13.2 antenna tv 13.3 heroes & icons 13.4 movies wqow 18.1 abc 18.2 cw 18.3 decades whwc 28.1 pbs 28.2 wis 28.3 create weux 48.1 fox 48.2 metv la crosse wkbt 8.1 cbs 8.2 mntv w50dr 10.1 nbc 10.2 cw wxow 19.1 abc 19.2 cw 19.3 decades kqeg ca 23 wezy lp 51 amgtv ion wlax 25.1 fox 25.2 metv whla 31.1 pbs 31.2 wis 31.3 create see also twin cities tv rochester mason city tv duluth tv wausau tv cedar rapids tv madison tv v t e abc network affiliates in the state of wisconsin wbay 2.1 green bay wmow 4.2 crandon waow 9.1 wausau wisn 12.1 milwaukee wqow 18.1 eau claire wxow 19.1 la crosse wkow 27.1 madison wyow 34.1 eagle river see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in wisconsin v t e cw network affiliates in the state of wisconsin wmow 4.1 crandon waow 9.2 wausau w50dr 10.2 la crosse wcwf 14.1 suring green bay wmtv 15.2 madison wvtv 18.1 milwaukee wqow 18.2 eau claire wxow 19.2 la crosse wyow 34.2 eagle river see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in wisconsin v t e other television stations and subchannel networks in the state of wisconsin 3abn w23bw d 23 madison w30bu 30 green bay antenna tv witi 6.2 milwaukee wluk 11.2 green bay wjfw 12.2 rhinelander wausau wmtv 15.3 madison bounce tv wfrv 5.2 green bay wmlw 49.2 racine milwaukee buzzr wtsj 38.2 milwaukee comet wcwf 14.2 suring green bay wcgv 24.2 milwaukee wmsn 47.2 madison cozi wtmj 4.3 milwaukee daystar wmwd 38.1 madison wgbd 49.1 green bay decades wmow 4.3 crandon waow 9.3 wausau wqow 18.3 eau claire wxow 19.3 la crosse wkow 27.3 madison wyow 34.3 eagle river wdjt 58.4 milwaukee escape wacy 32.3 green bay wtsj 38.3 milwaukee evine wiwn 68.2 fond du lac milwaukee family channel w43br 43 baraboo wisc. dells gettv wvtv 18.2 milwaukee grit wcgv 24.3 milwaukee wacy 32.2 green bay wmsn 47.3 madison heroes & icons wbuw 57.3 janesville madison wdjt 58.3 milwaukee hsn ota wtpx 46.6 antigo wausau wpxe 55.6 kenosha milwaukee ion life wtpx 46.2 antigo wausau wpxe 55.2 kenosha milwaukee laff wtmj 4.2 milwaukee wgba 26.3 green bay latv wiwn 68.4 fond du lac milwaukee local accuweather wmvs 10.4 milwaukee locally originated automated weather wbay 2.2 green bay metv wgba 26.2 green bay wkow 27.2 madison wbme 41.1 wdjt 58.2 milwaukee wzaw 55.2 wausau movies wisn 12.2 milwaukee wzaw 55.3 wausau wbuw 57.2 janesville madison mundomax wtsj 38.1 milwaukee qubo wtpx 46.3 antigo wausau wpxe 55.3 kenosha milwaukee qvc ota or plus wtsj lp 38.4 milwaukee ; qvc wtpx 46.5 antigo wausau wpxe 55.5 kenosha milwaukee wiwn 68.6 fond du lac milwaukee ; qvc on 68.5 sonlife wiwn 68.1 fond du lac milwaukee tbn k32gf 32 rhinelander w36dh 36 waupaca wwrs 52 mayville milwaukee telemundo wytu 63.1 wmlw 49.4 milwaukee racine this wmlw 49.3 racine milwaukee weathernation tv wmtv 15.4 madison independent wzck lp 8 madison wpvs lp 29 milwaukee wmlw 49.1 racine milwaukee wbuw 57.1 janesville madison see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in wisconsin v t e quincy media inc. corporate directors ralph m. oakley president & ceo david graff brad eaton brady dreasler brenda wiskirchen jena schulz newspapers the new jersey herald the quincy herald whig radio stations wgem wgem fm television stations abc network affiliates waow wyow wmow 1 week 1 wkow wpta wqow wxow cbs network affiliates kbjr krii 1 wbng the cw affiliates 1 kdlh 3 ktiv kttc wbng wgem week wmow waow wyow wqow wxow wise tv 3 wrex wvva fox network affiliates kxlt 3 wgem 1 mynetworktv affiliates 1 kbjr krii 3 wpta nbc network affiliates kbjr krii ktiv kttc kwwl week wgem tv wpta wrex wvva other affiliates wsjv heroes and icons acquisitions granite broadcasting shockley communications interactive asset pro video 1 these stations except for wmow broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 quincy operates this station owned by sinclair broadcast group . 3 quincy operates this station owned by sagamorehill broadcasting . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wxow & oldid 744561743 categories abc network 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