michigan that previously used these calls see weyi tv . wknx tv knoxville tennessee united states branding wknx the knox channels digital 7 vhf virtual 7 psip subchannels 7.1 independent 7.2 daystar translators wezk lp 28 knoxville city wjzc lp 22 sevierville affiliations independent since 2013 ; also from 2004 2009 owner lockwood broadcast group wmak tv llc first air date july 31 2004 2004 07 31 call letters meaning knoxville former callsigns wmak 2004 2013 former affiliations primary dt1 rtv 2009 2012 daystar 2012 2013 dt2 rtv 2009 2013 transmitter power 55 kw height 382 m facility id 83931 transmitter coordinates 36 0 36 n 83 55 57 w 36.01000 n 83.93250 w 36.01000 ; 83.93250 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website theknoxtv.com wknx tv is an independent television station in knoxville tennessee . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 7 from a transmitter on sharp s ridge near the city s oakwood section just north of downtown knoxville . owned by lockwood broadcast group wknx tv s studios are located on cogdill road in unincorporated western knox county . its signal is relayed through two low powered analog translators wezk lp channel 28 in knoxville and wjzc lp channel 22 in sevierville . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 references 4 external links history edit wknx signed on the air on july 31 2004 as wmak tv . it was one of the first stations in the united states to sign on exclusively as a digital station with no full powered analog counterpart . the station was originally owned by south central communications which also owns or operates five radio stations in the knoxville area and formerly owned cbs affiliate wvlt tv channel 8 from 1954 to 1989 . as an independent television station wmak ran syndicated programs like sex and the city extra the people s court judge mathis and i love lucy as well as recent and classic motion pictures . on september 8 2008 the station added programming from the retro television network on its second digital subchannel . 1 this however would soon compromise the networks entire schedule on its main channel . on april 27 2009 dallas texas based religious broadcaster daystar television network bought wmak for 2 million ; 2 3 the deal was completed on july 14 of that year . wmak would retain its rtv affiliation on its main channel until mid 2012 when it switched it over to the daystar network making rtv programming exclusively on dt2 . on november 13 2012 lockwood broadcast group entered into an agreement to purchase wmak from daystar for 2.95 million . simultaneously with the purchase lockwood filed an application with the federal communications commission to change the station s call letters to wknx tv . 4 5 the fcc approved the sale on december 21 . 6 on february 25 2013 lockwood took control of the station which reverted to a general entertainment programming format daystar replaced rtv s programming on the station s second digital subchannel ; at some point 7.2 was deleted ; its branding was also changed to wknx the knox although the station did not formally change its callsign until march 19 the wknx callsign was formerly used on saginaw michigan s weyi tv from 1953 to 1972 . 7 formal consummation of the lockwood purchase occurred on march 4 2013 creating the knoxville television market s first station duopoly with cw affiliate wbxx tv . 8 on october 1 2015 gray television owners of wvlt tv announced that it would acquire wbxx tv from lockwood separating the station from wknx tv . the purchase was made as part of gray s acquisition of the broadcasting assets of schurz communications ; as part of the deal lockwood received kake in wichita kansas which gray put up for sale following the deal with schurz and paid 11.2 million to gray . 9 gray through wvlt tv inc. took the operations of the station via local marketing agreement . 10 the sale was completed on february 1 2016 . 11 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 12 7.1 1080i 16 9 wknx hd main wknx tv programming 7.2 480i 4 3 daystar daystar references edit wmak dt knoxville adding retro tv network tvnewscheck september 5 2008 . daystar buys knoxville indie for 2 million tvnewscheck april 27 2009 . deal broadcasting & cable may 4 2009 . lockwood buys 2nd tv in knoxville for 3m tvnewscheck november 13 2012 . call sign changes pdf . federal communications commission . december 13 2012 . retrieved december 23 2012 . http licensing.fcc.gov prod cdbs pubacc auth files 1521434.pdf http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod call hist.pl facility id 83931 https licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101544071 & formid 905 & fac num 83931 gray television sells some buys some . tvnewscheck . october 1 2015 . retrieved october 1 2015 . local programming and marketing agreement consummation notice cdbs public access federal communications commission 3 february 2016 retrieved 12 february 2016 . rabbitears tv query for wknx external links edit wknx the knox query the fcc s tv station database for wknx query the fcc s tv station database for wezk lp query the fcc s tv station database for wjzc lp biafn s media web database information on wmak tv v t e broadcast television in east tennessee including knoxville reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wate tv 6.1 abc 6.2 gettv 6.3 laff wknx tv 7.1 ind 7.2 daystar wvlt tv 8.1 cbs 8.2 mntv ant wbir tv 10.1 nbc 10.2 metv 10.3 justice w14cx d 14.1 3abn rel . 14.2 3abn proclaim 14.3 3abn dare to dream 14.4 3abn latino 14.5 3abn radio 14.6 3abn radio latino 14.7 radio 74 wkop tv 15.1 pbs etpbs 15.2 world tn chan 15.3 create wbxx tv 20.1 cw 20.2 escape wdtt ld 24.1 daystar wtnz 43.1 fox 43.2 bounce tv 43.3 grittv wagv 44.1 rel . w45df d 45.1 hsn 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cities kentucky broadcast television areas by city bowling green charleston wv cincinnati oh evansville in knoxville tn lexington louisville paducah see also asheville tv v t e other television stations in the state of tennessee southeast tennessee woot lp 6 heartland chattanooga w18ds d 3abn chattanooga wcnt lp 36 independent chattanooga wyhb lp 44 youtoo america chattanooga wdsi tv 61 this tv chattanooga mid west tennessee w18bl d 18 ubn adamsville w20dj d 20 laff jackson wyjj ld 27 antenna tv mntv jackson mid eastern tennessee wknx tv 7 independent knoxville wjdp ld 11 the walk tv pigeon forge w14cx d 14 3abn farragut wdtt ld 24 daystar knoxville w45df d 45 hsn knoxville wvlr 48 ctn tazewell knoxville wkxt ld 61 pbj morristown west tennessee wpgf ld 17 tele rom ntica memphis wtwv 23 religious ind. memphis wbxp lp 44 sbn memphis w50ead 50 3abn memphis wpym ld 56 pbj memphis wdnm ld 59 daystar memphis middle tennessee wrtn ld 6 daystar alexandria wetv lp 11 independent murfreesboro wiiw lp 14 mtv2 nashville wckv ld 21 the walk tv clarksville wntu lp 26 daystar nashville w29dm d 29 independent lewisburg wjde ld 31 heroes & icons nashville wjnk ld 34 3abn nashville whtn 39 ctn murfreesboro wkuw ld 40 buzzr white house wllc lp 42 univision nashville wjfb 44 tct lebanon wpgd tv 50 tbn hendersonville tri cities far east tn wopi cd 9 cozi tv kingsport wapk cd 36 me tv kingsport northwest tennessee wuwt cd 26 retro tv union city see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in tennessee v t e lockwood broadcast group abc network affiliate kake klby kupk wichita kten dt3 sherman ada cw network affiliates kten dt2 sherman ada wcwg greensboro whdf huntsville independent station wknx knoxville wsky norfolk nbc network affiliate kten sherman ada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wknx tv & oldid 744512544 categories television channels and stations established in 2004lockwood broadcasting grouptelevision stations in tennesseeindependent 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