states city baton rouge branding mybrtv general 9 news this morning the big xtra hour 7 00 a.m. morning newscast slogan where x marks the spot channels digital 39 uhf virtual 39 psip subchannels 39.1 mynetworktv 39.2 grit 39.3 escape affiliations mynetworktv since 2006 owner raycom media wafb license subsidiary llc first air date 1995 1995 call letters meaning the box is hot former slogan based on affiliation sister station s wafb kplc lake charles ksla tv shreveport former channel number s analog 46 uhf 1995 2002 former affiliations the box 1995 2001 mtv2 2001 2003 upn 2003 2006 transmitter power 150 kw 5.57 kw wafb dt4 height 510 m 511 m wafb dt4 facility id 51806 589 wafb dt4 transmitter coordinates 30 36 50 n 91 14 2 w 30.61389 n 91.23389 w 30.61389 ; 91.23389 30 26 35.6 n 91 10 55 w 30.443222 n 91.18194 w 30.443222 ; 91.18194 wafb dt4 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wbxh.tv wbxh cd is the class a mynetworktv affiliated television station for baton rouge louisiana . it broadcasts a digital signal on uhf channel 39 from a transmitter southwest of arlington . owned by raycom media the station is sister to cbs affiliate wafb . the two stations share studios on government street in downtown baton rouge . syndicated programming on wbxh includes right this minute tmz on tv friends and married ... with children . the station is seen via satellite through dish network and on cable through at & t u verse and cox communications . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 newscasts 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit wbxh began broadcasting in 1995 and was owned by the box lp group who owned low power affiliates of the box music channel across the united states . in 2001 it became an affiliate of mtv2 . the station operated on uhf channel 46 until wafb signed on its digital signal on the same channel in 2002 . this led wbxh to change channels to 39 . it was purchased by raycom media in 2003 and became a upn affiliate . wbxh was the third and final station in baton rouge to be affiliated with the network as upn was originally programmed on wbtr from 1995 1999 and then on kzup from 1999 2003 . it showcased itself as upn the block and used a duo known as rider and the fish to promote programming and various locales around baton rouge . 1 on january 24 2006 timewarner which was the owner of the wb at that time and cbs corporation which purchased upn at the start of 2006 announced that their the wb and upn networks would be shutting down and that those two companies would combine their resources to create a new television service . the newly combined network would be called the cw . the letters would represent the first initial of its respective corporate parents . on february 22 news corporation announced that it would start up another new network called mynetworktv . this new service which would be a sister network to fox would be operated by fox television stations and its syndication division twentieth television . mynetworktv was created in order to give upn and wb stations not mentioned as becoming cw affiliates another option besides becoming independent . it was also created to compete against the cw . on march 7 wbxh was announced as an affiliate of mynetworktv along with two other raycom media owned stations . until the september 5 launch of the new network the upn branding on wbxh was removed which resulted in the station becoming one of a few non fox owned and operated upn stations to do so . in the interim the station called itself wbxh the block . wbxh s second logo as a mynetworktv affiliate used from 2008 2012 . since becoming a mynetworktv affiliate the station branded itself as my br tv and in 2010 it began identifying itself as channel 16 as the station is viewed on cox cable channel 16 in the baton rouge area . in other idents the station identifies itself by its digital channel 9.4 . in september 2012 the station de emphasized its mynetworktv affiliation by rebranding itself as wbxh channel 16 where x marks the spot and the newscast as 9 news extra after being called my 9 news at 9 . on december 17 2014 the station was licensed for digital operation and changed its call sign to wbxh cd . on august 1 2015 the station added grit and escape as subchannels ; they are also available on cox cable channels 128 and 129 in the baton rouge market . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 39.1 1080i 16 9 wbxh mntv programming 39.2 480i 4 3 grit grit 39.3 escape escape newscasts edit on january 8 2007 wafb began producing a half hour weeknight 9 p.m. newscast on wbxh under the title my 9 news at 9 . wafb s weekday morning newscast is also rebroadcast on this station . the station also airs a live saturday morning newscast which is currently the only wafb produced newscast airing on wbxh ca on weekends . on march 3 2008 wafb became the first in baton rouge and the third in louisiana to broadcast their local news in high definition ; the newscasts on wbxh were included in the upgrade . the 9 p.m. newscast was later renamed 9 news x tra after wbxh de emphasized its mynetworktv affiliation in 2012 . in november 2013 wbxh canceled its 9 00 p.m. newscast replacing it with reruns of wafb s popular program sportsline . the station continued airing a unique newscast called the six30 which aired at 6 30 p.m. on weeknights . the newscast was hosted by steve caparotta and greg meriwether and was geared toward the young adult audience . in august 2014 the six30 was canceled . starting september 8 2014 wbxh premiered a new news program 9 news this morning the big xtra hour which is a continuation of wafb s 9 news this morning . 3 the program airs from 7 00 8 00 a.m. while wafb airs cbs this morning and it features graham ulkins johnny ahysen and diane deaton with more emphasis on covering weather and traffic around the greater baton rouge area . wbxh does not air any primetime newscast . it also simulcasts the 6 00 a.m. hour of wafb s 9 news this morning from its main channel . see also edit channel 16 branded tv stations in the united states channel 39 digital tv stations in the united states channel 39 low power tv stations in the united states channel 39 virtual tv stations in the united states references edit http www.wafb.com story 2339588 the fishs bio rabbitears tv query for wbxh cd http changingnewscasts.wordpress.com 2014 09 03 wbxh still have live news with 700 a m newscast the changing newscasts blog september 3rd 2014 . external links edit wbxh.tv official wbxh tv website wafb.com official wafb tv website query the fcc s tv station database for wbxh v t e television stations in eastern acadiana and the florida parishes including baton rouge and morgan city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news2 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