branding my30 channels digital 21 uhf virtual 30 psip subchannels 30.1 mynetworktv 30.2 gettv 30.3 comet affiliations mynetworktv since 2006 american sports network occasional broadcasts gettv dt2 ; since 2014 comet dt3 ; since 2015 owner sinclair broadcast group wuxp licensee llc first air date february 18 1984 ; 32 years ago 1984 02 18 call letters meaning exploits the u and p from upn former affiliation x from former wxmt calls sister station s wnab wztv former callsigns wcay tv 1984 1989 wxmt 1989 1996 former channel number s analog 30 uhf 1984 2009 former affiliations dt1 independent 1984 1987 1990 1995 fox 1987 1990 upn 1995 2006 dt2 the tube 2006 2007 thecooltv 2010 2012 transmitter power 1000 kw height 413 metres 1 355 ft facility id 9971 transmitter coordinates 36 15 50 n 86 47 39 w 36.26389 n 86.79417 w 36.26389 ; 86.79417 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website mytv30web.com wuxp tv virtual channel 30 uhf digital channel 21 is a mynetworktv affiliated television station located in nashville tennessee united states . the station is owned by the sinclair broadcast group and is sister to fox affiliate wztv channel 17 also wholly owned by sinclair and cw affiliate wnab channel 58 owned by tennessee broadcasting but operated by sinclair through an outsourcing agreement . all three share studios on mainstream drive along the cumberland river wuxp s transmitter is located in whites creek tennessee . contents 1 history 1.1 as an independent station 1.2 as a fox affiliate 1.3 return to independent status 1.4 as a upn affiliate 1.5 mynetworktv affiliation 1.6 signal loss of 2014 2 general programming 3 sports programming 3.1 local sports programming 3.2 syndicated sports programming 3.2.1 past syndicated sports programming 3.2.2 current syndicated sports programming 3.2.3 american sports network 3.2.4 sports programming conflicts 3.2.5 other syndicated sports programming 4 digital television 4.1 digital channels 4.1.1 wuxp dt2 4.1.2 wuxp dt3 4.2 analog to digital conversion 5 newscast 6 out of market coverage 7 references 8 external links history edit as an independent station edit the station signed on the air on february 18 1984 as independent station wcay tv ; it was owned by the tvx broadcast group which had signed on a few stations in other markets . the station maintained a general entertainment format featuring cartoons sitcoms movies and drama series . the station originally operated from studios located on peabody street in downtown nashville . along with the other tvx stations wcay became a fox affiliate on april 5 1987 as part of a groupwide affiliation deal . fox affiliated with all of tvx s stations as a condition of affiliating with wnol tv in new orleans . however there was a catch if one of tvx s underperforming stations was sold that particular station that was sold could lose their fox affiliation in the event that there is a higher rated independent station in the market available for affiliation . as a fox affiliate edit in 1987 tvx acquired taft broadcasting s fox affiliates and independent stations . unfortunately the deal left tvx heavily leveraged . after the 1987 stock market bump the larger investors started pulling their funding . one large investor used his voting shares and influence to force tvx to sell some of its underperforming medium market stations . wcay and sister station wmkw in memphis now wlmt were sold to mt communications which was headed by and named after michael thompson . wcay then changed its call letters to wxmt on september 26 1989 . return to independent status edit in 1990 wztv s owner act iii broadcasting who was known for buying its competitors stronger programming assets and having the competitor change formats to religious or home shopping programming and in one case even having it go dark altogether offered to buy wxmt s entire syndicated programming inventory and move most of the shows over to wztv alongside programs that were already broadcast on that station . fox also planned to exercise its option to moving its nashville area affiliation to wztv . originally wxmt was to switch to a hybrid format of home shopping for 18 hours a day and religious programs for six hours a day but mt communications still wanted some of the programming and to keep some entertainment shows on the schedule . the deal was called off early in february . but in the middle of the month when fox moved over to wztv negotiations resumed and immediately it was decided that wztv would get only cash programming including sitcoms movies and some of the cartoons while wxmt would keep barter cartoons a few barter sitcoms as well as some religious shows . the deal took effect later in february 1990 . by this time wxmt s schedule now featured cartoons from 7 9 a.m. religious programming from 9 a.m. noon home shopping network programming from noon to 4 p.m. and after 9 p.m. and low rated barter syndicated shows from 4 to 9 p.m. gradually more first run talk shows sitcoms and cartoons were added to wxmt s schedule . by 1994 wxmt was once again running general entertainment programming full time . as a upn affiliate edit on january 16 1995 the station became an affiliate of the united paramount network upn and began branding itself as upn 30 . by then wztv was owned by abry communications ; later that year wztv entered into a local marketing agreement with wxmt . mt communications sold the station to a local owner but wztv would handle programming responsibilities for the station . the station s call letters were changed to the current wuxp on august 23 1996 with its on air branding changing to uxp30 and later upn nashville before reverting to upn 30 in 2002 . before it entered into the lma with wztv wxmt had planned to build a state of the art studio facility along the south loop of interstate 40 in nashville . for many years even after the plans had been abandoned a retaining wall on the site featured a mural reading future home of wxmt 30 . the lma continued after sinclair acquired abry . as time went on cartoons such as the wacky world of tex avery pok mon and robocop alpha commando disappeared from the schedule gradually and more first run reality and talk shows were added . in 2000 sinclair broadcast group bought wuxp outright . mynetworktv affiliation edit on february 22 2006 news corporation announced the formation of mynetworktv a sister network to fox that would affiliate with wb and upn stations that were not named as affiliates of fellow upstart network the cw . 1 2 in february 2006 wuxp along with most of sinclair s wb and upn affiliates was announced as a charter affiliate of mynetworktv . on september 5 of that year wuxp changed its on air branding to my 30 and carried the last three weeks of upn programming outside of prime time during the late night hours . wuxp may carry cw or fox programming should wnab or wztv preempt in the event of a local special or an emergency such as a breaking news story . signal loss of 2014 edit wuxp went off the air on september 15 2014 due to technical problems with its transmission tower . no public relations statement or updates had been provided on its website or facebook page . on september 18 the signal was restored only to remain broken up and intermittent that day . the signal was completely restored on september 20 2014 . general programming edit as of spring 2015 wuxp s syndicated programming on weekdays includes celebrity name game family feud maury jerry springer the simpsons and the office . the station is also the longtime home of syndicated reruns of the andy griffith show . the simpsons on the other hand was often shared with wztv . late night programming include the middle friends and seinfeld . wuxp previously broadcast court shows such as judge judy the people s court as well as the daily trivia show jeopardy but those programs moved to wztv in fall 2014 . during severe weather wztv provides its severe weather tracker for its own main channel as well as the main channels of wuxp and wnab since wztv fills the programming schedules of all three stations . sports programming edit local sports programming edit on friday nights mainly during high school football season late august november wuxp broadcasts their own coverage of high school football games around middle tennessee under the banner friday night rivals beginning the 2014 season . 3 4 since september 2014 friday night rivals is also live streamed online . 5 it features games involving certain local high schools in and or around the nashville area playing against certain rivals . 6 they were previously broadcast on thursday nights under the name thursday night lights until the end of the 2013 season . 7 halftime reports includes recaps of the first half as well as a weather segment from wztv s weather team . these broadcasts will also preempt mynetworktv programming during these time slots so wuxp would air those programs after the game is over . since 2013 the station also broadcasts tssaa football title games as part of a 3 year agreement with mann communications and playon sports . 8 in addition also during football season wuxp and wztv both air titans all access 9 a 30 minute game preview show hosted by famed titans radio personality mike keith . it provides highlights behind the scenes of the games and analysis and perdictions for the next game that is played after the broadcast of this program . 10 in january 2015 high school basketball games began broadcasting on wuxp under the title friday night hoops . syndicated sports programming edit past syndicated sports programming edit wuxp has been the long time home to southeastern conference football and basketball games including those involving vanderbilt commodores or the university of tennessee volunteers from jefferson pilot raycom sports previously broadcast by wsmv in the 1980s and 1990s from 2002 until 2009 11 12 13 and espn plus oriented sec tv from 2009 to 2014 . this ended in 2014 because of the inception of the then new cable exclusive sec network that launched in august 2014 due to a new 20 year contract between the southeastern conference and espn to launch that new network . 14 current syndicated sports programming edit in 2014 wuxp began broadcasting raycom sports atlantic coast conference syndication package branded as acc network after acquiring local rights from abc affiliate wkrn tv s second digital subchannel . this includes football and men s basketball games syndicated through the service especially those involving the louisville cardinals the closest acc member institution to the area which became a member in 2014 . american sports network edit on august 30 2014 sinclair broadcasting group launched the american sports network which has rights to conference usa football and men s basketball . 15 16 wuxp began carrying that syndication package from asn including the conference usa showcase and sporting events involving the sports programs of the middle tennessee blue raiders beginning with the 2014 football and 2014 15 basketball season . in addition the station also airs any ohio valley conference men s basketball games also offered through asn since four of the ovc s member institutions are within wuxp s coverage area . since the ovc s league office is based in the south nashville suburb of brentwood wuxp is basically the flagship station of the asn s ovc sports programming package . ovc football was added to asn s portfolio on september 26 2015 so wuxp broadcasts those games also . 17 during the summer months wuxp also airs certain installments of the asn s minor league baseball sunday showcase . sports programming conflicts