WOPX-TV is a television station based in Orlando, Florida, USA. An affiliate of the Ion Television network, it transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 48, from a transmitter located near Holopaw. The station signed on the air in 1986.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Initially the station had a general entertainment format as WAYK, running cartoons as well as barter syndicated first run shows, low budget movies, and whatever sitc...
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WOPX-TV is a television station based in Orlando, Florida, USA. An affiliate of the Ion Television network, it transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 48, from a transmitter located near Holopaw. The station signed on the air in 1986.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Initially the station had a general entertainment format as WAYK, running cartoons as well as barter syndicated first run shows, low budget movies, and whatever sitcoms were offered on a barter basis. They were owned by Beach TV Partners. Their signal out of Melbourne barely reached Orlando and did not reach Daytona Beach at all. As a result they did not buy strong programming and continued to have very low ratings.
When WMOD went to a continuous home shopping service, WAYK picked up cartoons which were offered at low cost on a barter basis. In 1988, Beach TV Partners signed on WAYQ at channel 26, giving them a signal in Daytona Beach. The stations would simulcast.
In 1992, the stations were both sold to...
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