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WJXT (channel 4) is an independent television station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.It is owned by Graham Media Group alongside CW affiliate WCWJ (channel 17). The two stations share studios at 4 Broadcast Place on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville; WJXT's transmitter is located on Anders Boulevard in the city's Killarney Shores section.
In the early 1990s, WTLV mounted a strong challenge to WJXT, particularly in late news, only to slip when that station expanded its newscasts and increased its community involvement. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Meanwhile, in 1996, Allbritton Communications secured the ABC affiliation for the Jacksonville market from longtime third-rated station WJKS (channel 17).
The station first signed on the air on February 19, 1966, as WJKS-TV. [2] Founded by Rust Craft Broadcasting, it originally operated as an ABC affiliate; prior to its sign-on, ABC programming had been relegated to off-hours clearances on then-CBS affiliate WJXT (channel 4, now an independent station) and NBC affiliate WTLV (channel 12).
On May 27, 2016, Graham announced that as part of the acquisition of Media General by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, it would acquire Nexstar's The CW affiliate WCWJ in Jacksonville (forming Graham's first-ever duopoly, with WJXT) and Media General's NBC affiliate WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, in divestitures tied to the sale.
George Alfred Winterling (September 1, 1931 – June 21, 2023) was an American television meteorologist and the creator of the "heat index". [citation needed] Chief meteorologist for television station WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida for almost fifty years, [1] Winterling helped develop modern forecasting.
WJAX-TV (channel 47) is a television station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, affiliated with CBS.It is owned by Hoffman Communications, which maintains a joint sales agreement (JSA) with Cox Media Group, owner of Fox and Telemundo affiliate WFOX-TV (channel 30), for the provision of certain services.
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Jacksonville is the 48th largest local radio market in the United States, [4] and is dominated by the same two large ownership groups that dominate the radio industry across the United States: Cox Radio [5] and iHeartMedia. There are a total of 39 FM radio stations ranging from Alternative Rock, Top 40, News and Information, Hip-Hop & R&B ...