WBXX-TV

WBXX-TV
CityCrossville, Tennessee
Channels
Branding
  • The CW Knoxville (general)
  • Telemundo Knoxville (on DT5)
  • WVLT News on The CW Knoxville (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WVLT-TV
History
First air date
October 3, 1976 (48 years ago) (1976-10-03)
Former call signs
  • WCPT-TV (1976–1982)
  • WINT-TV (1982–1997)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 55 (UHF, 1976–1982), 20 (UHF, 1982–2009)
  • Digital: 50 (UHF, 2003–2009), 20 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
The WB (former affiliation) and XX (Roman numeral 20)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72971
ERP834 kW
HAAT727.5 m (2,387 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°6′33″N 84°20′17″W / 36.10917°N 84.33806°W / 36.10917; -84.33806
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wvlt.tv/page/the-cw-knoxville/

WBXX-TV (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Crossville, Tennessee, United States, serving the Knoxville area as an affiliate of The CW and Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WVLT-TV (channel 8). The two stations share studios on Papermill Drive (near I-40/I-75) on the west side of Knoxville; WBXX-TV's transmitter is located at Windrock, Buffalo Mountain outside Oliver Springs, Tennessee.

WBXX-TV is the only full-powered Knoxville-market station to be licensed in a city in the Central Time Zone; Cumberland County (where Crossville is located) and Fentress County are the only two counties in the market that observe Central Time, while Knoxville proper is in Eastern Time. However, while CW network programming is promoted with both Eastern and Central Time listings, WBXX-TV's local programming is promoted with only Eastern Time listings.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBXX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.