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| City | Cape Coral, Florida |
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| Branding | Fox 4 (cable channel) |
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| History | |
First air date | October 14, 1985 |
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| Independent (1985–1986) | |
Call sign meaning | "Family Television X"; a variation on co-owned WFTS-TV in Tampa[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70649 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°47′39.7″N 81°48′4″W / 26.794361°N 81.80111°W |
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| Website | www |
WFTX-TV (channel 36) is a television station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Southwest Florida. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, the station has studios on Southwest Pine Island Road (SR 78) in Cape Coral, and its transmitter is located near Punta Gorda (east of I-75/SR 93) near the Charlotte and Lee county line.
WFTX-TV is branded as Fox 4, in reference to its channel location on most cable systems in the market, which it has enjoyed since its sign on in 1985.
- ^ Erickson, Michael (February 21, 1986). "Looking between the letters". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. p. 1D, 6D. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFTX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.