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WAOW's arrangement with Fox came to an end in December 1999, when the Wittenberg-licensed WFXS (channel 55) signed on to become Central Wisconsin's first full-time Fox station. On June 25, 2002, WAOW became the first commercial television station in the Wausau–Rhinelander market to broadcast in high-definition; WYOW would join them on October 24.
In April 2001, WFXS established a news share agreement with WAOW (owned by Quincy Newspapers), resulting in the establishment of a half-hour 9 p.m. newscast on weeknights produced from the WAOW studios. [16] [17] It was joined in 2012 by a weekday morning newscast produced by WAOW, the 7 a.m. Fox 55 This Morning, in 2012.
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Translating Network Notes Ashland: 21 15 W15EE-D: KQDS: Fox: Antenna TV on 21.2 : Bloomington: 31 16 W16DU-D: WHLA: PBS: Wisconsin Channel on 31.2, Create on 31.3, PBS Kids on 31.4
In August 2015, WSAW launched a prime time newscast on the Fox outlet known as WZAW News at 9. This half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to WAOW's thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on its CW digital subchannel (which aired on WFXS before July 1, 2015). On October 1, 2015, the station began using its new studio.
The half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to WAOW's thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on its Decades (formerly CW) digital subchannel. In September 2016, WZAW moved from virtual channel 55 and RF channel 31 to RF and virtual channel 33.
On June 19, 2011, WAOW (and in turn WMOW-DT2) became the market's second television outlet to upgrade local news to high definition level. Included in the change was a redesigned set and updated graphics scheme. [5] [failed verification] On January 7, 2021, Quincy Media announced that it had put itself up for sale. [6]
Nexstar has agreed to purchase WBNX-TV 55 from the Winston Broadcasting Co., meaning Channel 55 will again become the CW. The CW set to return to Channel 55 as Fox 8 parent company Nexstar buys ...
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