WXXA-TV
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York United States |
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| Branding | Fox 23 (general) News 10 ABC at 10pm on Fox 23 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Dedicated. Determined. Dependable. |
| Channels |
Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 23 () |
| Subchannels | 23.1 Fox 23.2 Capital OTB TV (horse racing) 23.3 Laff |
| Owner | Shield Media, LLC (WXXA-TV, LLC) |
| Operator | Nexstar Media Group |
| First air date | July 30, 1982 |
| Sister station(s) | WTEN |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 23 (UHF, 1982–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Independent (1982–1986) Secondary: PTEN (1993–1995) UPN (1995–1998) DT2: Variety Television Network (2007–2009) Untamed Sports TV (2009–2011) TheCoolTV (2011–2012) ZUUS Country (2012–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 10 kW |
| Height | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 11970 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°37′0.2″N 74°0′44.2″W / 42.616722°N 74.012278°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | news10.com/fox23-albany |
WXXA-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's Capital District and Western New England. Licensed to Albany, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 (or virtual channel 23.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the Helderberg Escarpment southwest of New Scotland's Voorheesville section.
Owned by Shield Media, WXXA is operated through joint sales and shared services agreements by Nexstar Media Group. This makes it a sister outlet to ABC affiliate WTEN and the two outlets share studios on Northern Boulevard in Albany's Bishop's Gate section.
WXXA was signed-on July 30, 1982 and aired an analog signal on UHF channel 23. It was the Capital District's first independent station, as well as the first new commercial station to launch in the market since WTRI-TV, forerunner of WNYT, launched 28 years later. The Capital District had a fairly long wait for an independent station, considering its size. On paper, it had been large enough to support an independent since the late 1960s. However, the Capital District is a fairly large market geographically, stretching across a large swath of east-central New York, as well as portions of southern Vermont and western Massachusetts. Much of this area is very mountainous, particularly in the northern portion. UHF stations have never covered large areas or rugged terrain very well. By the late 1970s, cable and satellite--then as now, a must for acceptable television in much of this market--had gained enough penetration for an independent to be viable.
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