WXOW is a television station in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting.
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11 Facts About WXOW
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WQOW in Eau Claire operates as a semi-satellite of WXOW, extending the ABC signal into the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin.
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WXOW serves the southern half of the La Crosse–Eau Claire market while WQOW serves the northern portion.
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WXOW signed on on March 7,1970, as a semi-satellite of WKOW-TV in Madison, which was owned by Horizon Communications at the time.
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In September 2002, WXOW became the first La Crosse area television station to broadcast in digital on UHF channel 14.
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Up until August 2018, there were two different signals from the same tower at WXOW's studios carrying The CW as a digital translator of sister station KTTC carried a CW subchannel in high definition.
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WXOW began airing solely in digital effective February 17,2009, with the analog transmitter operating for 60 additional days broadcasting as part of a "nightlight" service with local news and information about the digital transition.
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On June 11,2009, WXOW moved from its initial digital channel assignment to channel 48 at a higher broadcasting power.
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WXOW had a construction permit to air a digital fill-in translator covering Tomah, Wisconsin.
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The station is a part of the Green Bay Packers and WIAA sports networks; the former allows WXOW to carry Packers preseason games and official team programming, and to brand itself as "Your Official Packers Station" for the La Crosse market.
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In September 2011, WXOW became the second television station in the market to perform an upgrade to high definition newscast production.
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