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It is owned by Paxson Communications. It runs [[infomercials]] and religious programming before 5 PM; and family dramas, first-run talk shows, family movies, and reality shows after 5 PM. |
It is owned by Paxson Communications. It runs [[infomercials]] and religious programming before 5 PM; and family dramas, first-run talk shows, family movies, and reality shows after 5 PM. |
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The station began as '''WAKR-TV''' on channel 49 in [[1953]]. It was an [[ABC network|ABC]] affiliate serving the Akron-[[Canton]] area. It moved to channel 23 in [[1967]], and changed its call letters to '''WAKC''' in [[1988]]. The station was sold to Paxson in the mid-[[1990s]], and dropped the ABC affiliation in [[1997]]. It began to air PAX TV programs in [[1998]]. It also assumed the '''WVPX''' call sign. The station never did well as an ABC affiliate due to being in the Cleveland television market area, which already had an ABC affiliate [[WEWS]] on channel 5. And when channel 23 was an ABC affiliate, even the |
The station began as '''WAKR-TV''' on channel 49 in [[1953]]. It was an [[ABC network|ABC]] affiliate serving the Akron-[[Canton]] area. It moved to channel 23 in [[1967]], and changed its call letters to '''WAKC''' in [[1988]]. The station was sold to Paxson in the mid-[[1990s]], and dropped the ABC affiliation in [[1997]]. It began to air PAX TV programs in [[1998]]. It also assumed the '''WVPX''' call sign. The station never did well as an ABC affiliate due to being in the Cleveland television market area, which already had an ABC affiliate [[WEWS]] on channel 5. And when channel 23 was an ABC affiliate, even the syndicated shows were second-rate, older programs, since Cleveland's stations already picked the choices clean. |
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The station produced an Akron-based newscast when it was an ABC affiliate, and for years had the only Akron/Canton newscast available. It was cancelled when the station became a PAX outlet, but was resurrected in the early [[2000s]] (as ''Pax 23 News''), with help from [[WKYC]]. When the PAX network rebranded as "i" in [[2005]], the newscast was removed from WVPX's schedule, but is still seen on cable channel 23 on [[Time Warner Cable]] systems (unrelated to WVPX, which is carried on a different cable channel). |
The station produced an Akron-based newscast when it was an ABC affiliate, and for years had the only Akron/Canton newscast available. It was cancelled when the station became a PAX outlet, but was resurrected in the early [[2000s]] (as ''Pax 23 News''), with help from [[WKYC]]. When the PAX network rebranded as "i" in [[2005]], the newscast was removed from WVPX's schedule, but is still seen on cable channel 23 on [[Time Warner Cable]] systems (unrelated to WVPX, which is carried on a different cable channel). |
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WVPX 23 is an affiliate of the i television network (formerly known as Pax TV). It is based out of Akron, Ohio, and though is technically part of the Cleveland television market, it's main area of service is Akron and Canton.
It is owned by Paxson Communications. It runs infomercials and religious programming before 5 PM; and family dramas, first-run talk shows, family movies, and reality shows after 5 PM.
The station began as WAKR-TV on channel 49 in 1953. It was an ABC affiliate serving the Akron-Canton area. It moved to channel 23 in 1967, and changed its call letters to WAKC in 1988. The station was sold to Paxson in the mid-1990s, and dropped the ABC affiliation in 1997. It began to air PAX TV programs in 1998. It also assumed the WVPX call sign. The station never did well as an ABC affiliate due to being in the Cleveland television market area, which already had an ABC affiliate WEWS on channel 5. And when channel 23 was an ABC affiliate, even the syndicated shows were second-rate, older programs, since Cleveland's stations already picked the choices clean.
The station produced an Akron-based newscast when it was an ABC affiliate, and for years had the only Akron/Canton newscast available. It was cancelled when the station became a PAX outlet, but was resurrected in the early 2000s (as Pax 23 News), with help from WKYC. When the PAX network rebranded as "i" in 2005, the newscast was removed from WVPX's schedule, but is still seen on cable channel 23 on Time Warner Cable systems (unrelated to WVPX, which is carried on a different cable channel).
Akron is somewhat unique in that it's quite a large city in it's own right, but due to being so close to a larger city, Cleveland, it does not have it's own television market. It is part of the Cleveland/Akron (Canton) DMA, but most of the Cleveland-based network affiliates do not bill Akron in their logo at all. Several other U.S. cities share this trait. Newark, NJ is another large city without it's own TV market, it is too close to New York City to have it's own. Most cities Akron's size have 5 or 6 commercial TV stations, such as Dayton, OH, Des Moines, IA, Wichita, KS, and many others. However, these cities are all isolated from nearby larger cities, unlike Akron.
When WAKR went on-air in '53 it was Akron's only network affiliate. Had even one more network station opened up around the same time (or even a network affiliate in Canton), Akron/Canton together may well have established their own TV market. This market would have been in the top 100 in size and would probably serve much of East-central and North-central Ohio where the Cleveland stations have poor reception.