WXAX-CD


WXAX-CD, channel 26, is a class A, low-power broadcast television station based in Clearwater, Florida, previously owned by Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC. It is currently Tampa Bay's primary Azteca América affiliate. The station has been on the air intermittently since January 24, 1990. It was later owned by Northstar Media, LLC, which was purchased by HC2 Holdings in 2017. It is licensed to HC2 Station Group LLC.

History

Previously, WXAX-CD was home to SUR, HTV and UATV.
The station was originally licensed and originated in St. Petersburg, then Clearwater, and, finally, Tampa. It is once again licensed in Clearwater, broadcasting from the Riverview antenna farm, directional towards Tampa. The general signal area covers most of Tampa and southwestern Hillsborough County, but barely reaches Pinellas County.
Currently, only Verizon FiOS and Dish Network offer the channel to Tampa Bay-area subscribers; other systems, such as Spectrum and Xfinity, do not offer this channel.
The construction permit was issued on July 3, 1990 under the callsign W26AX. It moved to WXAX-LP on July 22, 1996, and finally to the current WXAX-CD on June 3, 2015.

Digital channels