WAXC-LD is a
low-power television station in
Alexander City, Alabama, United States, affiliated with
Retro TV
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. The station is branded as WAXC-TV 3 with the number 3 representing its channel position on
Charter Spectrum. The channel produces ''Auburn Blitz'', a program that covers sports at
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
. The station also produces telecast of local
high school sports and ''Sportz Biltz'', a show focusing on Alabama sports.
History
For many years, the station was co-owned with
WETU-LD and carried the same programming including a
UPN affiliation during the 1990s. After dropping UPN, WAXC became a
Pax TV (later i and Ion) affiliate.
''Sportz Blitz''
''Sportz Blitz'' is a weekly live interactive sports talk television show broadcast across central Alabama. The show originates from WAXC's studios and is simulcast on
WKGA 97.5 FM radio in east central Alabama. The show is also carried by
WOTM-LD in the
Birmingham market, and
WETU-LD in the
Montgomery market.
[http://www.sportzblitzlive.com/index2.htm Sportz Blitz official site]
The show focuses on Alabama high school and college sports, specifically
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
and the
University of Alabama. Additional topics include major national professional sports stories and outdoors sports such as
fishing and
hunting
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. Differentiating the show from news broadcasts and other sports television shows, the hosts take live calls from the audience and discuss issues on the air in the same manner as
sports radio shows.
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History
''Sportz Blitz'' began airing during football season in the fall of 2006. The broadcast schedule was extended for Season 2 (2007–2008) to air year round.[ In the fall of 2007, a spin-off program began airing, ''Sportz Blitz Outdoors'', featuring the same hosts and ]Bassmaster Elite Series
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professional fisherman Greg Vinson providing outdoor sports instruction.[ On February 26, 2008, a new radio call-in show spin-off was created called ''Sportz Blitz Overtime'' which airs on WKGA (97.5 FM) following the regular television broadcast.][Sportz Blitz, broadcast date February 26, 2008]
References
External links
''Sportz Blitz'' official website
1995 establishments in Alabama
AXC-LD
Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Television channels and stations established in 1995
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