WJXF-LP, UHF

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channel 49, was a low-powered

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, United States. The station was owned by Equity Broadcasting.

History

WJXF began carrying

LAT TV LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in ...

programming beginning May 30, 2007, as part of a new deal between LAT TV and Equity. It was originally announced that LAT TV would replace

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on sister station WJMF-LP. However, WJMF kept the Univision affiliation while WJXF began broadcasting LAT TV programming. Until that date, WJXF was a repeater of non-Equity WBXK-CA. In December 2007, WJXF switched from LAT TV to Retro Jams, an Equity service that presents music videos, plus infomercials overnight. WJXF was sold at auction to Rainey Radio on April 16, 2009. The sale closed on July 10, 2009. In October 2010, Rainey Radio filed a ''Request for Silent STA'' with the

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, citing technical and financial problems. The station's license would be cancelled in October 2011.FCC Application Search Details for DWJXF-LP, October 25, 2011.
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References

Equity Media Holdings JXF-LP Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010 Defunct television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2001 2001 establishments in Mississippi 2010 establishments in Mississippi JXF-LP {{Mississippi-tv-station-stub