History
The analog UHF channel 66 frequency was first used in Erie by WEPA-TV, founded by Alfred E. Anscombe, who would also go on to launch Binghamton, New York's WIVT in the early-1960s. The station eventually went dark. WFXP signed-on September 2, 1986 as WETG-TV operated by Gannon University. The assigned transmitter power of the station was significantly more modest than other commercial outlets at the time. The studio and production facilities were in the basement of the Nash Library on Gannon's campus. The station operated from 3 in the afternoon until midnight during its early days. In 1987, the station began operating in the morning hours.
In 1988, WETG became Erie's charter Fox affiliate. The station assumed the WFXP calls in 1995. In 1998, Nexstar (owner of WJET) entered into an agreement with Mission Broadcasting to maintain responsibility for WFXP's daily operations except programming.
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