KFXA
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| KFXA-TV | |
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| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| Branding | FOX 28 KFXA |
| Slogan | "Eastern Iowa's Only 9pm Newscast" |
| Channels | 28 (UHF) analog, 27 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Second Generation of Iowa |
| Founded | February 1, 1988 |
| Call letters meaning | K FoX A (refers to former simulcast with KFXB) |
| Former callsigns | KOCR-TV (1988-1994) |
| Former affiliations | none |
| Website | [1] |
KFXA is a television station based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. KFXA is an affiliate of the Fox television network. As such, it is the primary Fox affiliate for northeast Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, and Dubuque, Iowa. Its transmitter is located in Van Horne, Iowa.
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[edit] History
KFXA signed on as KOCR-TV on February 1, 1988, with studios at 605 Boyson Rd. NE in Cedar Rapids. The station was owned by Gerald Fitzgerald and operated by Metro Program Network Inc. However, financial problems forced KOCR off the air on October 6, 1994. In 1995 the station was purchased by Second Generation of Iowa and was relaunched as KFXA, going back on the air on August 13. Under an agreement with Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Second Generation shares facilities and has merged certain operations with KGAN, Sinclair's CBS affiliate in Cedar Rapids. KGAN produces "Fox News at Nine" for KFXA.
After Second Generation took possession of the station, they entered into a local marketing agreement with KDUB of Dubuque, which operated on UHF channel 40. The station's call letters were changed from KDUB to KFXB, and the affiliation for that station was changed from ABC to Fox. They further decided that KFXB would for the most part retransmit what was shown on KFXA, as the stations were branded as "Fox 28 & 40." The only exception would be that KFXB would produce and show its own newscast for Dubuque viewers. Eventually, Second Generation decided to close the Dubuque news operation, and have a combined news operation based out of Cedar Rapids.
In 2004, the LMA between Second Generation and Dubuque TV Limited Partnership ended as KFXB was sold to the Christian Television Network. When that was done, KFXA became the primary Fox network station for northeast Iowa.
In the fall of 2005, KFXA launched "Good Day Iowa" which airs from 7-9 AM weekdays. KFXA also airs Northern Iowa Panthers sports and the Iowa high school state championships in football, wrestling and boys and girls basketball.
Syndicated programs on KFXA include Family Guy,The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld, Divorce Court and American Idol Rewind.
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[edit] Anchors
- Eadie Fawcett, Good Day Iowa
- Craig Johnson, Good Day Iowa (Meteorologist)
- Linsey Grams, Fox News at Nine
- Mark Anthony, Fox News at Nine (Meteorologist)
- Kevin Hall, Fox News at Nine (Sports)
- Jennifer Stagg, Fox News at Nine (Weekends)
- Dave Towne, Fox News at Nine (Weekend Meteorologist)
[edit] Reporters
- Andy Cunningham, Good Day Iowa
- Jared Aarons, Fox News at Nine (Sports)
[edit] External links
- FOX 28
- FOX 28 ~ Good Day Iowa
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFXA
- Google Map of the KFXA Broadcast Tower Location
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