WIXA

WIXA is an affiliate of The CW. The studios are located in Tampa, Florida, and serves the Tampa Bay region. Broadcasting on channel 33, WIXA is owned and operated by Lady Luck Communications. WIXA was launched in 2000, and for the majority their existence, they were an independent. In 2015, WIXA became an affiliate of The CW after WTMA became an affiliate of QTV. In addition to running The CW schedule, WTMA also airs syndicated programming, including Press Your Luck, Scrabble, and Russian Roulette. WIXA also operagtes three subchannels: 33.2 (for Soapnet), 33.3 (for Nick GAS) and 33.4 (for FOX Family).

History
WIXA was launched on May 3, 2000. by the Tampa Broadcasting Corporation. As an independent station, WIXA ran children's shows during the morning, with movies throughout the night. WIXA was also the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the (then) Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and broadcasting South Florida Bulls athletic games. In spite of having those programs, WIXA was losing money for the Tampa Broadcasting Corporation, and they made the decision to put WIXA up for sale. In 2010, Lady Luck Communications bought the station for $100 million.

CW Affiliation
In 2014, QTV announced that WTMA would leave The CW and become an affiliate of the new QTV. Scrabbling to find a new affiliate, The CW reached out to Lady Luck Communications about WIXA affiliating with The CW. WIXA said deal, an on January 1, 2015, WTMA became an affiliate of QTV, while the affiliation to The CW was moved to WIXA.

Newscast
When Lady Luck bought WIXA in 2010, the company pumped some serious money to help upgrade the station. One of those upgrades included launching their own news department. And on March 3, 2012, WIXA News was launched. Since 2013, WIXA finishes a strong third in the prime-time news race to WTMA and WFFN.