WOGX
WOGX (channel 51) is a television station licensed to Ocala, Florida, United States (in the Orlando market), but primarily serving the Gainesville area as a Fox network outlet. Owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains an advertising sales office on Northwest 53rd Avenue in Gainesville and a transmitter in unincorporated Marion County, between Williston and Fairfield.
| Semi-satellite of WOFL, Orlando, Florida | |
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| City | Ocala, Florida |
| Channels | |
| Branding | Fox 51 WOGX; Fox 51 News |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 51.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Television Stations, LLC |
| WOFL, WRBW, WTVT | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1983 |
Former call signs | WBSP-TV (1983–1987) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 51 (UHF, 1983–2009) |
| Independent (1983–1991) | |
Call sign meaning | "Ocala–Gainesville's Fox" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70651 |
| ERP | 500 kW |
| HAAT | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°21′33.2″N 82°19′42.6″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WOGX is actually considered a semi-satellite of WOFL (channel 35) in Orlando. As such, it clears all network programming as provided through its parent station and simulcasts most of WOFL's newscasts, but airs a separate offering of syndicated programming; there are also separate local commercials and legal station identifications. WOGX's master control, as well as most internal operations, are housed at the shared studios of WOFL and MyNetworkTV O&O WRBW (channel 65) on Skyline Drive in Lake Mary.
Gainesville is by far the smallest television market in the U.S. with a "Big Four" network O&O. The Gainesville market is located between several other Florida media markets. As a result, the Cox and Charter Spectrum systems in Marion County (which includes Ocala) do not carry WOGX but opt instead for WOFL, despite Ocala being WOGX's city of license. In addition, the Comcast Xfinity system in Marion County carries WOFL's HD signal on its digital tier in lieu of one from WOGX.