WXPX-TV

WXPX-TV
CityBradenton, Florida
Channels
BrandingThe Spot Tampa Bay 66
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFTS-TV
History
First air date
August 1, 1994 (1994-08-01)
Former call signs
WFCT (1994–1998)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 66 (UHF, 1994–2009)
  • Digital: 42 (UHF, until 2020)
  • Independent (1994–1998)
  • inTV (1998)
  • Pax/i/Ion (1998–2025, now on 66.2)
Call sign meaning
X to differentiate from other Ion stations, PX for Pax TV (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6601
ERP218 kW
HAAT475 m (1,558 ft)
Transmitter coordinates27°49′10.8″N 82°15′38″W / 27.819667°N 82.26056°W / 27.819667; -82.26056
Links
Public license information
Websitetampabay66.com

WXPX-TV (channel 66), branded The Spot Tampa Bay 66, is an independent television station licensed to Bradenton, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay area. Its second subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of Ion Television. WXPX-TV is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Tampa-licensed ABC affiliate WFTS-TV (channel 28). The two stations share studios on North Himes Avenue on Tampa's northwest side; WXPX-TV's transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida.

Channel 66 went on the air as WFCT on August 1, 1994. It broadcast programming from The Worship Network and infomercials. Programmed from the start by Paxson Communications Corporation, forerunner to Ion Media, it changed its call sign to WXPX in 1998 as part of the launch of Pax TV, later Ion Television. Scripps acquired Ion Media in 2020 and, upon gaining television rights to the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team in 2025, split WXPX off as an independent station.