WXCW
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Naples/Fort Myers, Florida United States |
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| City | Naples, Florida |
| Branding | WXCW (general) Estrella TV (DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF) Virtual: 46 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | The CW |
| Owner | Sun Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Operator | Fort Myers Broadcasting Company |
| Founded | August 14, 1986 |
| First air date | January 1, 1990 |
| Call letters' meaning | The CW |
| Former callsigns | WNPL-TV (1990–1995) WTVK (1995–2007) |
| Former channel number(s) | 46 (UHF analog, 1990–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1990–1995) UPN (1995–1998) The WB (1998–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 456 m |
| Facility ID | 61504 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°47′8.3″N 81°47′45.8″W / 26.785639°N 81.796056°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | wxcw.com |
WXCW, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 45), is a CW-affiliated television station serving Fort Myers, Florida, United States that is licensed to licensed to Naples (as such, WXCW is one of two Fort Myers-based stations that is licensed to Naples, alongside ABC affiliate WZVN-TV). The station is locally owned by Sun Broadcasting. WXCW maintains studio facilities located on Palm Beach Boulevard (SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers, and its transmitter is located near the Charlotte and Lee County line.
On August 13, 2012, WXCW launched MundoFox (later MundoMax) on a new digital subchannel 46.2. It is also available on Comcast channel 229 in standard definition and channel 437 in high definition. Once MundoMax ceased operations on December 1, 2016, the channel began to carry a 720p simulcast of Estrella TV.
The station first signed on the air on October 22, 1990 as WNPL-TV (for Na P Les) which was founded and run by CEO William Darling of Southwest Florida Telecommunications. Originally operating as an independent station, it filled a void in the market after WFTX-TV (channel 36) joined Fox four years earlier in October 1986. The station first operated from studios located on Goodlette Road in Naples. The station was beset with problems early on, particularly with regard to finding programming. Despite this, from 1993 to 1998, the station carried Florida Marlins baseball games televised by WBFS-TV in Miami. It also was the area's affiliate for the Orlando Magic broadcast network.
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