WXVO-LD

WXVO-LD is a low-power television station licensed to Biloxi, Mississippi, in the United States. The station serves the Mississippi Gulf Coast and is affiliated with Antenna TV, a network specializing in classic television programming. Its identity has changed over time: the facility formerly operated under the WKFK call sign and was associated with Pascagoula before becoming WXVO-LD. The station’s technical history reflects the transition from analog to digital local broadcasting. In July 2008, the former WKFK-LP ended its analog transmission and began broadcasting digitally over the air. The facility subsequently used low-power digital operations under the WKFK-LD designation. It moved from VHF channel 7 to channel 13 after WDAM-TV relocated its digital operation to channel 7, illustrating the frequency coordination requirements affecting local television stations during the U.S. digital television transition. WXVO-LD is owned by meteorologist Edward Saint Pé and serves as the flagship station for Saint Pé’s WeatherVision weather-forecast service. This ownership connection gives the station an association with locally oriented weather information in addition to its Antenna TV entertainment schedule. Publicly available reference material does not establish a separate corporate parent, founding date, detailed staffing structure, financial profile, or a comprehensive list of local programming beyond the station’s network affiliation and WeatherVision relationship. On January 21, 2026, WXVO-LD changed its over-the-air technical configuration, moving from VHF channel 13 to UHF channel 19 and changing its virtual channel from 7 to 11. The change is a technical and viewer-navigation milestone rather than a change in the station’s basic service area or Antenna TV affiliation. WXVO-LD remains a small-market, low-power broadcast outlet whose principal role is to provide network programming and locally relevant television service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

WXVO-LD is a low-power television station serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast from a license based in Biloxi, Mississippi. The station’s earlier identity was WKFK-LP, a low-power analog facility associated with Pascagoula. Its history is therefore closely connected with the development of small-market local broadcasting and the nationwide conversion from analog television to digital transmission. In July 2008, the former WKFK-LP discontinued its analog signal and began digital over-the-air broadcasting. This change placed the station within the digital television environment while preserving its role as a local low-power broadcaster. After the transition, the station operated under the WKFK-LD call sign. Its physical channel assignment later changed from channel 7 to channel 13 following WDAM-TV’s move to digital channel 7. The reassignment demonstrates how low-power stations could be affected by broader frequency-planning decisions involving full-power television broadcasters. The station is affiliated with Antenna TV, a network known for carrying classic television programming. Its broadcast identity is also connected to WeatherVision, a weather-forecast service owned by meteorologist Edward Saint Pé. WXVO-LD is described as the flagship station for that service, giving the outlet a dual association with syndicated entertainment programming and weather-oriented local service. Available reference material identifies Saint Pé as the station’s owner but does not provide a detailed chronology of ownership transfers, launch operations, staffing, revenue, or production facilities. A further technical change occurred on January 21, 2026. WXVO-LD moved from VHF channel 13 to UHF channel 19 and changed its virtual channel from 7 to 11. The physical-channel move changes the radio-frequency allocation used by the station, while the virtual-channel change affects the number viewers use to locate it on compatible television receivers. The change is the latest documented milestone in the station’s technical development. As documented, WXVO-LD remains an active low-power Antenna TV affiliate serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

• 2026

  Move to UHF channel 19 and virtual channel 11

  [1]WXVO-LDen.wikipedia.org

  On January 21, WXVO-LD moved from physical channel 13 to channel 19 and changed its virtual channel from 7 to 11.

• 2008

  Analog-to-digital transition

  [1]WXVO-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The former WKFK-LP ended analog transmission in July and began digital over-the-air broadcasting.

• Move from channel 7 to channel 13

  [1]WXVO-LDen.wikipedia.org

  WKFK-LD moved from VHF channel 7 to channel 13 after WDAM-TV moved its digital operation to channel 7.

A local low-power television outlet combining Antenna TV classic-programming content with a WeatherVision weather-service association for the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

• Television network programming

  Antenna TV affiliation

  WXVO-LD carries Antenna TV programming, giving the station a schedule centered on classic television content distributed by the national digital multicast network. The affiliation is the station’s principal documented entertainment offering for viewers in the Mississippi Gulf Coast market.

• Weather information service

  WeatherVision

  WeatherVision is the weather-forecast service associated with owner and meteorologist Edward Saint Pé. WXVO-LD is identified as the flagship station for the service, linking the broadcast outlet with locally relevant weather information in addition to its network television schedule.

• 2026

  Move to UHF channel 19 and virtual channel 11Other

  Background

  The station undertook a further change to its over-the-air channel configuration.

  Action taken

  On January 21, 2026, WXVO-LD moved from VHF channel 13 to UHF channel 19 and changed its virtual channel from 7 to 11.

  Aftermath

  Viewers may need to rescan television receivers or update channel information to continue receiving the station under its new virtual channel.

  Source

• 2008

  Conversion from analog to digital broadcastingGeneration change

  Background

  The former WKFK-LP operated as a low-power analog television station before the U.S. digital broadcasting transition.

  Action taken

  The station turned off its analog transmission in July 2008 and began digital over-the-air broadcasting.

  Aftermath

  The facility continued operating as a low-power digital station and later used the WKFK-LD designation.

  Source

• Frequency reassignment from channel 7 to channel 13Other

  Background

  The station’s digital channel plan was affected by WDAM-TV’s move to digital channel 7.

  Action taken

  WKFK-LD moved from VHF channel 7 to channel 13.

  Aftermath

  The station continued serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast under a different physical channel assignment.

  Source

1. 1WXVO-LDen.wikipedia.org