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Overview
WLEX-TV is a NBC station licensed by the FCC to Lexington, Kentucky, part of the Lexington, KY TV market.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WLEX-TV
- Network
- NBC (subchannels: Grit, Bounce, Court TV)
- Virtual channel
- 18
- RF channel
- 28
- City of license
- Lexington, Kentucky
- TV market
- Lexington, KY
- Licensee
- Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC
- On the air since
- 1955
- Call sign since
- July 1979
- Studio address
- 1065 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY 40505
- FCC facility ID
- 73203
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.lex18.com
On screen it is channel 18, though WLEX-TV actually transmits on RF channel 28. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add Grit, Bounce and Court TV.
Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC holds the station's FCC license. The station dates back to 1955. The current call sign has been in place since July 1979.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 1065 Russell Cave Road in Lexington, KY. Its website is www.lex18.com.
For young viewers, WLEX-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer and Tails of Valor in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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Location
WLEX-TV at a glance
- Network
- NBC
- Channel
- 18 (RF 28)
- Licensed to
- Lexington, KY
- TV market
- Lexington, KY
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