WSXP

WSXP (Virtual channel 57, UHF channel 24) is a United Broadcasting Service station located in Dover, Delaware. The station is owned by Fresh Studios and is operated by Sinclair. Originally founded on September 15, 1976. It and KTLA 5 of LA would be known as sister networks for Minimax. It is a sister channel to NBC-affiliate WRBN 60.

While WSXP is channel 57, cable providers typically assign WSXP as channel 7 on Verison and channel 14 on Xfinity. The station is also viewable on IPTV services.

History
WSXP first signed on as channel 57 on September 15, 1976, as an independent affiliate owned by Tribune. The station mostly aired sitcoms and news programming until 1981 when the network shifted its focus from sitcoms to animated programming. With the launch of their weekday afternoon block at this time, they gained an audience of predominantly kids and teenagers. With the success of their animated block, they decided to shift the block to Saturday and Sunday mornings as well.

In 1985, the station was transferred to Tribune's animation studio, Berry Studios, which was under a joint venture between Tribune and Universal Studios. Where the station started to air shows by Universal Studios. However, the Universal block was poorly received and was canceled in 1988, replaced by an animated block owned by DIC Entertainment. Also in 1988, due to Deleware lacking a Fox affiliate at the time (WCBB became a Fox station in 1993), the station aired Fox's primetime lineup. Including The Simpsons from 1989 to 1994. The station changed its affiliate in 2000.

In 2000, following a deal between Tribune and Time Warner, WSXP 57 was chosen to become the state's WB affiliate. Following that, Salusbury-based WMDT 47 added The WB to its area as a cable-only station.

Affiliation of The WB
Following the station's acquisition by Jay Mastori, the station announced that it would be affiliated with The WB. From then, the station began airing programming from The WB and Kids' WB. Making WSXP 57 the WB station in the Deleware market. However, during its days as an affiliate of The WB, the station began testing various things involving the cable children's network Cartoon Network. The secondary affiliate would prove to be a success among fans of the station and they even had plans to import [Adult Swim] to the station but it never happened due to budget cuts. The secondary affiliation of Cartoon Network lasted until 2004. Also in 2004, the station added news programming from Sinclair-owned NBC station WRBN.

One year later, the station opened up its digital signal on channel 48 and added three new subchannels. Minimax, UPN (which was later replaced by Jetix then JimJam), and later, MyNetworkTV (which was also replaced by Jetix then Disney XD).

Affiliation of The CW
In early 2006, it was confirmed that The WB and UPN would merge into one channel known as The CW. Since the Deleware market also had WFTN 15, it was debatable to find out who was the CW affiliate for the market. WFTN (and its sister ABC station WDRM 22) had much more financial problems as the owner of the station, MidoriWorld Broadcasting was about to merge with Fuji Television. Making WSXP the more powerful station. So on July 23, 2006, WSXP announced that they would become Deleware's CW station. Following MidoriWorld's merger with Fuji, they announced that WFTN would become MyNetworkTV.

Switch to United Broadcasting Service
On August 21, 2021, Sinclair announced that they would be entering a deal with WarnerMedia to add United Broadcasting Service to their affiliates. However, two affiliates, WPHL 17 and WSXP 57 would switch to the affiliates. However, despite WSXP changing its affiliate, This TV-affiliated WUSJ 39 announced that it would become Deleware's CW station with Minimax Madness moving to MyNetworkTV affiliate WFTN. It has also been announced that once it becomes a United Broadcasting Service station, it would keep Antenna TV and MeTV but they would upgrade Red Princess to normal Red Princess and replaced Charge with This TV (which appears on most UBS affiliates) and ION is said to be replaced by a revival of former independent affiliate Onion-X (WOIX 9) due to the addition of ION on CBS-affiliate WEYE 43. The changes are said to take place on September 13, 2021, at 12 AM. Also announced on the same day, was that they would cease all advertising of anything related to The CW in preparation for the transition.

Digital Television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Analoge to digital conversion
WSXP discontinued transmission from UHF channel 57 on June 12, 2009, at 3 PM after an airing of Hamtaro. The station also relocated its UHF channel from 57 to 45 following channels 51 to 69 getting removed.

On June 25, 2019, WSXP relocated yet again, this time from UHF channel 45 to 24 following the FCC selling UHF channels 38 to 50 to mobile companies.