down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on February 17, 2009, the original date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 50. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 64, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition. On May 10, 2009, WAXN installed a larger digital transmitter and increased its effective radiated power from 50 to 91 kilowatts. On July 13, 2011, WAXN saw a further power increase to 150 kW, with the installation of a new directional antenna designed to reduce interference to WFMY-TV in Greensboro. ATSC 3.0 lighthouse service On June 29, 2021, WAXN-TV converted the digital channel 32 to ATSC 3.0, hosting simulcasts from WBTV, WSOC-TV, WCNC-TV and WJZY. Existing ATSC 1.0 channels from WAXN-TV previously on channel 32 are hosted by WBTV, WSOC-TV and WCNC-TV, but retain their virtual channel 64 identities as part of the arrangement. Out-of-market cable coverage In recent years, WAXN has been carried on cable in multiple areas outside of several areas outside of the Charlotte television market, including cable systems within the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point market in North Carolina and the Tri-Cities market in Tennessee and Virginia. References External links Official website Cox Media Group AXN-TV Independent television stations in the United States GetTV affiliates Ion Mystery affiliates Laff (TV network) affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in North Carolina Kannapolis, North Carolina ATSC 3.0 television stations