though the morning shows were still gaining an audience, the Ten O'Clock News was among the highest-rated in the United States. After seeing success with a 10 p.m. newscast, the station expanded further into morning news, adding a 6 a.m. hour in 1998, and ratings increased when it promoted Macke to full-time 10 p.m. anchor and hired Sheila Gray to anchor Fox 19 in the Morning in 1999. After nearly a decade, news expansions began again in 2008 with the launch of the Fox 19 Evening News, a 6:30 p.m. local newscast. In 2010, 2011, and 2012, extensions to the morning newscast brought its total length at its peak to seven hours, from 4 to 11 a.m. 2012 also saw the station debut weekend morning newscasts. In the 2010s, WXIX also had news sharing partnerships with WLW radio and The Cincinnati Enquirer. In 2018, WXIX added 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, the latter the first competition to network affiliates in that time slot in Cincinnati TV history. This was followed in January 2020 by 90 further daily minutes of news from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and in 2021 by an hour of news at 3 p.m. Notable alumni Dan Hoard – radio and TV sportscaster for the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Bearcats football and basketball Maria LaRosa – meteorologist (now with WNBC) Chris Rose — sportscaster Ben Swann – anchor and reporter (2010–2013) Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WXIX's main subchannel is carried on the ATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV) multiplex of WSTR-TV, which launched in 2021; in exchange, WXIX hosts one of WSTR's subchannels. Analog-to-digital conversion WXIX-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 19, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 29 until being repacked to channel 15 in 2019. References External links Official website Fox network affiliates Heroes & Icons affiliates Circle (TV network) affiliates Grit (TV network) affiliates Ion Television affiliates Metromedia Gray Television Television channels and stations established in 1968 1968 establishments in Ohio XIX-TV Cincinnati Stingers Newport, Kentucky