▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N ex star ▁Broadcast ing ▁Group ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁purchase ▁the ▁Grant ▁stations , ▁including ▁W LA X / WE U X , ▁for ▁$ 8 7 . 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁deal ▁will ▁make ▁W LA X ▁and ▁W E U X ▁sister ▁stations ▁with ▁Green ▁Bay ' s ▁CBS ▁affili ate , ▁W FR V - TV . ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Digital ▁television ▁The ▁stations ' ▁digital ▁signals ▁are ▁multiple x ed : ▁ ▁W LA X ▁digital ▁channels ▁ ▁W E U X ▁digital ▁channels ▁ ▁Sub ch annels ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁W LA X - DT 2 ▁started ▁a ▁standard ▁definition ▁sim ul cast ▁of ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁W E AU ▁( channel ▁ 1 3 ). ▁The ▁big ▁three ▁out let ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁W LA X ' s ▁second ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁after ▁W E AU ' s ▁broadcast ▁tower ▁in ▁Fair child ▁col lapsed ▁during ▁a ▁winter ▁storm ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Although ▁W E AU ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁its ▁own ▁over - the - air ▁transm issions ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁sim ul cast ing ▁on ▁W LA X - DT 2 ▁and ▁W Q OW - DT 3 ▁would ▁continue