▁it ▁joined ▁Fox . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁owned ▁by ▁Family ▁Group ▁Broadcast ing . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁out let ' s ▁transmit ter ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁it ▁provided ▁an ▁in ade qu ate ▁over - the - air ▁signal ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁( the ▁same ▁problem ▁that ▁long ▁pl ag ued ▁ABC ▁affili ate ▁W X OW ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁view ers ▁in ▁E au ▁Cla ire ▁could ▁only ▁watch ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁cable ▁television . ▁Family ▁Group ▁sold ▁both ▁W LA X ▁and ▁W G BA - TV ▁in ▁Green ▁Bay ▁to ▁A ries ▁Tele communic ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁close ▁this ▁coverage ▁gap , ▁full - time ▁satellite ▁W E U X ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁an ▁analog ▁signal ▁on ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 4 8 . ▁The ▁two ▁stations ▁then ▁adopted ▁the ▁" F ox ▁ 2 5 / 4 8 " ▁brand ing . ▁Grant ▁Broadcast ing ▁acquired ▁W LA X / WE U X ▁from ▁A ries ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁W LA X ▁became ▁available ▁on ▁DIS H ▁Network ' s ▁loc als - In to - Loc als ▁package . ▁Dire c TV ▁would ▁follow ▁suit ▁and ▁do ▁the ▁same ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁