▁until ▁the ▁N BC ▁station ▁finished ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁tower ▁and ▁signed - on ▁its ▁new ▁U H F ▁transmit ter ▁which ▁occurred ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 1 : 3 0 ▁p . m ., ▁W E AU ▁pulled ▁its ▁programming ▁from ▁W Q OW - DT ▁ 1 8 . 3 ▁and ▁W LA X - DT ▁ 2 5 . 2 . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁W LA X ▁and ▁W E U X ▁launched ▁Me TV ▁on ▁both ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁digital ▁sub ch annels . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁N ex star ▁agreed ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁networks ▁of ▁K atz ▁Broadcast ing ▁as ▁sub ch annels ▁on ▁its ▁stations , ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 ▁on ▁W LA X / WE U X . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁unique ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁two - station ▁sim ul cast , ▁the ▁four ▁K atz ▁networks ▁were ▁spread ▁across ▁both ▁stations , ▁with ▁La ff ▁TV ▁on ▁W LA X - DT 3 ▁and ▁G rit ▁TV ▁on ▁W LA X - DT 4 , ▁and ▁Es cape ▁on ▁W E U X - DT 3 ▁and ▁B ounce ▁TV ▁on ▁W E U X - DT 4 . ▁ ▁Anal og - to - dig ital ▁transition ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁W LA X - DT ▁signed - on