ell ites ▁of ▁W B MA - LP ; ▁this ▁prompt ed ▁All brit ton ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁group wide ▁affili ation ▁deal ▁with ▁ABC ▁( which ▁caused ▁W C IV ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁and ▁W BS G - TV ▁( now ▁I on ▁Television ▁affili ate ▁W P X C - TV ) ▁in ▁Brun sw ick ▁to ▁become ▁ABC ▁affili ates ). ▁This ▁pos ed ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁the ▁network , ▁as ▁W BS G - TV ' s ▁signal ▁only ▁covered ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁market . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁up start ▁W J XX ▁( channel ▁ 2 5 ; ▁which ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁All brit ton ▁under ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁owner ▁W PR , ▁L . P ., ▁before ▁the ▁former ▁purchased ▁the ▁station ▁out right ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 ), ▁which ▁had ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁station , ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Jackson ville ' s ▁new ▁ABC ▁affili ate ▁effective ▁after ▁the ▁term ination ▁of ▁W J KS ' ▁affili ation ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁network ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁losing ▁the ▁ABC ▁affili ation , ▁Media ▁General ▁quickly ▁signed ▁an ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁The ▁W B . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁W J KS ▁began ▁ph asing ▁out ▁ABC ▁programming , ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁joining ▁The ▁W B ▁in ▁February ; ▁the ▁station ' s ▁news ▁department ▁would