KPXL-TV
KPXL-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is an Ion owned-and-operated television station serving San Antonio, Texas, United States that is licensed to Uvalde. The station is owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. KPXL-TV's transmitter is located off Highway 173/RM Road 689 on the Medina–Bandera county line (west-northwest of Lakehills). On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 2, Grande Communications channel 3, and AT&T U-verse channel 26.
| Uvalde/San Antonio, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Uvalde, Texas |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26 |
| Branding | Ion |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 26.1: Ion (O&O) 26.2: Court TV 26.3: Laff 26.4: Court TV Mystery 26.5: Defy TV 26.6: TrueReal 26.7: Newsy |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media (a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Television License, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | February 19, 1999 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1999–2009) |
| DT2: Qubo (until 2021) DT3: Ion Plus (until 2021) DT4: Ion Shop (until 2021) DT5: QVC (until 2021) DT6: HSN (until 2021) | |
Call sign meaning | PaX TV |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61173 |
| ERP | 228 kW |
| HAAT | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°37′12″N 99°2′57.1″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
History
The station first signed on the air on February 19, 1999; KPXL was built and signed on by Paxson Communications as an Ion owned-and-operated station of its predecessor Pax TV.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion |
| 26.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
| 26.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 26.4 | Mystery | Court TV Mystery | ||
| 26.5 | Defy TV | Defy TV | ||
| 26.6 | TrueReal | TrueReal | ||
| 26.7 | Newsy | Newsy |
Analog-to-digital conversion
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[2] the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. KPXL-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 26, on June 12, 2009. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 26.[3]
References
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KPXL". Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.