WPXK-TV
WPXK-TV, virtual channel 54 (UHF digital channel 18), is an Ion owned-and-operated television station serving Knoxville, Tennessee, United States that is licensed to the town of Jellico near the Kentucky state line. The station is owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. WPXK-TV's studios are located on Executive Park Drive in west Knoxville, and its transmitter is located on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville. Despite Jellico being WPXK-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.
| Jellico/Knoxville, Tennessee United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Jellico, Tennessee |
| Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 54 |
| Branding | Ion |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 54.1: Ion (O&O) 54.2: Court TV 54.3: Laff 54.4: Court TV Mystery 54.5: TrueReal 54.6: Newsy 54.7: QVC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media (a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Television License, LLC) |
| Nashville: WTVF, WNPX-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1993 |
Former call signs | WPMC (1993–1998) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 54 (UHF, 1993–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, until 2019) |
| Analog/DT1: HSN (1993–1998, now on DT6) DT2: Qubo (2007–2021) DT3: Ion Plus (2007–2021) DT4: Ion Shop (2012–2021) | |
Call sign meaning | PaX TV Knoxville |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52628 |
| Class | DT |
| ERP | 1,000 kW[1] |
| HAAT | 512.5 m (1,681 ft)[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°0′19″N 83°56′23″W[1] |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion |
| 54.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
| 54.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 54.4 | Mystery | Court TV Mystery | ||
| 54.5 | TrueReal | TrueReal | ||
| 54.6 | NEWSY | Newsy | ||
| 54.7 | QVC | QVC |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WPXK-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 54, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 23.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 54, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
References
- "Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WPXK
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.