WPXK-TV
Ion TV station in Jellico, Tennessee
36°0′19″N 83°56′23″W / 36.00528°N 83.93972°W / 36.00528; -83.93972[1]
Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
WPXK-TV (channel 54) is a television station licensed to Jellico, Tennessee, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Knoxville area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, the station has offices on Executive Park Drive in west Knoxville, and its transmitter is located on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville.[1] Despite Jellico being WPXK-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion Television |
| 54.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
| 54.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 54.4 | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||
| 54.5 | Scripps | Scripps News | ||
| 54.6 | Jewelry | JTV | ||
| 54.7 | QVC | QVC | ||
| 54.8 | HSN | HSN | ||
| 54.9 | QVC2 | QVC2 |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WPXK-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 54, on June 12, 2009, the official date on 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,[4] using virtual channel 54.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXK-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WPXK
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
External links
- Official website
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