WPXQ-TV
Ion Television station in Newport, Rhode Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WPXQ-TV (channel 69) is a television station licensed to Newport, Rhode Island, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Providence area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, it shares transmitter facilities with former sister station WLWC (channel 28) on Champlin Hill near Ashaway.
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City | Newport, Rhode Island |
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Branding | Ion Television |
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First air date | April 2, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-02) (in Block Island, Rhode Island; license moved to Newport in 2018[1][2]) |
Former call signs | WOST-TV (1992–1998) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 69 (UHF, 1992–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | "Pax" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 50063 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 228 m (748 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°29′41.7″N 71°47′4.7″W |
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Website | iontelevision |
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Despite originally being licensed to Block Island, Rhode Island, WPXQ was never carried by former cable operator Block Island Cable TV.[lower-alpha 1]