WLPX-TV
WLPX-TV, virtual channel 29 (UHF digital channel 18), is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, United States and also serving Huntington. The station is owned by the Ion Media Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. WLPX-TV's studios are located on Prestige Park Drive in Hurricane, and its transmitter is located near Milton, West Virginia.
| Charleston–Huntington/ Parkersburg, West Virginia– Marietta, Ohio United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 29 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Ion Television |
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media Networks (a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Television License, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | August 31, 1998 |
Former call signs | WKRP-TV (August–October 1998) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 29 (UHF, 1998–2009) Digital: 39 (UHF, until 2019) |
Call sign meaning | CharLeston's PaX |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73189 |
| Class | DT |
| ERP | 765 kW |
| HAAT | 327.2 m (1,073 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°30′21.1″N 82°12′32.3″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
History
After originating as a construction permit in 1987 and receiving several extensions, WLPX-TV applied for its license on September 11, 1998.[1] In the construction phase and for its first month on air, the station's calls were WKRP (the same as the fictional radio station in Cincinnati); it adopted its current call sign on October 5 of the same year. It has been a member of Ion (previously known as Pax TV and i: Independent Television) since its inception.
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:[2]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Main Ion Television programming |
| 29.2 | 480i | 4:3 | qubo | Qubo |
| 29.3 | IONPlus | Ion Plus | ||
| 29.4 | Shop | Ion Shop | ||
| 29.5 | QVC | QVC | ||
| 29.6 | HSN | HSN |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLPX-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, 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 39.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 29.
References
- "WLPX-TV Facility Data". FCCData. REC Networks.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WLPX". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- "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.