WPXU-TV
WPXU-TV, virtual channel 35 (UHF digital channel 34), is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by the Ion Media Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. WPXU-TV's transmitter is located near Holly Ridge, North Carolina.
| Satellite of WEPX-TV, Greenville, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville, North Carolina United States | |
| Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 35 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Ion Television |
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media Networks (a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Media Jacksonville License, Inc.) |
| WEPX-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 20, 1994 |
First air date | July 26, 1999 |
Former call signs | WFXZ-TV (July–December 1999) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 35 (UHF, 1999–2009) |
| Secondary: MyNetworkTV (2006–2009) | |
Call sign meaning | PaX TV U = meaning unknown |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37971 |
| ERP | 425 kW |
| HAAT | {218.4 m (717 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°29′42″N 77°29′18″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
WPXU-TV operates as a full-time satellite of Greenville-licensed WEPX-TV (channel 38). WPXU covers areas of southeastern North Carolina that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from WEPX, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise, including in Jacksonville proper. WPXU is a straight simulcast of WEPX; on-air references to WPXU are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming. Aside from the transmitter, WPXU does not maintain any physical presence locally in Jacksonville.
WPXU-TV and WEPX-TV were affiliates of MyNetworkTV from September 5, 2006 until September 27, 2009 when MyNetworkTV's affiliation switched over to WITN-TV, prior to this, the stations were solely affiliates of Ion (then known as i: Independent Television and originally known as Pax TV).
Digital television
Out-of-market cable carriage
In recent years, WPXU has been carried on cable in Carolina Beach, which is within the Wilmington media market.