KPXR-TV

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KPXR-TV
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HAAT451 m (1,480 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°17′43″N 91°53′11″W / 42.29528°N 91.88639°W / 42.29528; -91.88639
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Websiteiontelevision.com

KPXR-TV (channel 48) is a

owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, and maintains offices on Blairs Ferry Road Northeast in Cedar Rapids and a transmitter near Walker, Iowa
.

History

The station first signed on the air on May 3, 1997, as KTVC; it was originally an affiliate of the Infomall TV Network (inTV), a service operated by

religious programming from The Worship Network
airing during the overnight hours.

On September 24, 2020, the Cincinnati-based E. W. Scripps Company announced it would purchase KPXR-TV's owner, Ion Media, for $2.65 billion, with financing from Berkshire Hathaway.[2] Part of the deal included divesting 23 stations nationally to Inyo Broadcast Holdings (then-undisclosed at the time of the announcement) that would maintain Ion affiliations.[3]

Subchannels

The station's signal is

multiplexed
:

Subchannels of KPXR-TV[4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
48.1 720p
16:9
 ION Ion Television
48.2 480i Grit Grit
48.3 Bounce Bounce TV
48.4 Laff Laff
48.5 IONPlus Ion Plus
48.6 BUSTED
Busted
48.7 GameSho
Game Show Central
48.8 HSN HSN
48.9 QVC QVC

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPXR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Cimilluca, Dana (September 24, 2020). "E.W. Scripps nears $2.65B takeover of ION Media in Berkshire-backed deal". Fox Business. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Scripps creates national television networks business with acquisition of ION Media" (Press release). Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. RabbitEars.info
    . Retrieved March 7, 2021.


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