WPXQ-TV
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| HAAT | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°29′41.7″N 71°47′4.7″W / 41.494917°N 71.784639°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | iontelevision |
WPXQ-TV (channel 69) is a
Ashaway
.
Despite originally being licensed to
Block Island, Rhode Island, WPXQ was never carried by former cable operator Block Island Cable TV.[b]
History
The FCC was persuaded to allocate channel 69 (WPXQ's original
religious programming
. The station became WPXQ in 1998, and in August of that year began to run programming from the Pax TV network (later i: Independent Television; now Ion Television).
Technical information
Subchannels
| License | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPXQ-TV | 69.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
ION | Ion Television |
| 69.2 | 480i | Laff | Laff | ||
| 69.3 | Busted
| ||||
| 69.4 | Bounce | Bounce TV | |||
| 69.5 | GameSho | Game Show Central
| |||
| 69.6 | HSN | HSN | |||
| 69.8 | QVC | QVC | |||
| WLWC | 28.1 | CourtTV | Court TV |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WPXQ-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal, over
UHF channel 69, 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 17, using virtual channel 69.[5]
Notes
- ^ This cable company ceased operations on October 31, 2006. Since then, there has been no cable television service on the island.
References
- ^ WPXQ-TV Petition for Rule Making Nov 2017
- ^ "Amendment of Section 73.622(i) Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Block Island and Newport, Rhode Island)" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- RabbitEars.info. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.