WSPX-TV
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HAAT | 452.1 m (1,483 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°56′42″N 76°1′27″W / 42.94500°N 76.02417°W |
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Website | iontelevision |
WSPX-TV (channel 56) is a
History
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WSPX-TV has been operating since November 24, 1998.[2] From 2001 to 2005, WSPX re-aired newscasts from NBC affiliate WSTM-TV (channel 3).
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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56.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
ION | Ion Television |
56.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
56.3 | Grit | Grit | ||
56.4 | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||
56.5 | Defy | Defy TV | ||
56.6 | Scripps | Scripps News | ||
56.7 | Jewelry | Jewelry TV
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56.8 | HSN | HSN | ||
56.9 | QVC | QVC |
WSPX-TV started broadcasting in high definition in May 2010.
The channel 15 frequency was short-spaced to
According to WSPX-TV, an early reduction in analogue power and start of digital operation needed to take place months in advance of the February 17, 2009, FCC digital transition deadline to ensure that channel 15's antenna could be installed on the top of the tower in place of the existing channel 56 antenna before the onset of winter.[5] UHF 56 was then left operational from a secondary, side-mounted antenna at a 25% reduction in coverage area until analogue shut-off.
Analog-to-digital conversion
WSPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSPX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (November 26, 1998). "WQEW Getting Mouse Ears?". North East RadioWatch. The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved April 30, 2006.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WSPX
- ^ FCC construction permit for DTV beginning Feb 2009
- ^ FCC application to reduce power on analogue UHF 56
- ^ "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.
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