KPXO-TV
Kaneohe/Honolulu, Hawaii United States | |
---|---|
City | Kaneohe, Hawaii |
Channels | Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 66 |
Branding | Ion |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 66.1: Ion 66.2: Court TV 66.3: Grit 66.4: Defy TV 66.5: True Real 66.6: Newsy 66.7: HSN |
Ownership | |
Owner | Inyo Broadcast Holdings (Inyo Broadcast Licenses LLC) |
History | |
First air date | August 31, 1998 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 66 (UHF, 1998–2009) Digital: 41 (UHF, until 2019) |
DT2: Qubo (until 2021) DT3: Ion Plus (until 2021) DT4: Ion Shop (until 2021) Court TV Mystery (2021) DT5: HSN (until 2021) DT6: QVC (2021) | |
Call sign meaning | PaX TV Oahu |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 77483 |
ERP | 0.68 kW (DTS1) 17 kW (DTS2) |
HAAT | 80.9 m (265 ft) (DTS1) 713 m (2,339 ft) (DTS2) |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°25′20.5″N 157°45′25.1″W / 21.422361°N 157.756972°W (DTS1) 21°24′11.8″N 158°5′52.8″W / 21.403278°N 158.098000°W (DTS2) |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | iontelevision |
KPXO-TV, virtual channel 66 (UHF digital channel 32), is an Ion-affiliated television station serving Honolulu, Hawaii, United States that is licensed to Kaneohe. The station is owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings. KPXO-TV's offices are located on Waimanu Street in Honolulu; its primary transmitter is located north of Kailua, with a secondary transmitter in Akupu, Hawaii.
KPXO-TV was a charter affiliate of the network when it began as Pax TV in 1998. Even though it does not have any satellite stations, KPXO-TV is available on cable statewide.
Digital television[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
66.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion |
66.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
66.3 | Grit | Grit | ||
66.4 | Defy | Defy TV | ||
66.5 | TrueReal | TrueReal | ||
66.6 | Newsy | Newsy | ||
66.7 | HSN | HSN |
In 2009, KPXO left analog channel 66, continuing on digital channel 41 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.[2]
On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KPXO-TV will relocate to RF channel 32[3] by April 12, 2019[4] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.[5]
References[]
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KPXO
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Repack Plan". RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Transition Schedule". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Meisch, Charlie. "FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links[]
- Television stations in Hawaii
- Ion Television affiliates
- Court TV affiliates
- Grit (TV network) affiliates
- Court TV Mystery affiliates
- Defy TV affiliates
- TrueReal affiliates
- Newsy affiliates
- Television channels and stations established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in Hawaii
- Western United States television station stubs