KFPX-TV

KFPX-TV (channel 39) is a television station licensed to Newton, Iowa, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Des Moines area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, the station maintains offices on 114th Street in Urbandale,[1] and its transmitter is located in Alleman, Iowa.

KFPX-TV
Newton/Des Moines, Iowa
United States
CityNewton, Iowa
ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 39
BrandingIon
Programming
Affiliations39.1: Ion Television
39.2: Court TV
39.3: Laff
39.4: Ion Mystery
39.5: Defy TV
39.6: TrueReal
39.7: Newsy
Ownership
OwnerIon Media
(E. W. Scripps Company)
(Ion Media License Company, LLC)
History
First air date
August 31, 1998 (1998-08-31)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
39 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Digital:
39 (UHF, 2009–2018)
DT2:
Qubo (until 2021)
DT3:
Ion Plus (until 2021)
DT4:
Ion Shop (until 2021)
DT5:
QVC (until 2021)
DT6:
HSN (until 2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID81509
ClassDT
ERP270 kW
HAAT564 m (1,850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°48′35″N 93°37′17″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websiteiontelevision.com

Newscasts

For a short time in 2001, KFPX ran a prime time newscast produced by NBC affiliate WHO-TV (channel 13) to compete with Fox affiliate KDSM-TV (channel 17)'s Fox News at Nine (which WHO eventually took over from CBS affiliate KGAN in Cedar Rapids). After that newscast was canceled, KFPX reran WHO-TV's 10:00 p.m. newscasts on a 30-minute delay until early 2005.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming
39.1720p16:9IONIon Television
39.2480iCourtTVCourt TV
39.3LaffLaff
39.4MysteryIon Mystery
39.5Defy TVDefy TV
39.6TruRealTrueReal
39.7NewsyNewsy

Analog-to-digital conversion

KFPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 39.[2]

Former transmitter site

KFPX previously maintained transmitter facilities in Baxter, Iowa. Due to its short tower height, the station's broadcasting radius was largely confined to the immediate Des Moines area, although some southern and western suburbs may have had difficulty picking up the station's signal.[3] Therefore, KFPX relied on cable and satellite carriage to reach the entire market. With the move to Alleman, KFPX now provides over-the-air coverage comparable to the market's other stations.

References
  1. "ION - Positively Entertaining".
  2. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  3. "RabbitEars.Info".
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