KPXL-TV
KPXL-TV (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Uvalde, Texas, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the San Antonio area. Owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, KPXL-TV maintains transmitter facilities off Highway 173/RM Road 689 on the Medina–Bandera county line (west-northwest of Lakehills).
| Uvalde/San Antonio, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Uvalde, Texas |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26 |
| Branding | Ion |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 26.1: Ion Television 26.2: Court TV 26.3: Laff 26.4: Ion Mystery 26.5: Defy TV 26.6: TrueReal 26.7: Newsy |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media (E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Television License, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | February 19, 1999 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1999–2009) |
| DT2: Qubo (until 2021) DT3: Ion Plus (until 2021) DT4: Ion Shop (until 2021) DT5: QVC (until 2021) DT6: HSN (until 2021) | |
Call sign meaning | Pax TV |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61173 |
| ERP | 228 kW |
| HAAT | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°37′12″N 99°2′57.1″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
History
The station first signed on the air on February 19, 1999; KPXL was built and signed on by Paxson Communications as an Ion owned-and-operated station of its predecessor Pax TV.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion Television |
| 26.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
| 26.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 26.4 | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||
| 26.5 | Defy TV | Defy TV | ||
| 26.6 | TrueReal | TrueReal | ||
| 26.7 | Newsy | Newsy |
Analog-to-digital conversion
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[2] the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. KPXL-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 26, on June 12, 2009. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 26.[3]
References
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KPXL". Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- "Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115".
- "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.