WHPX-TV

WHPX-TV
CityNew London, Connecticut
Channels
BrandingIon Television
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Inyo Broadcast Holdings
  • (Inyo Broadcast Licenses LLC)
History
First air date
September 15, 1986
(38 years ago) (1986-09-15)
Former call signs
WTWS (1986–1998)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 26 (UHF, 1986–2009)
  • Digital: 34 (UHF, until 2009), 26 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
"Hartford Pax"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51980
ERP500 kW[2]
HAAT504.83 m (1,656 ft)[2]
Transmitter coordinates41°42′13″N 72°49′55″W / 41.70361°N 72.83194°W / 41.70361; -72.83194[2]
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

WHPX-TV (channel 26) is a television station licensed to New London, Connecticut, United States, serving as the Ion Television affiliate for the Hartford–New Haven market. The station is owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings, and maintains offices in New London and a transmitter on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut.

Prior to 2021, WHPX-TV's facilities served as the main studio for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposes for sister station WLWC and former sister station WPXQ-TV in Providence, Rhode Island.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHPX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c "Amendment to a Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.