KPXN-TV

KPXN-TV
CitySan Bernardino, California
Channels
BrandingIon
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KILM
History
First air date
  • October 12, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-10-12) (first incarnation)
  • January 20, 1985 (1985-01-20) (second incarnation)
  • January 7, 1994 (1994-01-07) (current incarnation)
Last air date
  • May 24, 1983 (1983-05-24) (first incarnation)
  • August 1992 (1992-08) (second incarnation)
Former call signs
  • KITR (1965–1968; never used on air)
  • KHOF-TV (1969–1983)
  • KAGL (1985–1992)
  • KZKI (1994–1997)
  • KPXN (1997–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 30 (UHF, 1969–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, until 2018)
  • Independent (1969–1983, 1985–1992, 1994–1995)
  • Dark (1983–1985, 1992–1994)
  • inTV (1995–1998)
Call sign meaning
Paxson (a reference to PAX TV founder Lowell Paxson)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58978
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT900 m (2,953 ft)
Transmitter coordinates34°12′36″N 118°4′2.2″W / 34.21000°N 118.067278°W / 34.21000; -118.067278
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

KPXN-TV (channel 30) is a television station licensed to San Bernardino, California, United States, serving as the Ion Television outlet for the Los Angeles area. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Inglewood-licensed Scripps News station KILM (channel 64). KPXN-TV and KILM share offices on West Olive Avenue in Burbank; Through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using KPXN-TV's spectrum from an antenna atop Mount Wilson.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPXN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.