WPXE-TV

WPXE-TV
Kenosha–Milwaukee, Wisconsin; United States;
City	Kenosha, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 55;
Branding	Ion Television
Programming
Affiliations	55.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media; (Ion Television License, LLC);
Sister stations	WTMJ-TV
History
First air date	June 1, 1988 (36 years ago)
Former call signs	WHKE (1988–1998)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 55 (UHF, 1988–2009); Digital: 40 (UHF, 2002–2019);
Former affiliations	LeSEA (1988–1995); inTV (1995–1998);
Call sign meaning	Pax Milwaukee
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37104
ERP	800 kW
HAAT	316 m (1,037 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°5′26″N 87°53′50″W / 43.09056°N 87.89722°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.com

WPXE-TV (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Milwaukee area. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV (channel 4), with engineering and some master control operations run out of WTMJ-TV's Radio City facility on East Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. WPXE's transmitter is located on the WITI TV Tower on East Capitol Drive in Shorewood, Wisconsin.