WPXK-TV

WPXK-TV
CityJellico, Tennessee
Channels
BrandingIon
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 1993 (31 years ago) (1993-01)
Former call signs
WPMC (1993–1998)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 54 (UHF, 1993–2009)
  • Digital: 23 (UHF, until 2019)
HSN (1993–1998, now on DT8)
Call sign meaning
Pax TV Knoxville
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52628
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT512.5 m (1,681 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates36°0′19″N 83°56′23″W / 36.00528°N 83.93972°W / 36.00528; -83.93972[1]
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

WPXK-TV (channel 54) is a television station licensed to Jellico, Tennessee, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Knoxville area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, the station has offices on Executive Park Drive in west Knoxville, and its transmitter is located on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville.[1] Despite Jellico being WPXK-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXK-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.