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| City | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Ion Television |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | April 2, 1992 (in Block Island, Rhode Island; license moved to Newport in 2018[1][2]) |
Former call signs | WOST-TV (1992–1998) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 69 (UHF, 1992–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | "Pax" |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50063 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°29′41.7″N 71°47′4.7″W / 41.494917°N 71.784639°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | iontelevision |
WPXQ-TV (channel 69) is a television station licensed to Newport, Rhode Island, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Providence area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, it shares transmitter facilities with former sister station WLWC (channel 28) on Champlin Hill near Ashaway.
Despite originally being licensed to Block Island, Rhode Island, WPXQ was never carried by former cable operator Block Island Cable TV.[a]
- ^ WPXQ-TV Petition for Rule Making Nov 2017
- ^ "Amendment of Section 73.622(i) Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Block Island and Newport, Rhode Island)" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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