WPXR-TV

For the radio station in Rock Island, Illinois which held the call sign WPXR from 1987 to 1995, see WLKU.
WPXR-TV
CityRoanoke, Virginia
Channels
BrandingIon
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedMay 23, 1983
First air date
January 3, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01-03)
Former call signs
WEFC (1986–1998)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 38 (UHF, 1986–2009)
  • Digital: 36 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Call sign meaning
Pax TV Roanoke
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70251
ERP609 kW[2]
HAAT623.6 m (2,046 ft)[2]
Transmitter coordinates37°11′56″N 80°9′0″W / 37.19889°N 80.15000°W / 37.19889; -80.15000[2]
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

WPXR-TV (channel 38) is a television station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Roanoke–Lynchburg market. The station is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, and maintains a transmitter atop Poor Mountain in unincorporated southwestern Roanoke County.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c "Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.