WPXU-TV

WPXU-TV
(satellite of WEPX-TV
Greenville, North Carolina)
Jacksonville, North Carolina
United States
Branding ION Television
Slogan Positively Entertaining
Channels Digital: 34 (UHF)
Subchannels 35.1 Ion TV
35.2 qubo
35.3 Life
35.4 ION Shop
35.5 QVC Over Air
Owner Ion Media Networks, Inc.
(Ion Media Jacksonville License, Inc.)
Founded September 20, 1994
First air date July 26, 1999 (1999-07-26)
Call letters' meaning PaX TV
U = meaning unknown
Sister station(s) WEPX-TV
Former callsigns WFXZ-TV (July-December 1999)
Former channel number(s) 35 (UHF analog, 1999-2009)
Former affiliations Secondary:
MyNetworkTV (2006-2009)
Transmitter power 600 kW (digital)
Height 199 m (digital)
Facility ID 37971
Transmitter coordinates 34°31′10″N 77°26′52″W / 34.51944°N 77.44778°W / 34.51944; -77.44778

WPXU-TV is one of two Ion Television affiliates for the Greenville/Jacksonville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina television market. It is licensed to Jacksonville. The station is owned by ION Media Networks, and is a satellite station to Greenville's WEPX-TV to serve the southern part of the market.

WPXU-TV operates in digital on UHF channel 34, and has operated since July 26, 1999.

WPXU-TV and WEPX-TV were affiliates of MyNetworkTV from September 5, 2006 until September 27, 2009 when MyNetworkTV's affiliation switched over to WITN-TV, prior to this, the stations were solely affiliates of Ion (then known as i and originally known as PAX TV).

Digital TV

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Network
35.1720p16:9IONIon Television
35.2480i4:3quboQubo
35.3IONLifeIon Life
35.4ShopIon Shop
35.5QVCQVC
35.6HSNHSN

Out-of-market cable carriage

In recent years, WPXU has been carried on cable in Carolina Beach, which is within the Wilmington media market.


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