KWPX-TV

KWPX-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 33, is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station serving Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, United States that is licensed to Bellevue. The station is owned by West Palm Beach, Florida-based Ion Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications). KWPX-TV's offices are located on 304th Avenue Southeast in Preston, and its transmitter is located on West Tiger Mountain near Issaquah.

KWPX-TV
Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
United States
CityBellevue, Washington
BrandingIon Television
SloganPositively Entertaining
ChannelsDigital: 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
Affiliations
33.7: Telemundo
OwnerIon Media Networks
LicenseeIon Media License Company, LLC
First air dateMay 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)
Call sign meaningWashington's PaX TV
Former call signsKBGE (1989–1998)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Digital:
32 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliationsValueVision (until 1998)
Transmitter power400 kW
Height716 m (2,349 ft)
Facility ID56852
Transmitter coordinates47°30′16.3″N 121°58′10″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websiteiontelevision.com

History

KWPX signed on the air as KBGE on May 17, 1989. When the station first signed on the air, its transmitter site was atop the Columbia Center Tower. The transmitter site was later moved to West Tiger Mountain—which is also known as West Tiger #3. The call letters became KWPX-TV on March 9, 1998.

As of April 23, 2010, KWPX is transmitting Ion programming in HD.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
33.1720p16:9IONMain KWPX-TV programming / Ion Television
33.2480i4:3quboQubo
33.3IONPlusIon Plus
33.4ShopIon Shop
33.5QVCQVC
33.6HSNHSN
33.716:9TLMDTelemundo

Analog-to-digital conversion

KWPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 33, on February 17, 2009, to conclude the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[2] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 32 to frequency, channel 33.[3]

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for KWPX
  2. List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. CDBS Print
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