KFPX-TV
| Des Moines, Iowa United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Newton, Iowa | 
| Branding | Ion Television | 
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining | 
| Channels | Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 39 (PSIP) | 
| Subchannels | 39.1 Ion Television 39.2 Qubo 39.3 ION Life 39.4 Ion Shop 39.5 QVC 39.6 HSN | 
| Affiliations | Ion Television (O&O; 2007–present) | 
| Owner | Ion Media Networks, Inc. (Ion Media Des Moines License, Inc.) | 
| First air date | August 31, 1998 | 
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 39 (UHF, 1998–2009) | 
| Former affiliations | Pax TV (1998–2005) i (2005–2007) | 
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW (digital) | 
| Height | 154 m (digital) | 
| Facility ID | 81509 | 
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′5″N 93°12′35″W / 41.81806°N 93.20972°W | 
| Licensing authority | FCC | 
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS | 
| Website | www.iontelevision.com/ | 
KFPX-TV, channel 39, is a television station licensed to Newton, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines-Ames market. It is owned and operated by Ion Media Networks. It runs programming from the Ion Television network. The station operates with 4470 kW of power.
For a short time in 2001, KFPX ran a prime-time newscast produced by WHO-TV to compete with KDSM-TV's Fox News At Nine. After that newscast was cancelled, KFPX reran WHO-TV's 10:00 p.m. newscasts on a 30-minute delay until early 2005.
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Network | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion Television | 
| 39.2 | 480i | 4:3 | qubo | Qubo | 
| 39.3 | IONLife | Ion Life | ||
| 39.4 | Shop | Ion Shop | ||
| 39.5 | QVC | QVC | ||
| 39.6 | HSN | HSN | 
Analog-to-digital conversion
KFPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 39.[2]
References
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KFPX
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External links
- Ion Television website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFPX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFPX-TV
- Coverage map from TVFool.com