KPXO-TV

KPXO-TV
Kaneohe–Honolulu, Hawaii; United States;
City	Kaneohe, Hawaii
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF); Virtual: 66;
Branding	Ion
Programming
Affiliations	66.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Inyo Broadcast Holdings; (Inyo Broadcast Licenses LLC);
History
First air date	August 31, 1998 (26 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 66 (UHF, 1998–2009); Digital: 41 (UHF, until 2019);
Call sign meaning	Pax TV Oahu
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	77483
ERP	DTS1: 0.68 kW; DTS2: 17 kW;
HAAT	DTS1: 80.9 m (265 ft); DTS2: 713 m (2,339 ft);
Transmitter coordinates	DTS1: 21°25′20.5″N 157°45′25.1″W / 21.422361°N 157.756972°W; DTS2: 21°24′11.8″N 158°5′52.8″W / 21.403278°N 158.098000°W;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.com

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KPXO-TV (channel 66) is a television station licensed to Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands as an affiliate of Ion Television. Owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings, KPXO-TV maintains offices on Waimanu Street in Honolulu. It broadcasts from a two-site distributed transmission system, with transmitters at Kailua and Akupu, Hawaii.^[2]

KPXO-TV was a charter affiliate of the network when it began as Pax TV in 1998. Even though it does not have any satellite stations, KPXO-TV is available on cable statewide.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KPXO-TV^[3]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
66.1	720p	16:9	ION	Ion Television
66.2	480i		CourtTV	Court TV
66.3			Grit	Grit
66.4			Defy	Ion Plus^[4]
66.5			Scripps	Scripps News
66.6			Jewelry	Jewelry TV
66.7			HSN	HSN

Analog-to-digital conversion

In 2009, KPXO left analog channel 66, continuing on digital channel 41 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.^[5]

On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KPXO-TV would relocate to RF channel 32^[6] by April 12, 2019^[7] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.^[8]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KPXO-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "RabbitEars Contour Map for KPXO". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KPXO". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ Keys, Matthew (June 28, 2024). "Scripps replacing Defy TV with Ion Plus on broadcast TV". TheDesk.net. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Repack Plan". RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ "Transition Schedule". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ Meisch, Charlie. "FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

External links

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KPXO-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "RabbitEars Contour Map for KPXO". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[3] "RabbitEars TV Query for KPXO". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[ionplus-4] Keys, Matthew (June 28, 2024). "Scripps replacing Defy TV with Ion Plus on broadcast TV". TheDesk.net. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[Analog_to_Digital-5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Repack Plan". RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[7] "Transition Schedule". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[8] Meisch, Charlie. "FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

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Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
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Hawaii	KHVO 4 .1 ABC .2 MeTV .3 Hawaii TV .4 Start .5 H&I .6 Ind. KFVE 6 .1 Ind. .2 TMD KGMD-TV 9 .1 MNTV K19JW-D / K28JM-D / K28JV-D / K31IZ-D / K35II-D / K36OZ-D 10.1 PBS 10.2 Kids/NHK 10.3 PBS Kids KHAW-TV 11 .1 Fox .2 CW .3 Grit .4 REW KSIX-TV 13 .1 NBC .2 Ind. .3 CBS KEKE 14 .1 Spanish Ind. K45CT-D 45 (CBS)
Maui	KMAU 4 .1 ABC .2 MeTV .3 Hawaii TV .4 Start .5 H&I .6 Ind. KAII-TV 7 .1 Fox .2 CW KGMV 9 .1 MNTV KMEB 10 .1 PBS .2 Kids/NHK .3 PBS Kids KOGG 13 .1 NBC .2 Ind. .3 CBS KLEI 21 .1 TMD K28NN-D 28 CBS
Kauai	K21IA-D / K29HL-D / K30JE-D / K34IS-D / K36IJ-D .1 PBS .2 Kids/NHK .3 PBS Kids K32IX-D NBC
ATSC 3.0	KHII-TV (2.1 Fox, 4.1 ABC, 5.1 CBS, 9.1 MNTV, 13.1 NBC, 20.1 Ind.)
Cable	Nippon Golden Network Spectrum OC16
Defunct	KHHB-LP 5 Hilo KHVH-TV 13 Honolulu KOIW-LP 16 Mountain View KQHW-LD 32 Mountain View K34HC 34 Hilo KHLU-CD 46 Honolulu KAUI-LP 51 Wailuku KAMN-LP 61 Wailuku