The station first signed on the air in October 1992 as WMLB-TV. Originally operating as an independent station, the station changed its call letters to WDLP-TV in January 1993, before changing it again to WCTD in December of that year. Channel 35 was acquired by Paxson Communications in 1997. Shortly after the sale was finalized, the station became an affiliate of the Infomall TV Network (inTV), which carried an infomercial format. On August 31, 1998, the station's call letters were changed to WPXM-TV; that same date, the station became a charter owned-and-operated station of Pax TV (now Ion).
From 2001 until 2005, when NBC entered a shared services agreement with Pax TV, WPXM aired rebroadcasts of NBC owned-and-operated station WTVJ (channel 6)'s newscasts.[citation needed]
WPXM-TV shut down its analog signal, on UHF channel 35, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). On February 18, the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 26 to channel 35.[4] WPXM was the only Miami-licensed station that applied to cease analog transmissions on the original transition date, despite the DTV Delay Act having extended the deadline to June 12.
Referencesedit
^The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 15, while the Television and Cable Factbook says October 25.
^"RabbitEars TV Query for WPXM". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
External linksedit
Official website
February 13, 2024
wpxm, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2024, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WPXM TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message WPXM TV channel 35 is a television station in Miami Florida United States serving as the market s Ion Television outlet It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E W Scripps Company alongside CW affiliate WSFL TV channel 39 also licensed to Miami WPXM TV s offices are located on Northwest 14th Street in Sunrise and its transmitter is located in Andover Florida WPXM TVMiami Fort Lauderdale FloridaUnited StatesCityMiami FloridaChannelsDigital 21 UHF Virtual 35BrandingIonProgrammingAffiliations35 1 Ion Televisionfor others see SubchannelsOwnershipOwnerIon Media E W Scripps Company Ion Media License Company LLC Sister stationsWSFL TVHistoryFirst air dateOctober 1992 31 years ago 1992 10 1 Former call signsWMLB TV 1992 January 1993 WDLP TV January December 1993 WCTD December 1993 1998 Former channel number s Analog 35 UHF 1993 2009 Digital 26 UHF 2004 2010 35 UHF 2010 2018 Former affiliationsIndependent 1992 1998 inTV 1998 Call sign meaningPax MiamiTechnical information 2 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID48608ERP225 kWHAAT279 m 915 ft Transmitter coordinates25 57 31 N 80 12 43 W 25 95861 N 80 21194 W 25 95861 80 21194LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsiteiontelevision wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Newscasts 3 Technical information 3 1 Subchannels 3 2 Analog to digital conversion 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station first signed on the air in October 1992 as WMLB TV Originally operating as an independent station the station changed its call letters to WDLP TV in January 1993 before changing it again to WCTD in December of that year Channel 35 was acquired by Paxson Communications in 1997 Shortly after the sale was finalized the station became an affiliate of the Infomall TV Network inTV which carried an infomercial format On August 31 1998 the station s call letters were changed to WPXM TV that same date the station became a charter owned and operated station of Pax TV now Ion From 2002 through the 2005 season WPXM was the flagship broadcast station of the Florida Marlins now the Miami Marlins whose games also aired on then sister station WPXP TV in West Palm Beach Newscasts editFurther information WTVJ News operation From 2001 until 2005 when NBC entered a shared services agreement with Pax TV WPXM aired rebroadcasts of NBC owned and operated station WTVJ channel 6 s newscasts citation needed Technical information editSubchannels edit The station s digital signal is multiplexed Subchannels of WPXM TV 3 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programming35 1 720p 16 9 ION Ion Television35 2 480i Bounce Bounce TV35 3 Grit Grit35 4 Laff Laff35 5 SCRIPPS Scripps News35 6 HSN HSN35 7 Jewelry Jewelry TV35 8 QVC QVCAnalog to digital conversion edit WPXM TV shut down its analog signal on UHF channel 35 on February 17 2009 the original target date on which full power television stations in the United States to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to June 12 2009 On February 18 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 26 to channel 35 4 WPXM was the only Miami licensed station that applied to cease analog transmissions on the original transition date despite the DTV Delay Act having extended the deadline to June 12 References edit The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 15 while the Television and Cable Factbook says October 25 Facility Technical Data for WPXM TV Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission RabbitEars TV Query for WPXM www rabbitears info Retrieved March 28 2023 DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on August 29 2013 Retrieved March 24 2012 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WPXM TV amp oldid 1199151754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
