KOPX-TV

KOPX-TV, virtual channel 62 (UHF digital channel 18), is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The station is owned by West Palm Beach, Florida-based Ion Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications). KOPX-TV's offices are located on Railway Drive in north Oklahoma City, and its transmitter is located near 122nd Street on the city's northeast side. On cable, the station is available on Cox Communications channel 17 in both standard and high definition, and also carried by AT&T U-verse on channel 62 in standard definition.

Not to be confused with KPXO-TV.
KOPX-TV
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
ChannelsDigital: 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 62 (PSIP)
BrandingIon Television
SloganPositively Entertaining
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerIon Media Networks
(Ion Media Oklahoma City License, Inc.)
Sister stationsKTPX-TV
History
First air dateMarch 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)
Former call signsKMNZ (1996–1998)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
62 (UHF, 1996–2009)
Digital:
50 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Former affiliationsinTV (1996–1998)
Call sign meaningOklahoma's PaX TV
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID2566
ERP200 kW
HAAT467.3 m (1,533 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°34′7″N 97°29′21″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websiteiontelevision.com

History

The station first signed on the air on March 16, 1996 as KMNZ; it originally operated as an affiliate of InTV, a network operated by Paxson Communications that specialized in paid programming. On August 31, 1998, KOPX became a charter station of the family-oriented Pax TV network (later formatted as a general entertainment service as i: Independent Television, now Ion Television), with programming from Christian television network The Worship Network airing during the overnight hours.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
62.1720p16:9IONMain Ion Television programming
62.2480i4:3quboQubo
62.3IONPlusIon Plus
62.4ShopIon Shop
62.5QVCQVC
62.6HSNHSN

[1]

Analog-to-digital conversion

KOPX-TV began transmitting a digital television signal on UHF channel 50 on November 1, 2002. The station discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 62, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 50, using PSIP to display KOPX-TV's virtual channel as 62 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.

As a part of the repacking process following the 2016–2017 FCC incentive auction, KOPX-TV will relocate to UHF channel 18 by 2020, using PSIP to display its virtual channel number as 62.[3]

Newscasts

In November 2002, in relation to agreements between Pax TV and several major network affiliates (most of which were affiliated with NBC, which held a minority interest in Pax), KOPX began airing tape delayed rebroadcasts of morning and late evening newscasts from NBC affiliate KFOR-TV (channel 4). The 6 a.m. hour of the morning newscast aired on a one-hour tape delay (at 7 a.m.), while the 10 p.m. newscast aired on a half-hour delay (at 10:30 p.m.), with the latter beginning shortly before the live 10 p.m. newscast on KFOR-TV ended.[4] The news share agreement ended on June 30, 2005 (coinciding with Pax's rebranding as i: Independent Television), due to Paxson Communications' decision to discontinue carriage of network affiliate newscasts as a result of Pax's financial troubles.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KOPX
  2. List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.nab.org/repacking/clearinghouse.asp
  4. Repeat newscasts, The Oklahoman, April 13, 2001.
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