KPXL-TV

KPXL-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station serving San Antonio, Texas, United States that is licensed to Uvalde. The station is owned by West Palm Beach, Florida-based Ion Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications). KPXL-TV's transmitter is located off Highway 173/RM Road 689 on the Medina–Bandera county line (west-northwest of Lakehills). On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 2, Grande Communications channel 3, and AT&T U-verse channel 26.

KPXL-TV
Uvalde/San Antonio, Texas
United States
CityUvalde, Texas
ChannelsDigital: 26 (UHF)
Virtual: 26 (PSIP)
BrandingIon Television
SloganPositively Entertaining
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerIon Media Networks
(Ion Media San Antonio License, Inc.)
History
First air dateFebruary 19, 1999 (1999-02-19)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
26 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Call sign meaningPaX TV
L = meaning unknown (maybe UvaLde?)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID61173
ERP228 kW
HAAT521 m (1,709 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°37′12″N 99°2′57.1″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websiteiontelevision.com

History

The station first signed on the air on February 19, 1999; KPXL was built and signed on by Paxson Communications as an owned-and-operated station of Ion Television predecessor Pax TV.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
26.1720p16:9IONMain Ion Television programming
26.2480i4:3quboQubo
26.3IONPlusIon Plus
26.4ShopIon Shop
26.5QVCQVC
26.6HSNHSN

[1]

Analog-to-digital conversion

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. KPXL-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 26, on June 12, 2009. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 26.[2]

References
  1. "RabbitEars TV Query for KPXL". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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