WRPX-TV
WRPX-TV, virtual channel 47 (UHF digital channel 32), is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States and serving the Triangle region (Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill–Fayetteville). The station is owned by the Ion Media Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, as part of a duopoly with Archer Lodge-licensed Ion Plus owned-and-operated station WFPX-TV (channel 62). The two stations share a sales office on Gresham Lake Road in Raleigh and transmitting facilities northeast of Middlesex in unincorporated Nash County.
| Rocky Mount/Raleigh/ Durham, North Carolina United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| Channels | Digital: 32 (UHF) (shared with WFPX-TV[1]) Virtual: 47 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Ion Television |
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 47.1: Ion Television (O&O; 1998–present) 47.2: Qubo 47.3: Ion Shop 47.5: Laff 47.6: HSN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ion Media Networks (a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company) (Ion Media Raleigh License, Inc.) |
| WFPX-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | March 26, 1991 |
First air date | July 8, 1992 |
Former call signs | WFXB (3/26/1991-8/9/1991) WRMY (8/9/1991–1998) WRPX (1998-2009) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 47 (UHF, 1992–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2019) |
| Independent (1992–1998) | |
Call sign meaning | Raleigh's PaX TV |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20590 |
| Class | DT |
| ERP | 170 kW[2] |
| HAAT | 563.8 m (1,849.7 ft)[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°49′52.8″N 78°8′42.8″W[2] |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | iontelevision |
WRPX's signal was previously relayed on WFPX; WRPX served the northern half of the market, including Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, while WFPX served the southern part, including Fayetteville and Southern Pines.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Main WRPX-TV programming / Ion Television |
| 47.2 | 480i | Qubo | Qubo | |
| 47.3 | Shop | Ion Shop | ||
| 47.5 | LAFF | Laff | ||
| 47.6 | 4:3 | HSN | HSN | |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WRPX-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 47, at noon on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 15.[4] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 47.
Spectrum repack
WRPX-TV moved from channel 15 to channel 32 on September 11, 2019.
Out-of-market coverage
In recent years, WRPX-TV has been carried on cable in Oak City, which is within the Greenville media market.[5]
References
- Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
- "Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WRPX
- "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.
- "TV Listings- Find Local TV Listings and Watch Full Episodes - Zap2it.com". Zap2It. 2017-09-01.