WPXQ-TV

WPXQ-TV (channel 69) is a television station licensed to Newport, Rhode Island, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Providence area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, it shares transmitter facilities with former sister station WLWC (channel 28) on Champlin Hill near Ashaway.

WPXQ-TV
CityNewport, Rhode Island
Channels
BrandingIon Television
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 2, 1992 (1992-04-02) (in Block Island, Rhode Island; license moved to Newport in 2018)
Former call signs
WOST-TV (1992–1998)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 69 (UHF, 1992–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Pax"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50063
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT228 m (748 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°29′41.7″N 71°47′4.7″W
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

Despite originally being licensed to Block Island, Rhode Island, WPXQ was never carried by former cable operator Block Island Cable TV.

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