WPXQ-TV

WPXQ-TV
Newport–Providence, Rhode Island; New Bedford, Massachusetts; ; United States;
City	Newport, Rhode Island
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF), shared with WLWC; Virtual: 69;
Branding	Ion Television
Programming
Affiliations	69.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media; (E. W. Scripps Company); ; (Ion Television License, LLC);
History
First air date	April 2, 1992 (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)
Former affiliations	Independent (1992–1996); inTV (1996–1998);
Call sign meaning	"Pax"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	50063
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	228 m (748 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°29′41.7″N 71°47′4.7″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.com

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.

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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