WPXW
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WPXW | |
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Manassas, Virginia / Washington, DC | |
Branding | i |
Channels | 66 (UHF) analog, 43 (UHF) digital |
Affiliations | i |
Owner | ion Media Networks |
Founded | 1978 |
Call letters meaning | W PAX Washington, DC |
Former affiliations | independent religious(1978-1994) ValueVision (1994-1997) |
Website | www.ionline.tv |
WPXW is the Washington, DC area's i (formerly PAX) network affiliate, licensed to nearby Manassas, Virginia. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 66, with a digital signal on channel 43. It is owned and operated by ion Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications).
[edit] History
Channel 66 signed on as WTKK, an independent religious station, in 1978. The call letters stood for Witnessing The King of Kings. In 1982 they added some classic sitcoms and very old movies to the lineup but by 1986 they reverted to mostly religious. In 1994, the station was purchased by ValueVision, a shopping network, and on June 6, 1994, the call letters were changed to WVVI. Paxson Communications purchased the station in 1997 and on January 13, 1998, the call letters were changed to the current WPXW. The station was an all-infomercial channel from the time that Paxson Communications bought the station until the PAX Network began on August 31, 1998. The station had the rights to the 2005 season of Baltimore Orioles games in the Washington, DC area that were produced by MASN. It was formerly known as PAX66, before the PAX network switched its name to i.
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WRC 4 (NBC) - WTTG 5 (Fox) - WJLA 7 (ABC) - WUSA 9 (CBS) - WAZT-CA 10/WAZC-LP 16/WAZF-CA 28/WAZW-CA 48 (TBN) - WFDC 14 (UNI) - W15AD 15/W17AL 17/W41AO 41/W48AA 48/W69AC 69 (PBS/WVPB) - WDCA 20 (MNTV) - WDDN-LP 23 (DS) - WHAG 25 (NBC) - WETA 26 (PBS) - WWPB 31/WFPT 62 (PBS/MPT) - WHUT 32 (PBS) - WVPY 42 (PBS) - WMDO-CA 47 (TFR) - WWTD 49 (Ind) - WDCW 50 (The CW) (The Tube on DT2) - WNVC 56 (Ind) - WIAV-LP 58 (AV/Ind) - WWPX 60/WPXW 66 (i) - WZDC-LP 64 (TEL) - WJAL 68 (Ind) |
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CN8 - News Channel 8 - TV 3 Winchester (ABC) |
Other Television Stations in the state of Virginia | |
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WFDC 14 (Arlington, Univision) - WXOB 17 (Richmond, Religious) - WDRL 24 (Danville, Independent) - WPXR 38 (Roanoke, i) - W39CO 39 (Richmond, TBN) - WPXW 43 (Manassas, i) - WRID 48 (Richmond, DS) - WNVC 56 (Fairfax, MHz Networks) - WLFG 68 (Grundy, religious independent) |
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See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and PBS stations in Virginia |
Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn |
Broadcast Television Networks: i |
1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. |
Annual Revenue: $276.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: ION | Website: www.ionmedia.tv |