WSPX-TV
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| Syracuse, New York | |
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| Branding | ION Television |
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 56.1 Ion TV 56.2 qubo 56.3 ION Life |
| Owner | Ion Media Networks, Inc. (Ion Media Syracuse License, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 24, 1998 |
| Call letters' meaning | Syracuse's PaX |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 56 (UHF, 1998-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Pax TV (1998-2005) i (2005-2007) |
| Transmitter power | 49 kW |
| Height | 379 m |
| Facility ID | 64352 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°18′18″N 76°3′0″W / 43.305°N 76.05°W |
| Website | www.ionline.tv |
WSPX-TV, Ion Television in Syracuse, New York, is owned by ION Media Networks.
WSPX broadcasts on digital channel 15. The channel 15 frequency is short-spaced to Belleville, Ontario's CBLFT and was approved on the condition that effective radiated power of the US station not exceed 100kW.[1]
According to WSPX, an early reduction in analogue power and start of digital operation needed to take place months in advance of the February 17, 2009 FCC digital transition deadline to ensure that channel 15's antenna could be installed on the top of the tower in place of the existing channel 56 antenna before the onset of winter.[2] UHF 56 was then left operational from a secondary, side-mounted antenna at a 25% reduction in coverage area until analogue shut-off.
WSPX-DT features ION, Qubo and ION Life programming.
WSPX has been operating since November 24, 1998[3].
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[edit] Digital television
Digital channels
| Channel | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 56.1 | WSPX-DT | 720p | 16:9 | Main WSPX/Ion TV programming |
| 56.2 | WSPX-DT2 | 480i | 4:3 | qubo |
| 56.3 | WSPX-DT3 | 480i | 4:3 | ION Life |
WSPX-DT started broadcasting high definition in mid May 2010.
[edit] Time Warner Cable
| Channel | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 4 | WSPX | 480i | 4:3 | SDTV |
| 871 | WSPX-HD | 1080i | 16:9 | HDTV |
[edit] References
- ^ FCC construction permit for DTV beginning Feb 2009
- ^ FCC application to reduce power on analogue UHF 56
- ^ Fybush, Scott (November 26, 1998). "WQEW Getting Mouse Ears?". North East RadioWatch. The Archives at BostonRadio.org. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-981126.html. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
[edit] External links
- ionline.tv
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WSPX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WSPX-TV
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