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Encyclopedia > WPXN
WPXN-TV
Image:Wpxn.png
New York, New York
Branding
Slogan
Analog channel 31 (UHF)
Digital channel
Affiliations i
Owner Paxson Television Network
Founded
Callsign meaning PAX New York
Former affiliations
Website
This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc.)

WPXN broadcasts on Channel 31 in New York City and is an affiliate of the i network, formerly known as PAX. WPXN Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of American finance, politics, music, and culture. ... This article is about the concept in marketing. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... For the Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact publication, see Astounding Magazine. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... Digital Signal represents more than one meaning. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX. The network is primarily owned by Paxson Communications, although NBC Universal also has a 32% share. ... The i Network: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcasted on August 31, 1998. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Foundation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In broadcasting and radio communication, a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX. The network is primarily owned by Paxson Communications, although NBC Universal also has a 32% share. ...


History

It was originally started as WUHF-TV then it became WNYC after the Municipal Broadcasting Authority took ownership. They originally ran PBS programming but later on ran more independent educational shows as wella s some PBS stuff. In the 1980's they began commercial operation at night only with ethnic and brokered programming. But they retained educational shows during the day.


In 1995 New York City sold WNYC TV in order to raise revenue. They had bids from companies like Paramount, Westinghouse, Pappas, among others. But ITT and Dow Jones won the bid at 200 million dollars, and the sale would only include the broadcast license. Their plan was to offer business news during the day and New York professional Sports at night.


The sale became final on July 1, 1996. WNYC TV's ethnic shows were picked up by WMBC 63 localed about 50 miles from new York City. Dow Jones/ITT did not have the format ready yet so they opted to run ESPN Classic Sports at night and Infomercials during the day. The Call letetrs became WBIS on july 1 of 1996.


The new format which was a join venture of ITT and Dow Jones would launch in January of 1997. They used the trademark moniker S+. The station was therefore known as S +. During the day from 6 AM to 7 PM they ran locally produced business news. At night they ran pro sports and on overnights they ran classic sports. Unfortunately not even four months later in June after S+ premiered Dow Jones/ITT wanted out. They were unprofitable and did not want to put any more money into this venture. As a result they sold WBIS to Paxson Communications for 225 Million dollars. The format was taken off the air later in June and reruns of S+ programming ran until Paxon would take over the station through an LMA until the sale could close later in the year. On July 1, 1997 WBIS 31 was renamed WPXN. Initially the station ran Bloomberg Business News during the day, some left over sports at night, would preview vvarious start up cable networks at night through the year, and run informercials overnights and weekends, and religion Sunday mornings.


At the end of August 1998 WPXN along with the rest of the Paxson premiered the PAX television network. They offered family entertainment from Noon to Midnight. On overnights they ran Praise Tv for an hour and Worship Music from 1 to 6 AM. Mornings consisted of religious shows and infomercials. On Saturdays kids shows were run from 8 AM-Noon, Infomercials noon to 3 PM and Family entertainment till Midnight. Sundays were the same format except there was religion on Sunday mornings.


By 2003 Pax TV was not beginning operation until 5 PM weekdays and 6 PM weekends. WPXN was now running infomercials until 5 PM weekdays and 6 PM weekends except for a few religious shows weekday mornings and Sunday mornings along with afew educational kids shows on Saturdays.


Recently Pax TVhas become known a i TV


On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of Channel 31 as well as six other New York City television stations and several radio stations were destroyed when two hijacked airplanes crashed into and destroyed the World Trade Center towers. September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The twin towers, photographed from the west The World Trade Center in New York City was a complex of seven buildings leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south end of Manhattan in the downtown financial district. ...


Newscast

Until June 30, 2005 WPXN reaired WNBC-TV's NewsChannel 4 11 PM newscasts at 11:30 PM weekdays. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... WNBC-TV (NBC4) is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... WNBC-TVs NewsChannel 4 NewsChannel 4 is the brand identifier that WNBC-TV in New York City began using for their news broadcasts, including Live at Five, on September 4, 1995. ...


References

  • Query the FCC's TV station database for WPXN


Broadcast television in the New York City market

WCBS 2 (CBS)  -  WNBC 4 (NBC)  -  WNYW 5 (FOX)  -  WABC 7 (ABC)  -  WWOR 9 (UPN)  -  WPIX 11 (The WB)  -  WNET 13 (PBS)  -  WLIW 21 (PBS)  -  WNYE 25 (PBS)  -  WPXN 31 (i)  -  WXTV 41 (UNV)  -  WNJU 47 (TMD)  -  WNJN 50 (PBS)  -  WLNY 55 (Ind)  -  WNJB 58 (PBS)  -  WRNN 62 (Ind)  -  WMBC 63 (Ind)  -  WFTY 67 (TFR)  -  WFUT 68 (TFR) Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of American finance, politics, music, and culture. ... WCBS-TV (CBS 2), located in New York City, is the flagship TV station of the CBS television network. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... WNBC-TV (NBC4) is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WNYW (FOX5) is the flagship TV station of the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... WABC-TV (ABC7) is the New York City television station that is owned and operated by the ABC, as well as the networks flagship. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... WWOR-TV (UPN 9) is the flagship station of the UPN network. ... The official logo for UPN. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... WPIX (WB 11) in New York City is the flagship station of the the WB. Before joining the WB, WPIX was one of the leading independent stations in the country. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... WNET (Thirteen/WNET) is an American television station licensed by the FCC to serve Newark, New Jersey. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WLIW is a Long Island PBS affiliate that serves the New York City area. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WNYE-TV is the TV station of the New York City Board of Education, with studios in Downtown Brooklyn. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX. The network is primarily owned by Paxson Communications, although NBC Universal also has a 32% share. ... WXTV, known on-air as Univisión 41, is an owned and operated Univisión station that serves the New York City area. ... Univisión is one of the largest Spanish language television channels in the United States. ... WNJU is the Telemundo affiliate for the New York City, USA region. ... Founded by Angel Ramos in the early 1950s in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Telemundo is an international media network with a conglomerate of Spanish-language television channels as its base. ... The New Jersey Network or NJN is a statewide public television and radio network in New Jersey. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WLNY-TV 55 is an Independent Television station primarily serving the Long Island section of New York state, licensed to Riverhead, NY, with studios in Melville. ... An Independent station is a TV station that is not affiliated with any network. ... The New Jersey Network or NJN is a statewide public television and radio network in New Jersey. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WRNN broadcasts a schedule of mainly infomercials and home shopping from Kingston, New York with two and a half hours of news programs weekdays, some hourly two minute news updates, and enough childrens programs to meet FCC licence requirements. ... An Independent station is a TV station that is not affiliated with any network. ... WMBC-TV is an independent television station broadcasting on channel 63 from Newton, New Jersey. ... An Independent station is a TV station that is not affiliated with any network. ... WFTY (Channel 67) is a TeleFutura affiliate based in Smithtown, New York. ... TeleFutura is a Spanish-language television network owned by Univisión with headquarters in Miami, Florida. ... WFUT is one of two TeleFutura affiliates for the New York City area, along with WFTY. It broadcasts on channel 68 and its city of license is Newark, New Jersey. ... TeleFutura is a Spanish-language television network owned by Univisión with headquarters in Miami, Florida. ...

Local cable television channels

MSG Network  -  NY1  -  NYCTV  -  YES Network Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed optical... The Madison Square Garden Network, more commonly referred to as the MSG Network, is a regional cable television network serving the New York City area. ... NY1 (pronounced New York One) is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to Time Warner Cable customers within the five boroughs of New York City and nearby Bergen County, New Jersey. ... The former Crosswalks channel 74, NYCTV is the City of New Yorks cable television channel and is run by the NYC Media Group. ... YES Network ID, 2002. ...


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WPXN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (113 words)
WPXN could refer to two broadcast stations in the United States:
WPXN-TV, a television station broadcasting on channel 31 analog/ 30 digital licensed to New York, New York.
WPXN, a radio station broadcasting at 104.9 MHz on the FM band, licensed to Paxton, Illinois.
WPXN (121 words)
WPXN is a New York City-based television station operating on UHF Channel 31.
After the station failed with its business and sports format it was sold to Paxson Communications who again changed the call-letters this time to WPXN and it became the flagship of the new Pax television network.
On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of Channel 31 as well as six other New York City television stations and several radio stations were destroyed when two hijacked airplanes crashed into and destroyed the World Trade Center towers.
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