WCPX-LD

WCPX-LD (channel 25) is a low-power television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. WCPX-LD's transmitter is located on East Naghten Street in downtown Columbus.

WCPX-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJanuary 29, 1985 (January 29, 1985)
Former call signs
W62BE (1985–1995)
WLWG-LP (1995–1998)
WCPX-LP (1998–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
48 (UHF, 1985–2016)
Independent (1985–1998)
Pax / i / Ion Television (1998–2008)
Azteca América (2008–2011)
Mexicanal (2011–2016)
Silent (2016–2022)
Call sign meaning
Columbus Pax (former affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53397
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT56.5 m (185 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°3′0.5″N 82°57′2.7″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

History

Prior to the station joining Azteca América in January 2008, the station was a translator of WSFJ-TV, at that time an Ion Television affiliate; even though network owner Ion Media Networks did not own WSFJ, it did own WCPX-LP. Until 1995, the station (as W62BE, though it branded as "WCLS-TV") was an independent station operating on analog channel 62, with studios located in the Greater Columbus Convention Center until 1994, when studios and office was moved to nearby Grandview Heights.

Between March and June 2010, WCPX broadcast Azteca América programming on WCSN-LD. In June 2010, Columbus Hispanic Media, LLC and Columbus Television, LLC (owners of WCSN-LD) ended their relationship as Columbus Hispanic Media, LLC's owners struggled to determine their company's direction and future after the untimely death of founder Stephen Marriott.

WCPX holds a construction permit to build digital facilities on channel 25. WCPX had an application to flash cut to digital on channel 48 that was dismissed when WSYX received authorization to move to channel 48.

WCPX originally signed up for an affiliation with Mexicanal, a Spanish-language television channel for Mexican-Americans,[2] but instead affiliated with Ace TV.[3] Mexicanal is also seen on WCSN-LD since March 15, 2011.

On March 1, 2011, Azteca América disaffiliated with WCPX-LP, moving its programming to WQMC-LD2.

WCPX ceased operations on channel 48 due to the impending move of full-power ABC affiliate WSYX (channel 6) to broadcast its digital signal on channel 48. Because low-power television is a "secondary" service, a full-power station can displace a low-power station to improve the full-power station's coverage. WSYX received permission in 2009 to move its digital broadcast from VHF channel 13 to channel 48 so as to better replicate WSYX's original analog full-power coverage.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WCPX-LD[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short Name Programming
25.1 480i4:3WCPX-LDMain WCPX-LD programming / Ace TV
25.2 16:9ShopLCShop LC
25.3 4:3SonlifeSonlife
25.4 OnTV4UOnTV4U

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCPX-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. TV Newsday: "Mexicanal Poised for Broadcast Breakout", 28 October 2008.
  3. RabbitEars Query for WCPX-LD
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