KPXC-TV
Encyclopedia
KPXC-TV, channel 59, is a television station licensed to Denver, Colorado
that broadcasts on UHF channel 43. The station is an affiliate of the ION Television network in Denver, Colorado
and is owned and operated by ION Media Networks
.
ended broadcasts in 1989 (after being absorbed by CNBC
), KUBD became the original Denver-area affiliate for Telemundo
. Paxson Communications bought KUBD in 1996 and changed its call letters to KPXC-TV on February 2, 1998.
For about two years early in the 2000s, KPXC carried select games of the Colorado Avalanche
hockey
team.
When NBC partnered with PAX TV in the late 1990s, KPXC rebroadcast KUSA
's 6:00 & 10:00PM newscasts Monday through Friday. This ended in 2005, when NBC ended its agreement with PAX.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
that broadcasts on UHF channel 43. The station is an affiliate of the ION Television network in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
and is owned and operated by ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...
.
History
KPXC first went on the air September 10, 1987 as KUBD. Originally, the station aired financial news during the day and various shows at night. When the Financial News NetworkFinancial News Network
The Financial News Network was a television network that operated throughout the United States during the 1980s.-Founding:Financial News Network was founded in 1981 by two men: Rodney Buchser, who had been general manager of KWHY, Channel 22 in Los Angeles and Glenn Taylor. The concept originated...
ended broadcasts in 1989 (after being absorbed by CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
), KUBD became the original Denver-area affiliate for Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
. Paxson Communications bought KUBD in 1996 and changed its call letters to KPXC-TV on February 2, 1998.
For about two years early in the 2000s, KPXC carried select games of the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team.
When NBC partnered with PAX TV in the late 1990s, KPXC rebroadcast KUSA
KUSA-TV
KUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
's 6:00 & 10:00PM newscasts Monday through Friday. This ended in 2005, when NBC ended its agreement with PAX.