KWPX
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KWPX-TV is an Ion (formerly PAX and i) television station
serving the Seattle, Washington DMA, owned by ION Media Networks
, formerly Paxson Communications. KWPX signed on the air as KBGE on May 17, 1989. KWPX's local administrative office is located in Preston, Washington.
The station's current programming consists of the Ion Pacific Coast feed including entertainment, children's, and paid programming on channel 33-1. Qubo has children's programming on 33-2, and Ion Life is on 33-3.
When the station first signed on the air, its transmitter site was atop the Columbia Center
Tower. The transmitter site was later moved to West Tiger Mountain
-- which is also known as West Tiger #3.
On most Western Washington
cable TV systems, KWPX is typically located as channel 15 or channel 3.
KWPX's city of license is Bellevue, Washington
.
As of April 23, 2010, KWPX is transmitting ION programming in HD.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
serving the Seattle, Washington DMA, owned 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:...
, formerly Paxson Communications. KWPX signed on the air as KBGE on May 17, 1989. KWPX's local administrative office is located in Preston, Washington.
The station's current programming consists of the Ion Pacific Coast feed including entertainment, children's, and paid programming on channel 33-1. Qubo has children's programming on 33-2, and Ion Life is on 33-3.
When the station first signed on the air, its transmitter site was atop the Columbia Center
Columbia Center
Columbia Center is the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the tallest building in the State of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets...
Tower. The transmitter site was later moved to West Tiger Mountain
Tiger Mountain
Tiger Mountain is a mountain in the U.S. state of Washington.-The mountain:The mountain has six peaks in the center of the Issaquah Alps forming a triangle between Interstate 90 on the north, the Issaquah-Hobart Road on the southwest, and State Route 18 on the southeast...
-- which is also known as West Tiger #3.
On most Western Washington
Western Washington
Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington west of the Cascade Mountains.It is known as being far wetter in climate than the eastern portion of the state, which...
cable TV systems, KWPX is typically located as channel 15 or channel 3.
KWPX's city of license is Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
.
As of April 23, 2010, KWPX is transmitting ION programming in HD.
Digital television
| PSIP Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 33.1 | KWPX-DT |
| 33.2 | qubo |
| 33.3 | ION Life |