WPXR-TV ROANOKE, VA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
38-1	27.3	720p	DD2.0	ION	ION
38-2	27.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	CourtTV	Court TV
38-3	27.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Laff	Laff
38-4	27.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Mystery	ION Mystery
38-5	27.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	IONPlus	ION Plus
38-6	27.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	BUSTED	Busted
38-7	27.9	480i (w)	DD2.0	GameSho	Game Show Central
38-8	27.10	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
38-9	27.11	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC

FAC-ID: 70251

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 27

ROANOKE, VA

0000068237 (25076f9168cf94c40168e39fe06a128f) - App
0000081460 (25076f916d223be9016d2bef0ba81700) - App

2046' 609 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(20 kW + 14.84 dB gain = 609 kW ERP)
68.6 mile contour / 14783.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,279,453
203' AGL; 3963' AMSL; (1028319)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-24GTH/VP-R S180
NAD83: N 37° 11' 56", W 80° 9' 0" (37.198889, -80.15) Poor Mountain (VA)

Streams

TSID: 3079 (0x0C07)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
27.3	38-1	ION	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	3.35 ‑ 11.8	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
27.4	38-2	CourtTV	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	0.8 ‑ 2.8	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	128kbps
27.5	38-3	Laff	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	0.55 ‑ 2.55	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	128kbps
27.6	38-4	Mystery	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	0.7 ‑ 2.4	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	128kbps
27.7	38-5	IONPlus	5	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	0.55 ‑ 3.65	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	128kbps
27.8	38-6	BUSTED	6	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	0.6 ‑ 2.1	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	128kbps
27.9	38-7	GameSho	7	0x0090	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0091	0.65 ‑ 5.05	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	128kbps
27.10	38-8	HSN	8	0x00a0	480i	720x480	16:9	0x00a1	0.4 ‑ 2	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	128kbps
27.11	38-9	QVC	9	0x00b0	480i	720x480	16:9	0x00b1	0.3 ‑ 5.05	0x00b1	DD2.0	0x00b4	128kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (10/12/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Scripps-Howard
Licensee:	ION MEDIA LICENSE COMPANY, LLC
Analog Sign-on:	August 1986 (38)
Digital Sign-on:	April 30, 2002 (36)
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 38. Digital channel 36.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 36. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 36.
Last Analog:
Channel 38 :	2044' 1350 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	820201KI
07/11/1983	WEFC	W Evangelical Foursquare Church
01/13/1998	WPXR	W PaX Roanoke
06/15/2009	WPXR-TV	W PaX Roanoke

Expanded History: Signed on in August 1986 as Religious WEFC, owned by the Evangelical Foursquare Church. 01/13/1998: Switched to INTV Infomercials as WPXR. 08/31/1998: Switched from INTV Infomercials to PAX. 04/30/2002: WPXR-DT signed on at full power with a 3-hour per day schedule. 06/27/2004: WPXR-DT began multicasting four digital services.

Expanded History:
Signed on in August 1986 as Religious WEFC, owned by the Evangelical Foursquare Church.
01/13/1998: Switched to INTV Infomercials as WPXR.
08/31/1998: Switched from INTV Infomercials to PAX.
04/30/2002: WPXR-DT signed on at full power with a 3-hour per day schedule.
06/27/2004: WPXR-DT began multicasting four digital services.