KPXM-TV
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St. Cloud/Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota United States |
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| Branding | ION Television |
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining |
| Channels |
Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 41 () |
| Subchannels | 41.1 Ion Television 41.2 Qubo 41.3 ION Life 41.4 Ion Shop 41.5 QVC 41.6 HSN |
| Translators | see article |
| Affiliations | Ion Television (O&O; 1998–present) |
| Owner |
Ion Media Networks (Ion Media Minneapolis License, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 24, 1982 |
| Call letters' meaning | PaX Minnesota |
| Former callsigns | KXLI (1982–1997) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 41 (UHF, 1982–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1982–1988) Silent (1988–1990) Star Television Network (1990–1991) Independent / HSN (1991–1997) inTV (1997–1998) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 430 m (1,411 ft) |
| Facility ID | 35907 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°23′0″N 93°42′30″W / 45.38333°N 93.70833°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.iontelevision.com/ |
KPXM-TV, virtual channel 41 (UHF digital channel 40), is a television station based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and owned and operated by ION Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications). The station is an affiliate of the Ion Television network. Licensed to St. Cloud, it transmits from the KPXM Tower near the city of Big Lake (halfway between St. Cloud and the heart of the Twin Cities).
Ion Television programming airs from 10 a.m. until 5 a.m. Broadcasts from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. consist of infomercials.
The station originally signed on the air in 1982 as KXLI ("XLI" is 41 in Roman numerals). The station identified themselves as K-41 and showed syndicated fare and cartoons. KXLI was also simulcast on KXLT-TV channel 47 in Rochester, and by the late 1980s, Minnesota North Stars hockey broadcasts would also air on the stations.
KXLI and KXLT were owned by Halcomm Inc. with its majority stockholder and president Dale W. Lang, chairman of magazine publisher Lang Communications Inc. Lang attempted with partners to create the "Minnesota Independent Network" (MIN) with 11 stations but never got past planning and initial work.
Lang also made a $9.6 million loan to Halcomm. The stations closed down in December 1988 with Lang calling the loan in 1989 taking possession of the stations.
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