KXLI-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 |
| 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 (digital channel 40) is a television station based in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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 am until 5 am. 5 am until 10 am broadcasts consists 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 / 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.
In 1989, Lang became the primary investor in a new television network based in Orlando, Florida, the Star Television Network. KXLT returned on September 29, 1990 again simulcasting KXLI programming as an owned and operated Star station. Both stations were broadcasting 22 hours a day with 10 hours from Star, which consisted of 4 hours of infomercials and 8 hours of classic shows under the TV Heaven banner.
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