WOPX-TV
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Orlando, Florida United States |
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| City | Melbourne, Florida |
| Branding | Ion Television |
| Slogan | Positively Entertaining |
| Channels |
Digital: 48 (UHF) Virtual: 56 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 56.1 - Ion HD (720p) 56.2 - qubo (480i) 56.3 - Ion Life (480i) 56.4 - Ion Shop (480i) 56.5 - QVC 56.6 - HSN |
| Translators | WPXB-LD 50 Daytona Beach |
| Affiliations | Ion Television |
| Owner |
Ion Media Networks, Inc. (Ion Media Orlando License, Inc.) |
| First air date | 1985 |
| Call letters' meaning | Orlando's PaX TV |
| Former callsigns | WAYK (1985–1992) WIRB (1992–1998) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 56 (UHF, 1986–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Independent (1986–1990, 1991–1998) STN (1990–1991) inTV (1998) Secondary: NBC (1993–1998, 2003–2005) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 456 m |
| Facility ID | 67602 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°5′37″N 81°7′28″W / 28.09361°N 81.12444°WCoordinates: 28°5′37″N 81°7′28″W / 28.09361°N 81.12444°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | iontelevision |
WOPX-TV is a television station based in Orlando, Florida, USA. An affiliate of the Ion Television network, it transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 48, from a transmitter located near Holopaw. The station signed on the air in 1985.
WAYK signed on in 1985 as an independent station. In 1988, Beach TV Partners signed on WAYQ at channel 26 as a simulcast of WAYK, giving them a signal in Daytona Beach. In early August 1990, owner Beach Television Partners based in Vero Beach filed for Chapter 11 reorganization over an inability to renegotiation loan payment schedule. At the time, the station was only carried part-time on CableVision of Central Florida, Orlando's major cable system. WAYK was affiliated with the Beach TV investor, Harry Handley, founded Star Television Network. The network launched in September 1990 only to close down on January 14, 1991.
In 1992, the stations were both sold to Robert Rich, who added more paid programming to the channels. WAYK became WIRB, and WAYQ became WNTO. WIRB continued as a low budget independent station but also aired some NBC programs that were not cleared by WESH most notably Leeza (before it went into syndication) and California Dreams. WIRB would air Florida Marlins baseball, Florida Panthers hockey, and Tampa Bay Lightning hockey to Central Florida from around 1993-1996. In 1996 Christian Television Network would buy WIRB (Paxson Communications, now ION Media Networks, took a LMA on the station at the same time) while Florida Media Broadcasters would buy WNTO (which would be later sold to Entravision and became WVEN). WIRB then ran religious shows in the morning, infomercials in the afternoon and evening, and Christian praise and worship music on overnights in addition to the NBC programs not cleared by WESH.
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