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WPXD

WPXD-TV
Ann Arbor/Detroit, Michigan
United States
City Ann Arbor, Michigan
Branding Ion Television
Slogan Positively Entertaining
Channels Digital: 50 (UHF)
Virtual: 31 ()
Subchannels 31.1 - Ion HD (720p)
31.2 - qubo (480i)
31.3 - Ion Life (480i)
31.4 - Ion Shop (480i)
31.5 - QVC
31.6 - HSN
Affiliations Ion Television
Owner Ion Media Networks, Inc.
(Ion Media License Company, LLC)
First air date January 13, 1981; 36 years ago (1981-01-13)
Call letters' meaning PaX TV Detroit
(reference to former affiliation)
Former callsigns WRHT (January–February 1981)
WIHT (February 1981–1989)
WBSX (1989–1998)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
31 (UHF, 1981–2009)
Digital:
33 (UHF, until 2009)
31 (UHF, 2009–2012)
Former affiliations Independent (1981–1989)
Satellite Program Network/Financial News Network/IT (1981–1983)
HSN (1989–1998)
Transmitter power 345 kW
Height 328 metres (1,076 ft)
Facility ID 5800
Transmitter coordinates Coordinates: 42°29′0.9″N 83°18′43.5″W / 42.483583°N 83.312083°W / 42.483583; -83.31208342°29′0.9″N 83°18′43.5″W / 42.483583°N 83.312083°W / 42.483583; -83.312083
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website iontelevision.com

WPXD-TV, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 50), is an ION Television owned-and-operated television station serving Detroit, Michigan, United States that is licensed to Ann Arbor. The station is owned by ION Media Networks. WPXD maintains studios and transmitter facilities are located on West 11 Mile Road in Southfield.

On cable, the station is available in standard definition on Comcast Xfinity channel 16 in the city of Detroit, channel 11 in western Wayne County, Ann Arbor, Southfield,Birmingham and Roseville, channel 12 in south Oakland County, channel 18 in north Oakland County, south Macomb County and the Grosse Pointe area, channel 9 in the Downriver area, channel 13 on Charter Spectrum, and channel 19 in outlying areas, and in high definition on channel 237. AT&T U-verse carries WPXD on channel 31 in SD and channel 1031 in HD.


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