KPXN
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KPXN-TV is a television station licensed to San Bernardino, California, broadcasting on digital channel 38 in the Greater Los Angeles
. It is now owned by ION Media Networks
(previously Paxson Communications) and is the local affiliate of the Ion Television network.
broadcast outreach of Faith Center Church in Glendale, California
, of which Dr. Gene Scott was the pastor. The church already owned and operated KHOF-FM radio (now KKLA) in Los Angeles. In the 1980s KHOF came under the scrutiny of the Federal Communications Commission
because of its fund raising operations. Eventually, the FCC revoked KHOF-TV's license. After losing court challenges to the FCC action, KHOF-TV left the air in May, 1983.
In order to not keep Channel 30 dark until a new permanent licensee could be selected from the many applications the FCC anticipated, they decided to allow an interim broadcaster to operate on the channel. In 1984, Angeles Broadcasting was granted an interim license and in January 1985, returned channel 30 to the air as KAGL-TV. The station continued to broadcast religious programming and later some general programming as well. Because KAGL utilized the old KHOF transmitter, still owned by Faith Center, KAGL provided Dr. Scott four hours of evening time and some daytime hours to continue the "Festival of Faith" programs he televised on KHOF.
In 1992, KAGL left the air. The FCC shut down the station so that KZKI, the new licensee, could construct a new transmitter. KZKI aired religious shows, infomercials, and some movies in the four years between that time and the launch of PAX TV (later i, now ION) in 1998.
In the late 1990s, KPXN began airing rebroadcasts of the weekday editions of "The Channel 4 News at 11PM" at 11:30pm. KPXN badged the newscast as "The Channel 4 News at 11:30 on PAX30." The 6pm news was called "The Channel 4 News at 6pm on PAX30," which aired at 7:00pm. KPXN stopped airing the newscasts in 2006.
KPXN's analog service on channel 30 was the last station transmitting from Sunset Ridge in the Mount San Antonio
range. At one time, KDOC. Ch 56 (now on Mt. Wilson), KSCI
, Ch 18 and KRCA
, Ch 62 (both now on Mt. Harvard) used to broadcast on Sunset Ridge as well. KPXN's digital transmitter, KPXN-DT, channel 38 transmits from Mt. Harvard.
Until the expansion of the network's schedule past 1am in early 2011, the station aired one hour of Bible teaching programming nightly at 1am from the Los Angeles University Cathedral
, which is taught by Dr. Scott's widow, Melissa Scott. The program was part of Ion's national schedule via a time brokering
agreement.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Programming
30.1
Ion
Ion Television
30.2
Qubo
qubo
30.3
IonLife
ION Life
KPXN-TV also has a Mobile DTV feed of subchannel 30.1, labelled "KPXN-ION", broadcasting at 1.83 Mbps.
. The station remained on its pre-transition channel 38 using PSIP to display KPXN-TV's virtual channel
as 30.
Greater Los Angeles Area
The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...
. It is now owned by ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...
(previously Paxson Communications) and is the local affiliate of the Ion Television network.
History
KPXN signed on on January 7, 1994 as KZKI. An investor group called "Sandino Communications" built KZKI, 'Sandino' being short for the city of license of San Bernardino. Sandino sold KZKI to Paxson Communications in 1995 for $18 million dollars in cash and debt assumption. Channel 30 first went on the air as KHOF-TV in October 1969. The station was a ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
broadcast outreach of Faith Center Church in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, of which Dr. Gene Scott was the pastor. The church already owned and operated KHOF-FM radio (now KKLA) in Los Angeles. In the 1980s KHOF came under the scrutiny of the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
because of its fund raising operations. Eventually, the FCC revoked KHOF-TV's license. After losing court challenges to the FCC action, KHOF-TV left the air in May, 1983.
In order to not keep Channel 30 dark until a new permanent licensee could be selected from the many applications the FCC anticipated, they decided to allow an interim broadcaster to operate on the channel. In 1984, Angeles Broadcasting was granted an interim license and in January 1985, returned channel 30 to the air as KAGL-TV. The station continued to broadcast religious programming and later some general programming as well. Because KAGL utilized the old KHOF transmitter, still owned by Faith Center, KAGL provided Dr. Scott four hours of evening time and some daytime hours to continue the "Festival of Faith" programs he televised on KHOF.
In 1992, KAGL left the air. The FCC shut down the station so that KZKI, the new licensee, could construct a new transmitter. KZKI aired religious shows, infomercials, and some movies in the four years between that time and the launch of PAX TV (later i, now ION) in 1998.
In the late 1990s, KPXN began airing rebroadcasts of the weekday editions of "The Channel 4 News at 11PM" at 11:30pm. KPXN badged the newscast as "The Channel 4 News at 11:30 on PAX30." The 6pm news was called "The Channel 4 News at 6pm on PAX30," which aired at 7:00pm. KPXN stopped airing the newscasts in 2006.
KPXN's analog service on channel 30 was the last station transmitting from Sunset Ridge in the Mount San Antonio
Mount San Antonio
Mount San Antonio, commonly known as Old Baldy or Mt Baldy, at , is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County...
range. At one time, KDOC. Ch 56 (now on Mt. Wilson), KSCI
KSCI
KSCI is an independent television station operating in Los Angeles and on KUAN-LP channel 48 in Poway, California, serving the San Diego area. It targets Asian Americans, and most of its programming is in Asian languages....
, Ch 18 and KRCA
KRCA
KRCA Digital UHF Channel 35 is a Spanish language television station in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan region, formerly broadcasting Asian programming and home shopping. The station now airs Spanish-language programming on its main channel, along with some late night English infomercials,...
, Ch 62 (both now on Mt. Harvard) used to broadcast on Sunset Ridge as well. KPXN's digital transmitter, KPXN-DT, channel 38 transmits from Mt. Harvard.
Until the expansion of the network's schedule past 1am in early 2011, the station aired one hour of Bible teaching programming nightly at 1am from the Los Angeles University Cathedral
Los Angeles University Cathedral
Los Angeles University Cathedral, also known as the United Artists Theater, is a former movie palace and Protestant church located in the Texaco Building at 937 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was designed by the architect C...
, which is taught by Dr. Scott's widow, Melissa Scott. The program was part of Ion's national schedule via a time brokering
Infomercial
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agreement.
KPXN-DT
KPXN-DT broadcasts on digital channel 38.Qubo
Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
ION Life
ION Life is a digital television network carried by ION Television affiliates, airing lifestyle programming during the day, and movies in the evening. It was launched February 19, 2007...
KPXN-TV also has a Mobile DTV feed of subchannel 30.1, labelled "KPXN-ION", broadcasting at 1.83 Mbps.
Analog-to-Digital Conversion
KPXN-TV shut down its analog signal, on June 12, 2009, as part of the DTV transition in the United StatesDTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
. The station remained on its pre-transition channel 38 using PSIP to display KPXN-TV's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 30.