KPXR
Encyclopedia
KPXR-TV is the Ion Television affiliate for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
. The station is owned by ION Media Networks
, and operates a digital signal on channel 47.
, which is scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 , KPXR will continue digital broadcasts on its pre-transition channel number, 47 and its PSIP
virtual channel
s will remain unchanged.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
. The station is 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:...
, and operates a digital signal on channel 47.
Digital television
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversionDTV 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...
, which is scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 , KPXR will continue digital broadcasts on its pre-transition channel number, 47 and its PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
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....
s will remain unchanged.