WPXU-TV
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WPXU-TV is one of two Ion Television affiliates for the Greenville
/Jacksonville
/New Bern
/Washington, North Carolina
television market. It is licensed to Jacksonville
. The station is owned by ION Media Networks
, and is a satellite station to Greenville's WEPX
to serve the southern part of the market.
WPXU-TV operates in digital on UHF
channel 34, and has operated since sometime in the 1990s.
WPXU-TV and WEPX were affiliates of MyNetworkTV
from September 5, 2006 until September 27, 2009 when MyNetworkTV's affiliation switched over to WITN-TV
, prior to this, the stations were solely affiliates of Ion (then known as i and originally known as PAX TV).
Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
/Jacksonville
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina...
/New Bern
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers...
/Washington, North Carolina
Washington, North Carolina
Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,744 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beaufort County. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles to the west....
television market. It is licensed to Jacksonville
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina...
. 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 is a satellite station to Greenville's WEPX
WEPX
WEPX-TV is one of two Ion Television affiliates for the Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina television market. The station is owned by ION Media Networks, and is a sister station to WPXU-TV...
to serve the southern part of the market.
WPXU-TV operates in digital on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 34, and has operated since sometime in the 1990s.
WPXU-TV and WEPX were affiliates of MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
from September 5, 2006 until September 27, 2009 when MyNetworkTV's affiliation switched over to WITN-TV
WITN-TV
WITN-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks licensed to Washington. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter in Grifton along NC 118. The station can also be seen on Charter and Time Warner Cable channel 7 as...
, prior to this, the stations were solely affiliates of Ion (then known as i and originally known as PAX TV).