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Overview
In the Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA TV market, WPXQ-TV is the ION station licensed to Newport, Rhode Island.
On screen it is channel 69, though WPXQ-TV actually transmits on RF channel 17. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. Beyond the main channel, WPXQ-TV also airs Laff, Busted, Court TV, Game Show Central, HSN and QVC on its subchannels. It shares its broadcast channel with another station under an FCC channel-sharing arrangement.
What's on WPXQ-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 69.1 | Ion Television |
| 69.2 | Laff |
| 69.3 | Busted |
| 69.4 | Court TV |
| 69.5 | Game Show Central |
| 69.6 | HSN |
| 69.8 | QVC |
The FCC license is held by ION Television License, LLC. The station dates back to 1992. The current call sign has been in place since June 2009.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Its website is scrippsnetworks.com.
For young viewers, WPXQ-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Science Max, Xploration: Animal Science and Xploration Awesome Planet in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WPXQ-TV
- Network
- ION (subchannels: Laff, Busted, Court TV, Game Show Central, HSN, QVC)
- Virtual channel
- 69
- RF channel
- 17
- City of license
- Newport, Rhode Island
- TV market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
- Licensee
- ION Television License, LLC
- On the air since
- 1992
- Call sign since
- June 2009
- Studio address
- 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- FCC facility ID
- 50063
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- scrippsnetworks.com
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Location
WPXQ-TV at a glance
- Network
- ION
- Channel
- 69 (RF 17)
- Licensed to
- Newport, RI
- Subchannels
- Laff, Busted, Court TV, Game Show Central, HSN
- TV market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
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