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Overview
KFPX-TV brings ION to Newton, Iowa, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Des Moines-Ames, IA market.
Viewers find it on channel 39. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 36, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. Its subchannels carry Court TV, Laff, Ion Mystery, Ion Plus, Busted and Game Show Central.
What's on KFPX-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 39.1 | Ion Television |
| 39.2 | Court TV |
| 39.3 | Laff |
| 39.4 | Ion Mystery |
| 39.5 | Ion Plus |
| 39.6 | Busted |
| 39.7 | Game Show Central |
| 39.8 | HSN |
| 39.9 | HSN2 |
According to FCC records, the licensee is ION Television License, LLC. It first signed on in 1998. The current call sign has been in place since June 2009.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800 in Cincinnati, OH. You can reach the station online at scrippsnetworks.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KFPX-TV listed educational programs including Science Max, Xploration: Animal Science and Xploration Awesome Planet.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- KFPX-TV
- Network
- ION (subchannels: Court TV, Laff, Ion Mystery, Ion Plus, Busted, Game Show Central)
- Virtual channel
- 39
- RF channel
- 36
- City of license
- Newton, Iowa
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Licensee
- ION Television License, LLC
- On the air since
- 1998
- Call sign since
- June 2009
- Studio address
- 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- FCC facility ID
- 81509
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- scrippsnetworks.com
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Location
KFPX-TV at a glance
- Network
- ION
- Channel
- 39 (RF 36)
- Licensed to
- Newton, IA
- Subchannels
- Court TV, Laff, Ion Mystery, Ion Plus, Busted
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
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