WRPX-TV

Ion Television station in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

35°49′52.8″N 78°8′42.8″W / 35.831333°N 78.145222°W / 35.831333; -78.145222^[3]Links

Public license information

Public file
LMS

Websiteiontelevision.com

WRPX-TV (channel 47) is a television station licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Archer Lodge–licensed Bounce TV outlet WFPX-TV (channel 62). WRPX-TV and WFPX-TV share a sales office on Gresham Lake Road in Raleigh; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WRPX-TV's spectrum from a tower northeast of Middlesex, North Carolina.

WRPX's signal was previously relayed on WFPX; WRPX served the northern half of the market, including Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, while WFPX served the southern part, including Fayetteville and Southern Pines.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WRPX-TV^[4]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
47.1	720p	16:9	ION	Ion Television
47.2	480i		CourtTV	Court TV
47.3			Defy TV	Defy TV
47.4			SCRIPPS	Scripps News
47.5			CRIME	True Crime Network
47.6			Jewelry	Jewelry Television
47.8			QVC	QVC

Analog-to-digital conversion

WRPX-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 47, at noon on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,^[5] using virtual channel 47.

Spectrum repack

WRPX-TV moved from channel 15 to channel 32 on September 11, 2019.

Out-of-market coverage

In recent years, WRPX-TV has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Greenville and Wilmington media markets.^[6]

References

^ Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
^ "Facility Technical Data for WRPX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WRPX
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
^ "TV Listings- Find Local TV Listings and Watch Full Episodes - Zap2it.com". Zap2It. September 1, 2017.

External links

Official website

Broadcast television in North Central North Carolina (Research Triangle region), including Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Full power

WUNC-TV 4 / WUNU 31 / WUNP-TV 36 (.1/.2 PBS, .2/.3 Kids, .3/.1 Explorer, .4 NC Ch.)
WRAL-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Cozi, 5.3 Start, 5.4 Mystery)
WTVD (11.1 ABC, 11.2 Localish, 11.3 Charge!, 11.4 HSN)
WNCN (17.1 CBS, 17.2 REW, 17.3 Grit, 17.4 ANT)
WLFL (22.1 CW, 22.2 Nest, 22.3 TBD)
WRDC (28.1 MNTV, 28.2 Charge!, 28.3 Comet)
WRAY-TV (30.1 TCT)
WUVC-DT (40.1 UNI, 40.2 UniMás, 40.3 Bounce, 40.4 Get, 40.5 Laff, 40.6 Quest)
WRPX-TV (47.1 Ion, 47.2 Court, 47.3 Defy, 47.4 Scripps News, 47.5 Crime, 47.6 JTV, 47.8 QVC)
WRAZ (50.1 Fox, 50.2 MeTV, 50.3 Dabl, 50.4 H&I)
WFPX-TV (62.1 Bounce)

Low power

WAUG-LD (8.1 AMGTV)
WNCB-LD (16.1 Azteca, 16.2 Buzzr, 16.3 SBN, 16.4/5 Ads, 16.6 Cheddar, 16.7 LC)
WARZ-LD (21.1 3ABN)
W24CP-D (24.1 3ABN, 24.2 Proclaim, 24.3 D2D, 24.4 Latino, 24.5 3ABN Radio, 24.6 Radio Latino, 24.7 Radio 74)
WTNC-LD (26.1 UniMás, 26.2 UNI, 26.3 Bounce, 26.4 Get, 26.5 Crime, 26.6 Quest)
WIRP-LD (27.1/6 Ads, 27.2 Azteca, 27.3 LC, 27.4 H&I, 27.5 QVC, 27.7 Movies!)
WUBX-CD (31.1 TCN, 31.2 BizTV, 31.3 LC, 31.4 Ads)
WHIG-CD (31.1 Ind.)
W33EI-D (33.1 HSN, 33.2 QVC, 33.3 HSN2, 33.4 QVC2, 33.5 QVC3, 33.6 Dabl, 33.7 ITK)
WACN-LD (34.1 Daystar)
WNGT-CD (34.1 Sports/Catchy)
WNCR-LD (41.1 YTA, 41.2 NewsNet, 41.3 ASTN, 41.4 Heartland)
WHFL-CD (43.1 Rel., 43.2 Walk)
WRTD-CD (54.1 TMD)
WWIW-LD (66.1/.2 Daystar)

ATSC 3.0

WNGT-CD (4.1 PBS, 5.10/.11 NBC, 34.10/.11 Sports/Catchy, 50.10/.11 Fox)
WRDC (11.1 ABC, 17.1 CBS, 22.1 CW, 28.1 MNTV, 28.10 T2, 40.1 UNI)

Cable

Spectrum News NC
STV (UNC Student Television)

Streaming

Defunct

WBXU-LD 13
WNAO-TV 28

See also: Charlotte TV; Greenville/New Bern/Washington TV; Hampton Roads TV; Myrtle Beach/Florence TV; Piedmont Triad TV; Richmond TV; Roanoke TV; Wilmington TV

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of North Carolina
ABC	WWAY 3 (Wilmington)* WSOC-TV 9 (Charlotte)* WTVD 11 (Durham/Raleigh/Fayetteville)* WCTI-TV 12 (New Bern/Greenville)* WLOS 13 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)* WVEC 13 (Hampton/Norfolk, VA) WPDE-TV 15 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC) WXLV-TV 45 (Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point)*
CBS	WFMY-TV 2 (Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WBTV 3 (Charlotte)* WTKR 3 (Norfolk, VA)** WWAY-DT 3.2 (Wilmington)* WSPA-TV 7 (Spartanburg/Greenville/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WNCT-TV 9 (Greenville/New Bern)* WBTW 13 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WNCN 17 (Goldsboro/Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)*
Fox	WGHP 8 (High Point/Greensboro/Winston-Salem)* WYDO 14 (Greenville/New Bern)* WHNS 21 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WSFX-TV 26 (Wilmington)* WFXB 43 (Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC) WVBT 43 (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA) WJZY 46 (Belmont/Charlotte)* WRAZ 50 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)*
NBC	WYFF 4 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WRAL-TV 5 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)* WECT 6 (Wilmington)* WITN-TV 7 (Washington/Greenville/New Bern)* WAVY-TV 10 (Portsmouth/Norfolk, VA)** WXII-TV 12 (Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point)* WMBF-TV 32 (Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC)** WCNC-TV 36 (Charlotte)*
The CW	WWAY-DT 3.3 (Wilmington)* WNCT-DT 9.2 (Greenville/New Bern)* WPDE-DT 15.2 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WCCB 18 (Charlotte)* WCWG 20 (Lexington/Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WLFL 22 (Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville)* WGNT 27 (Portsmouth/Norfolk, VA)** WYCW 62 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)*
MyNetworkTV	WITN-DT 7.2 (Washington/Greenville/New Bern)* WBTW-DT 13.2 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WLOS-DT 13.2 (Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC)* WRDC 28_{ATSC 3.0} (Durham/Raleigh/Fayetteville)* WTVZ-TV 33 (Norfolk, VA)** WMYV 48_{ATSC 3.0} (Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WMYT-TV 55 (Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte)*
Ion Television	WSPA-DT 7.3 (Spartanburg/Greenville/Anderson, SC/Asheville)* WBTW-DT 13.3 (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)** WGPX-TV 16 (Burlington/Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem)* WSFX-DT 26.4 (Wilmington)* WPXU-TV 35 / WEPX-TV 38 (Jacksonville/Greenville)* WJZY-DT 46.6 (Belmont/Charlotte)* WRPX-TV 47 (Rocky Mount/Raleigh/Durham)* WPXV-TV 49 (Norfolk, VA)**
PBS	WTVI 42 (Charlotte) PBS NC WUND-TV 2 (Edenton) WUNC-TV 4 (Chapel Hill) WUNE-TV 17 (Linville) WUNM-TV 19 (Jacksonville) WUNK-TV 25 (Greenville) WUNL-TV 26 (Winston-Salem) WUNW 27 (Canton) WUNU 31 (Lumberton) WUNF-TV 33 (Asheville) WUNP-TV 36 (Roanoke Rapids) WUNJ-TV 39 (Wilmington) WUNG-TV 58 (Concord)
Other	WSKY-TV 4 (Ind., Manteo/Norfolk, VA)** WSOC-DT 9.2 (TMD, Charlotte)* WILM-LD 10 (Ind., Wilmington)* WWJS 14 (SBN, Hickory/Charlotte)* WGGS-TV 16 (Rel., Greenville, SC)* WGSR-LD 19 (Ind., Reidsville)* WARZ-LD 21 (3ABN, Smithfield)* WTPC-TV 21 (TBN, Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA) WWMB 21 (Dabl, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC) WRAY-TV 30 / WLXI 43 (TCT, Wake Forest/Greensboro)* WDKT-LD 31 (GEB, Hendersonville)* WNGT-CD 34_{ATSC 3.0} (WHT, Smithfield)* WMYA-TV 40_{ATSC 3.0} (Dabl, Anderson/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville)* WUVC-DT 40 / WTNC-LD 26 (UNI, Fayetteville/Raleigh/Durham)* WHFL-CD 43 (Worship, Goldsboro)* WQDH-LD 49 (Azteca, Wilmington)* WRTD-CD 54 (TMD, Raleigh)* WFPX-TV 62 (Bounce, Archer Lodge/Raleigh/Durham)* WAXN-TV 64_{ATSC 3.0} (Ind., Kannapolis/Charlotte)*
() – indicates station is in one of North Carolina's primary TV markets (*) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of North Carolina

v t e Ion network affiliates licensed to and serving the Commonwealth of Virginia
Primary*	WHSV-DT 3.3 (Harrisonburg) WTVR-TV 6.5 (Richmond/Petersburg) WCAV-DT 19.4 (Charlottesville) WPXR-TV 38 (Roanoke/Lynchburg) WPXV-TV 49 (Norfolk) WPXW-TV 66 (Manassas/Washington, D.C.) WLFG-DT 68.3 (Grundy/Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City, TN)
Secondary**	WGPX-TV 16 (Burlington/Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC, serving Patrick County) WLFB-DT 40.3 (Bluefield/Beckley, WV, serving Tazewell County) WRPX-TV 47 (Rocky Mount/Raleigh/Durham, NC, serving Mecklenburg County)
() – indicates station is in one of Virginia's primary TV markets (*) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of Virginia See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Virginia

v t e E. W. Scripps Company
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KATC KERO-TV / KZKC-LD KGTV / KZSD-LD KGUN-TV KIVI-TV / KSAW-LD KMGH-TV / KZCO-LD KNXV-TV KTNV-TV KXXV / KRHD-CD WCPO-TV WEWS-TV WFTS-TV WKBW-TV WMAR-TV WRTV WTXL-TV WXYZ-TV
CBS	KMTV-TV KPAX-TV / KAJJ-CD KRTV / KXLH-LD KTVQ KXLF-TV / KBZK KZTV ¹ WTKR WTVF WTVR-TV
The CW	KATC ³ KRIS-TV ³ KSBY ³ KTNV-TV ³ ⁴ KWBA-TV WGNT WSFL-TV WMYD ⁷ WXYZ-TV ⁷
Fox	KSTU WFLX ⁶ WFTX-TV WSYM-TV WXMI
NBC	KJRH-TV KOAA-TV KRIS-TV KSBY KSHB-TV KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD KTPX-TV ³ ⁸ WGBA-TV WLEX-TV WPTV-TV WTMJ-TV
Ion (O&O)	KFPX-TV KKPX-TV KPXB-TV KPXD-TV KPXG-TV KPXL-TV KPXM-TV KPXN-TV KPXR-TV KRTV / KXLH-LD ³ KSPX-TV KTPX-TV KWPX-TV KXLF-TV / KBZK ³ WBPX-TV / WPXG WCPX-TV WDPX-TV WEPX-TV / WPXU-TV WINP-TV WIPL WKOI-TV WLPX-TV WNPX-TV WOPX-TV WPPX-TV WPXA-TV WPXC-TV WPXE-TV WPXK-TV WPXL-TV WPXM-TV WPXN-TV WPXQ-TV WPXR-TV WPXW-TV / WWPX-TV WQPX-TV WRBU WRPX-TV WSPX-TV WTPX-TV WTVR-TV ³ WXPX-TV WZRB
Other	Bounce TV WSFJ-TV WFPX-TV KILM Dabl WTVF ³ ⁵ Grit WDPX-TV Ion Mystery KZCS-LD Independent KASW KCDO-TV / KSBS-CD KMCC KMCI-TV KUPX-TV K22JA-D WACY-TV WHDT MyNetworkTV WSYM-TV ³ Telemundo K47DF-D / KZTV ¹ ³
TV networks	Broadcast Bounce TV Court TV Defy TV Grit Ion Television Ion Mystery Laff Scripps News OTT Ion Plus
Defunct	Broadcast Qubo TrueReal
Programming	Scripps Sports The List Right This Minute Yule Log
Acquisitions	Cordillera Communications Ion Media Journal Communications McGraw-Hill Katz Broadcasting
Digital	Scripps News
People	Adam P. Symson Rich Boehne Edward W. Estlow Jack R. Howard Roy W. Howard Ted Knap Jim G. Lucas Ernie Pyle Al Schottelkotte Charles Scripps E. W. Scripps
Related	National Journalism Awards Newspaper Enterprise Association National Spelling Bee Scripps Howard Foundation Scripps Networks Interactive United Feature Syndicate United Media Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
NOTES: ¹ Scripps operates KZTV under a shared services agreement with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. ² KNXV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister independent station KASW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ³ These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ⁴ KTNV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned CW station KVCW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁵ WTVF provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of locally-owned and Sinclair Broadcast Group-operated Dabl station WNAB for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁶ Scripps operates WFLX under a shared services agreement with Gray Television. ⁷ WXYZ-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister CW station WMYD for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁸ KJRH-TV provides a standard definition simulcast of sister station, Ion Television O&O KTPX-TV. ⁹ WFTS-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Hearst Television-owned independent station WMOR-TV for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers.