WCPX
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| WCPX | |
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| Chicago, Illinois | |
| Branding | i |
| Channels | 38 (UHF) analog, 43 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | i |
| Owner | ion Media Networks |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Call letters meaning | Chicago's PAX (previous name of i) |
| Former callsigns | WCFC-TV (1976-98) |
| Former affiliations | Religious independent (1976-98) |
| Website | WCPX-TV i38 www.ionline.tv |
WCPX is the i network owned and operated station in Chicago. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 38, and its digital signal on UHF channel 43.
The WCPX callsign was previously used on WKMG-TV in Orlando, Florida; the two stations are not related. The present-day WCPX in Chicago should also not be confused with WCPX-LP 48 in Columbus, Ohio.
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[edit] History
Chicago's channel 38 was originally a construction permit for the Chicago Federation of Labor's WCFL-TV. That station was never built, and the construction permit was purchased by Christian Communications of Chicagoland in 1976. The station went on air under the WCFC call letters, and became the first station in Chicago with an all-religious programming lineup.
The station was sold to Paxson Communications in 1998. Its call letters were changed to WCPX, and it became a station owned and operated by Paxson Communications, later renamed ion Media Networks in 2006.
[edit] Digital Broadcasting
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Programming |
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| 43.1 / 38.1 | Main WCPX programming |
| 43.2 / 38.2 | qubo (beginning early 2007) |
| 43.3 / 38.3 | i West |
| 43.4 / 38.4 | Worship TV Channel |
| 43.5 / 38.5 | Total Living Network (founded by Jerry Rose, former owner of WCFC) |
[edit] Logos
 Pax 38 logo, 1998-2005. |
 Present i logo. |
[edit] Reference
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| Broadcast television in the Chicago market (Nielsen DMA #3) | ||
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WBBM 2 (CBS) - W04CQ 4 (Silent) - WMAQ 5 (NBC) - WLS 7 (ABC) - WGN 9 (The CW) (The Tube on DT2) - WTTW 11 (PBS, Create on DT.2) - WOCK-CA 13 (Azteca América) - W13BQ 13 (DW) - W18AT 18 / W54BK 54 (LeSEA) - WYCC 20 (PBS) - W64CQ 22 (TBN) - WWME-CA 23 (Ind) - WHVI-LP 24 (LeSEA) - WCIU 26 (Ind) - WSPY-LP 30 (A1) - WFLD 32 (Fox) - WEDE-CA 34 (Ind) - WWTO 35 (TBN) - WCPX 38 (i) - WOCH-CA 41 (Ind) - WSNS 44 (TEL) - WFBT-CA 48 (Ind) - WPWR 50 (MNTV) - W54BE 54 (Edu. Ind) - WLFM-LP 55 (Ind) - WYIN 56 (PBS) - WXFT 60 (TFT) - WCHU-LP 61 (MTV3) - WJYS 62 (Ind) - WGBO 66 (UNI) |
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Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn |
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Broadcast Television Networks: i |
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1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. |
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Annual Revenue: $276.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: ION | Website: www.ionmedia.tv |
