WPXW

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WPXW
Manassas, Virginia / Washington, DC
Branding	i
Channels	66 (UHF) analog, 43 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	i
Owner	ion Media Networks
Founded	1978
Call letters meaning	W PAX Washington, DC
Former affiliations	independent religious(1978-1994) ValueVision (1994-1997)
Website	www.ionline.tv

WPXW is the Washington, DC area's i (formerly PAX) network affiliate, licensed to nearby Manassas, Virginia. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 66, with a digital signal on channel 43. It is owned and operated by ion Media Networks (the former Paxson Communications).

[edit] History

Channel 66 signed on as WTKK, an independent religious station, in 1978. The call letters stood for Witnessing The King of Kings. In 1982 they added some classic sitcoms and very old movies to the lineup but by 1986 they reverted to mostly religious. In 1994, the station was purchased by ValueVision, a shopping network, and on June 6, 1994, the call letters were changed to WVVI. Paxson Communications purchased the station in 1997 and on January 13, 1998, the call letters were changed to the current WPXW. The station was an all-infomercial channel from the time that Paxson Communications bought the station until the PAX Network began on August 31, 1998. The station had the rights to the 2005 season of Baltimore Orioles games in the Washington, DC area that were produced by MASN. It was formerly known as PAX66, before the PAX network switched its name to i.

[edit] Previous Logos

Pax 66 logo, 1998-2005.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WPXW

Other Television Stations in the state of Virginia
WFDC 14 (Arlington, Univision) - WXOB 17 (Richmond, Religious) - WDRL 24 (Danville, Independent) - WPXR 38 (Roanoke, i) - W39CO 39 (Richmond, TBN) - WPXW 43 (Manassas, i) - WRID 48 (Richmond, DS) - WNVC 56 (Fairfax, MHz Networks) - WLFG 68 (Grundy, religious independent)
Digital only WNVT 30 (Goldvein, MHz Networks)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and PBS stations in Virginia