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WEPX-TV (channel 38) inGreenville, North Carolina, andWPXU-TV (channel 35) inJacksonville, North Carolina, aretelevision stations broadcasting theIon Television network toEastern North Carolina. The stations areowned and operated by theIon Media subsidiary of theE. W. Scripps Company. WEPX-TV's transmitter is located northwest ofNew Bern, while WPXU's tower is nearHolly Ridge.
WPXU operates as a full-timesatellite of WEPX-TV; its existence is only acknowledged instation identifications. Aside from the transmitter, WPXU does not maintain any physical presence locally in Jacksonville.
WEPX and WPXU were affiliates ofMyNetworkTV from September 5, 2006, until September 27, 2009, when MyNetworkTV's affiliation switched over toWITN-TV; prior to this, the stations were solely affiliates of Ion (then known as i: Independent Television and originally known as Pax TV).
The stations' signals aremultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | |
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| 38.1 | 35.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ION | Ion Television |
| 38.2 | 35.2 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | |
| 38.3 | 35.3 | Grit | Grit | ||
| 38.4 | 35.4 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 38.5 | 35.5 | IONPlus | Ion Plus | ||
| 38.6 | 35.6 | Mystery | Busted | ||
| 38.7 | 35.7 | GameSho | Game Show Central | ||
| 38.8 | 35.8 | HSN | HSN | ||
| 38.9 | 35.9 | QVC | QVC | ||
Because it was granted an originalconstruction permit after the FCC finalized theDTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[5] WEPX-TV did not initially receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station. WEPX was later assigned channel 51, and the digital signal signed on February 5, 2008. WEPX has filed a letter with the FCC requesting to move from channel 51 to channel 26. This was part of a larger move for the FCC to get TV stations off channel 51 to prevent interference with cell phone devices.[citation needed]
In recent years, WPXU has been carried oncable inCarolina Beach, which is within theWilmingtonmedia market.
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