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| Channels | |
| Branding | Daystar |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Daystar |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | December 4, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-12-04) |
Former call signs | W57CV (1998—2002) WPXB-LP (2002—2009) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 42 (UHF, 1989–2000) 57 (UHF, 2000—2008) Digital: 50 (UHF, 2008–2021) |
| Unknown (1998—19??) Pax TV (19??—20??) Ion Television (20??—2014) | |
Call sign meaning | WPaX DaytonaBeach |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10321 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 117.68 m (386.1 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°10′25.3″N81°9′25.2″W / 29.173694°N 81.157000°W /29.173694; -81.157000 |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | daystar |
WPXB-LD (channel 50) is alow-powerreligious television station inDaytona Beach, Florida serving theOrlando area, as anowned and operated station of theDaystar Television Network. WPXB-LD's transmitter is located near Indian Lake within theTiger Bay State Forest.
The station signed on on December 4, 1998, asW42AM, laterW57CV. It changed call letters toWPXB-LP in 2002.
On July 8, 2009, WPXBflash-cut its signal to digital asWPXB-LD.
Sometime until 2014, WPXB-LD served as atranslator ofOrlando-based Pax TV (nowIon Television) owned-and-operated stationWOPX-TV (channel 56) that relayed WOPX's programming to areas of east-central Florida that received a marginal to non-existent signal from WOPX, although there were significant overlap between the two stations'contours otherwise. WPXB-LD was a straightsimulcast of WOPX-TV; on-air references to WPXB-LD were limited toFederal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourlystation identifications during programming. Aside from the transmitter, WPXB-LD did not maintain any physical presence locally in Daytona Beach.
On December 15 of that year,West Palm Beach-basedIon Media Networks, owner of WOPX-TV, reached a deal to donate WPXB-LD to Word of God Fellowship, parent company of theDaystar television network
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[2] |
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| 50.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WPXB-LD | Main WPXB-LD programming /Daystar |
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