KFPX-TV (channel 39) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, broadcasting the

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network to the Des Moines area.

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by the

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subsidiary of the

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, the station maintains offices on 114th Street in Urbandale, and its transmitter is located in Alleman, Iowa.

Newscasts

For a short time in 2001, KFPX ran a prime time newscast produced by

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affiliate

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(channel 13) to compete with

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affiliate

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(channel 17)'s ''Fox News at Nine'' (which WHO eventually took over from

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in Cedar Rapids). After that newscast was canceled, KFPX reran WHO-TV's 10:00 p.m. newscasts on a 30-minute delay until early 2005.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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Analog-to-digital conversion

KFPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station " flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 39.

Former transmitter site

KFPX previously maintained transmitter facilities in Baxter, Iowa. Due to its short tower height, the station's broadcasting radius was largely confined to the immediate Des Moines area, although some southern and western suburbs may have had difficulty picking up the station's signal. Therefore, KFPX relied on cable and

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carriage to reach the entire market. With the move to Alleman, KFPX now provides over-the-air coverage comparable to the market's other stations.

References

External links

Ion Television website
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