references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message wqpx tv scranton wilkes barre pennsylvania united states branding ion television channels digital 32 uhf virtual 64 psip subchannels 64.1 ion television 64.2 qubo 64.3 ion life 64.4 ion shop 64.5 qvc 64.6 hsn translators 49 uhf waymart affiliations ion television o & o ; 2007 present owner ion media networks inc. ion media scranton license inc. first air date may 18 1998 ; 18 years ago 1998 05 18 1 call letters meaning susquehanna valley pax former channel number s analog 64 1998 2009 former affiliations intv pax tv 1998 2005 i 2005 2007 transmitter power 528 kw height 354 m facility id 64690 transmitter coordinates 41 26 6 n 75 43 35 w 41.43500 n 75.72639 w 41.43500 ; 75.72639 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website 1 wqpx tv is the ion television affiliate for scranton wilkes barre pennsylvania . it is owned and operated by ion media networks the former paxson communications . before wqpx signed on the station s call sign was wswb first used on channel 38 in the early 1980s before its own sign on and currently used on that same station today . wqpx operates its digital fill in translator on uhf channel 49 . that translator is run by nextera energy resources in waymart pa . windmills run by nextera energy resources in the area surrounding waymart interfere with full power television signals from the scranton wilkes barre market . wqpx started broadcasting ion tv in hd on april 27 2010 . contents 1 digital television 2 1.1 digital channels 1.2 analog to digital conversion 2 references 3 external links digital television 2 edit digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name network 64.1 720p 16 9 ion ion television 64.2 480i 4 3 qubo qubo 64.3 ionlife ion life 64.4 shop ion shop 64.5 qvc qvc 64.6 hsn hsn analog to digital conversion edit wqpx tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 64 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 32 . 3 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 64 which was among the high band uhf channels 52 69 that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition . references edit fcc 398 children s television programming report . kidvid public access . federal communications commission . march 30 1999 . retrieved february 23 2014 . rabbitears tv query for wqpx dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit ion television website query the fcc s tv station database for wqpx query tv fool s coverage map for wqpx dt query tv fool s coverage map for wqpx tv biafn s media web database information on wqpx tv v t e broadcast television in northeastern pennsylvania including scranton and wilkes barre reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television stations w08em d 8.1 ewtn wnep tv 16.1 abc 16.2 atv 16.3 justice wyou 22.1 cbs 22.2 escape 22.3 bounce tv wbre tv 28.1 nbc 28.2 laff 28.3 grit wyln lp 35 youtoo america w16co d 35.1 cor wswb 38.1 the cw 38.2 metv 38.3 comet 38.4 asn w43co d 43.1 daystar 43.2 cor 43.3 ctn wvia tv 44.1 pbs 44.2 via 2 44.3 create wqmy 53.1 mntv 53.2 fox 53.3 the cw wolf tv 56.1 fox 56.2 the cw 56.3 mntv wqpx tv 64.1 ion 64.2 qubo 64.3 life 64.4 ion shop 64.5 qvc over air 64.6 hsn adjacent locals binghamton ny wbng tv 12.1 cbs 12.2 the cw wbgh cd 20.1 nbc 20.3 abc wivt 34.1 abc 34.2 nbc 34.3 laff 34.4 escape wicz tv 40.1 fox 40.2 mntv wskg tv 46.1 pbs 46.2 world 46.3 create johnstown wjac tv 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv 6.3 comet 6.4 grit wtaj tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 escape 10.3 laff philadelphia kyw tv 3.1 cbs 3.2 decades wpvi tv 6.1 abc 6.2 live well network 6.3 laff wcau 10.1 nbc 10.2 cozi tv wfmz tv 69.1 ind 69.2 accuwx 69.3 heroes & icons 69.4 retro tv defunct stations w26cd tbn w39bt 39 tbn pennsylvania broadcast television binghamton new york buffalo new york elmira new york erie johnstown altoona state college new york city philadelphia pittsburgh scranton wilkes barre susquehanna valley harrisburg washington dc youngstown ohio v t e ion network affiliates in the commonwealth of pennsylvania winp tv 16 pittsburgh whtm tv 27.2 harrisburg wppx tv 61 wilmington de philadelphia wqpx tv 64 scranton see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in pennsylvania v t e ion media networks networks ion television ion life qubo o & o television stations owned & operated through ion media television ; 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