KPXB-TV is an affiliate of the Ion Television network (formerly PAX and i), serving the Houston, Texas

Texas

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 television market. It is owned by ION Media Networks

ION Media Networks

ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...

, the former Paxson Communications. It broadcasts on one of two channels assigned to Conroe

Conroe, Texas

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, the other being KTBU

KTBU

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History

The station went on the air as KTFH in 1989 mainly airing home shopping programming, and switched to airing programming from Galavisión in November of that same year.

KTFH was sold to Paxson Communications in 1995. Paxson switched the station from Galavisión to Infomall Shopping Network on April 3, 1995, and changed the station's call sign to KPXB at the start of 1998.

KPXB, along with other Paxson-owned stations, started airing the PAX network on August 31, 1998.

After the digital transition, KPXB moved its transmitter from east of Splendora

Splendora, Texas

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 to the Houston-area antenna farm southwest of Houston in unincorporated Fort Bend County

Fort Bend County, Texas

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 near Missouri City

Missouri City

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Digital television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital Channel	Virtual Channel	Programming
32.1	49.1	Main KPXB programming
32.2	49.2	qubo Qubo Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
32.3	49.3	ION Life ION Life ION Life is a digital television network carried by ION Television affiliates, airing lifestyle programming during the day, and movies in the evening. It was launched February 19, 2007...

Former translator

KPXB formerly broadcast on a low-powered translator, KBPX-LP

KBPX-LP

KBPX-LP is a low-power television station in Houston, Texas. Affiliated with The Country Network, it broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 46.- History :...

 channel 33 in Houston, in order to improve its analog coverage in southern Houston since the full-power analog transmitter site was located in the far northern suburbs of Houston. This translator was shut down on June 30, 2009, two weeks after the digital transition, due to loss of access to the tower site. KBPX-LP resumed operations November 22, 2010 on digital channel 46, carrying The Country Network.