WNPX
Encyclopedia
WNPX-TV is a U.S.
television
station licensed to Cookeville, Tennessee
, which broadcasts on Channel 28 (digital 36). It is owned and operated by ION Media Networks
(the former Paxson Communications).
WNPX's transmitter is located at Whites Creek, Tennessee
, 7 miles (11 km) north of Nashville. The station also utilizes a translator on WNPX-LP channel 20, also located at Whites Creek.
WNPX is affiliated with the Ion Television network (formerly PAX-TV and i). The callsign is derived from "Nashville PaX."
The station signed on in 1989, as WMTT, an independent station
serving Cookeville
. WMTT changed its call sign to WKZX in 1994 and became an affiliate of the WB Television Network
in 1995. The station moved and upgraded its transmitter to begin focusing on the Nashville
market and became WNPX in 1998, broadcasting Pax programming.
United States
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television
Television
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station licensed to Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
, which broadcasts on Channel 28 (digital 36). It is owned and operated 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).
WNPX's transmitter is located at Whites Creek, Tennessee
Whites Creek, Tennessee
Whites Creek, Tennessee is a community located in the northern part of Davidson County, Tennessee. The community is named for the creek of the same name running north-south along U.S. Route 431...
, 7 miles (11 km) north of Nashville. The station also utilizes a translator on WNPX-LP channel 20, also located at Whites Creek.
WNPX is affiliated with the Ion Television network (formerly PAX-TV and i). The callsign is derived from "Nashville PaX."
The station signed on in 1989, as WMTT, an independent station
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
serving Cookeville
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
. WMTT changed its call sign to WKZX in 1994 and became an affiliate of the WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
in 1995. The station moved and upgraded its transmitter to begin focusing on the Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
market and became WNPX in 1998, broadcasting Pax programming.