WRPX-TV

Analog: 47 (UHF, 1992–2009)
Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2019)

WRPX-TV
Rocky Mount–Raleigh–; Durham, North Carolina; ; United States;
City	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF), shared with WFPX-TV; Virtual: 47;
Branding	Ion
Programming
Affiliations	47.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media; (Ion Television License, LLC);
Sister stations	WFPX-TV
History
Founded	March 26, 1991
First air date	July 8, 1992; (33 years ago)
Former call signs	WFXB (1991); WRMY (1991–1998); WRPX (1998–2009);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 47 (UHF, 1992–2009); Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1992–1998)
Call sign meaning	Raleigh's Pax TV
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20590
ERP	170 kW
HAAT	563.8 m (1,850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°49′52.8″N 78°8′42.8″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.com

WRPX-TV (channel 47) is a television station licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Archer Lodge–licensed Bounce TV outlet WFPX-TV (channel 62). WRPX-TV and WFPX-TV share a sales office on Gresham Lake Road in Raleigh; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WRPX-TV's spectrum from a tower northeast of Middlesex, North Carolina.

Quick Facts City, Channels ...

WRPX's signal was previously relayed on WFPX; WRPX served the northern half of the market, including Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, while WFPX served the southern part, including Fayetteville and Southern Pines.

License	Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
WRPX-TV	47.1	720p	16:9	ION	Ion Television
	47.2	480i		CourtTV	Court TV
	47.3			IONPlus	Ion Plus
	47.4			GameSho	Game Show Central
	47.5			CRIME	True Crime Network
	47.6			BUSTED	Busted
	47.8			QVC	QVC
WFPX-TV	62.1	720p		Bounce	Bounce TV

Technical information