KPXE
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| Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Branding | ION Television |
| Channels | 50 (UHF) analog, 51 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ION Television |
| Owner | ION Media Networks (Paxson Kansas City License, Inc.) |
| Founded | 1969 (as KCIT-TV) 1978 (current incarnation, as KYFC) |
| Call letters meaning | K PaXson Entertainment |
| Former callsigns | KCIT-TV (1969-71), KYFC (1978-97), KINB (1997-98) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1969-1971, 1978-1998) |
KPXE is the ION Television (formerly known as Pax TV and i) affiliate for the Kansas City television market. It is owned by ION Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications). The station runs religious shows in the mornings, infomercials in the late afternoons, and family entertainment on weekends.
The station originally began in October 1969 as KCIT. It was the first independent UHF station in the Kansas City market (channel 19 had signed on as the educational outlet several years earlier) since the short-lived Dumont affiliate on channel 25 (KCTY) in the 1950s. KCIT aired several network offerings that the main affiliates in the market (KCTV--then KCMO-TV, KMBC, and WDAF) had passed on, and it also managed to produce a few local programs. The station was faced with viewership problems and, in turn, money troubles in 1970 when a rival UHF, KBMA, (now KSHB) began broadcasting on channel 41. KBMA had wealthier owners and a stronger signal than channel 50; KCIT lost its early appeal as a result. The first version of channel 50 finally called it quits in July 1971, only broadcasting the minimum number of hours mandated by the FCC for the final few weeks, before vacating the frequency. KBMA became the sole independent station in Kansas City for several years afterward.
The station returned to the air as KYFC in 1978 with a format of religious programming. Its lineup remained largely religious through the 1980s, but a few secular shows had been added to its schedule.
In 1997, the station was sold to Paxson Communications, and began to air infomercials and Worship (Contemporary Christian) programming shortly thereafter, along with some religious shows. It also changed its call letters to KINB. In 1998, Pax TV programming was added to the lineup, and the station changed its callsign again, this time to KPXE.
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Corporate Leadership: R. Brandon Burgess | Dean M. Goodman | Richard Garcia | Adam K. Weinstein | Tammy G. Hedge | Steven J. Friedman | Stephen P. Appel | Douglas C. Barker | David A. Glenn |
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Broadcast Television Networks: ION Television |
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1These stations are operated by ION under a time brokerage agreement. |
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Annual Revenue: $276.6 million USD (2004) | Employees: 433 (2005) | Stock Symbol: AMEX: ION | Website: www.ionmedia.tv |
