WIPL · channel 35.1
WIPL is channel 35.1 (Ion Television), a full-power station licensed to Lewiston, ME.
Updated from FCC data
WIPL channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 35.1 Ion Television
- 35.2 Court TV
- 35.3 Bounce TV
- 35.4 Grit
- 35.5 Ion Plus
- 35.6 Busted
- 35.7 Game Show Central
- 35.8 HSN
- 35.9 QVC2
Which way to point your antenna for WIPL
WIPL transmits from the main Portland-Auburn tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 24 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lewiston, ME | west-southwest (240°) | 34 mi |
| South Portland, ME | west-northwest (302°) | 28 mi |
| Sanford, ME | north (360°) | 29 mi |
| Westbrook, ME | west-northwest (295°) | 23 mi |
| Augusta, ME | west-southwest (237°) | 61 mi |
WIPL transmitter details
- Station type
- Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
- RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
- 24 (UHF)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 16 kW
- Antenna height
- 696 m above sea level, 542 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 43.8456, -70.7614 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 48408
- Licence on file
- 2019-07-15
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Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
Updated How we work this out