KPXM-TV

The station originally signed on the air in 1982 as KXLI ("XLI" is 41 in Roman numerals). The station branded as "K-41" and showed syndicated fare and cartoons. KXLI was also simulcast on KXLT-TV channel 47 in Rochester, and by the late 1980s, Minnesota North Stars hockey broadcasts would also air on the stations. KXLI and KXLT were owned by Halcomm Inc., whose majority stockholder and president was Dale W. Lang. Lang was also the chairman of magazine publisher Lang Communications Inc. Lang and several partners attempted to create the "Minnesota Independent Network" (MIN) with 11 stations, but this was never realized. encouraging viewers to re-scan their TVs. This change only affected those who use an antenna to receive KPXM. The station permanently moved to channel 16 on June 1, 2018, as part of the digital television repack. While both channels were still on the air, viewers saw two identical sets of channels. This move forced K16HY-D off the air in the Twin Cities, as that station broadcast from the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, and the two stations would interfere with each other. After the repack is complete, T-Mobile will own the spectrum vacated by the station. ==Technical information==

Subchannels The station's signal is multiplexed: Analog-to-digital conversion KPXM-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 41, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40, using virtual channel 41. On June 1, 2018, the station signed off its transmitter on channel 40, relocating to 16 permanently after moving towers. Translators The broadcast signal of KPXM is extended by way of five digital translators in central and southern Minnesota. • '''''' Alexandria • '''''' Jackson • '''''' Redwood Falls • '''''' St. James • '''''' Willmar ==References==