KPXG-TV

KPXG-TV
CitySalem, Oregon
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21)
Former call signs
  • KECH (1981–1986)
  • KWVT (1986–1987)
  • KHSP (1987–1988)
  • KBSP-TV (1988–1998)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1981–2008)
  • Digital: 4 (VHF, 2004–2008)
Call sign meaning
Pax TV Oregon
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5801
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT510 m (1,673 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°31′20.5″N 122°44′49.5″W / 45.522361°N 122.747083°W / 45.522361; -122.747083
Links
Public license information
Websiteiontelevision.com

KPXG-TV (channel 22) is a television station licensed to Salem, Oregon, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Portland area. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, the station has offices on Southwest Naito Parkway in downtown Portland, and its transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of the city.

KPXG-TV was started as independent station KECH in 1981. Never truly successful, it filed for bankruptcy within two years. From 1987 to 1998, it primarily broadcast Home Shopping Network (HSN) programming before being purchased for the launch of Pax, predecessor to Ion.