WPFO

WPFO
ATSC 3.0 station
CityWaterville, Maine
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WGME-TV
History
First air date
August 27, 1999 (1999-08-27)
Former call signs
  • WBDJ (1998)
  • WMPX-TV (1998–2003)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 23 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • Digital: 23 (UHF, 2009–2019)
  • Pax (1999–2003)
  • Fox (2003–2025)
Call sign meaning
Portland's Fox (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID84088
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT479 m (1,572 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°55′29″N 70°29′27″W / 43.92472°N 70.49083°W / 43.92472; -70.49083
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Public license information

WPFO (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Waterville, Maine, United States, serving the Portland area with programming from the digital multicast network Roar. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS/Fox affiliate WGME-TV (channel 13). The two stations share studios on Northport Drive in the North Deering section of Portland; WPFO's transmitter is located on Brown Hill west of Raymond.

WPFO was built as WMPX-TV and began broadcasting in August 1999. It was Portland's Pax affiliate. In 2003, Paxson sold the station to Corporate Media Consultants Group, which converted it to a Fox affiliate that April. At the time, Portland had not had a Fox affiliate since October 2001. WGME-TV began producing a 10 p.m. newscast for WPFO in February 2007 and expanded its relationship with a morning newscast in 2010. Sinclair acquired the station's non-license assets in 2013, with Cunningham Broadcasting purchasing the license in 2017. In December 2025, WPFO's Fox subchannel moved to WGME-TV.