KPXG-TV

Analog: 22 (UHF, 1981–2008)
Digital: 4 ( VHF , 2004–2008)

KPXG-TV
Salem–Portland, Oregon; United States;
City	Salem, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); Virtual: 22;
Branding	Ion
Programming
Affiliations	22.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media; (Ion Media License Company, LLC);
History
First air date	November 21, 1981 (42 years ago)
Former call signs	KECH (1981–1986); KWVT (1986–1987); KHSP (1987–1988); KBSP-TV (1988–1998);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 22 (UHF, 1981–2008); Digital: 4 (VHF, 2004–2008);
Former affiliations	Independent (1981–1987); ON TV (1982–1984); HSN (1987–1998);
Call sign meaning	Pax TV Oregon
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5801
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	510 m (1,673 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°31′20.5″N 122°44′49.5″W / 45.522361°N 122.747083°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.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.

^ "Facility Technical Data for KPXG-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KPXG-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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