KPXG-TV
Ion TV station in Salem, Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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City | Salem, Oregon |
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Branding | Ion |
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First air date | November 21, 1981 (42 years ago) (1981-11-21) |
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Call sign meaning | Pax TV Oregon |
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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 |
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Website | iontelevision |
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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.