KPDX

KPDX is a television station that serves the Portland metropolitan area and is licensed to Vancouver, Washington. It operates as an affiliate of Ion Television and is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company through its Ion Media subsidiary. The callsign KPDX reflects Portland, Oregon, commonly abbreviated as PDX.

As part of Ion Media's portfolio, KPDX broadcasts the Ion Television network schedule, which emphasizes procedural dramas and family-friendly programming. The station generally does not produce its own local newscasts and instead airs network programming along with any multicast subchannels carried by the station. Like other Ion affiliates, KPDX is distributed on local broadcast, cable, and satellite platforms.

History and operations have seen KPDX transition from independent or secondary-network programming to alignment with Ion as Ion expanded its affiliation reach. In 2020, Ion Media was acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company, and KPDX became part of Scripps’ broader broadcast operation, maintaining its network affiliation while leveraging the company’s resources for distribution and corporate support.

Technical and market notes indicate KPDX operates a digital signal serving the Portland–Vancouver area and participates in the region’s UHF/VHF broadcast ecosystem alongside other local stations. The station’s role within the market is primarily as a source of Ion Television content for viewers seeking the network’s lineup, with limited local programming beyond any syndicated or multicast offerings.

See also: Ion Television, E. W. Scripps Company, Ion Media.