KXPD-LP

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KXPD-LP

Eola / Portland / Salem / Woodburn, Oregon
Channels	Analog: 52 (UHF)
Affiliations	Azteca América
Owner	Churchill Media (CHURCHILL MEDIA II, LLC)
Founded	May 20, 2005
Former callsigns	K52HY, KWVT-LP, KGUG-LP
Former affiliations	Main station for KWVT-LP (2005-2007)

KXPD-LP is an affiliate of the Azteca América network. Licensed to Eola, Oregon, the station covers the Willamette Valley from Salem to Wilsonville, within the Portland, Oregon television market. It broadcasts on UHF channel 52.

1 History
2 Future expansion
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The station signed on the air on May 20, 2005 as the main signal of KWVT-LP, a local, English-language independent station owned by Northwest Television.

On May 8, 2007 Northwest Television sold the broadcast license of KWVT-LP, to Churchill Media of Eugene, Oregon. Programming from Azteca América began August 17, 2007. The call letters were soon after changed to KXPD-LP.

As of November 2007 the station is being carried by Comcast on digital channel 317 & 617 in the digital basic tier.

Northwest Television programing will continue on other existing stations it currently owns, with KWVT moving to KWVT-LP channel 17 in the Salem area.

[edit] Future expansion

Churchill Media is in the process of added more low power stations. To carry Azteca América programing to other hispanic markets throughout the Pacific Northwest.

These stations are currently owned by Three Angels Broadcasting Network.

[edit] References

Azteca América.Press Release. May 8, 2007
Portland getting Spanish TV station. Portland Business Journal. May 9, 2007
Portland getting new Spanish-language TV station. The Oregonian. May 9, 2007.
Churchill Media acquires Salem area TV station. The Register-Guard. May 11, 2007.

[edit] External links

Churchill Media Company website
Query the FCC's TV station database for KXPD

v • d • e

Broadcast television in the Portland, Oregon market (Nielsen DMA #23)

KATU 2 (ABC) - KOIN 6 (CBS) - KGW 8 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KOPB 10 (PBS/OPB, PBS-HD on DT1, OPB-SD on DT2, Create on DT3, Oreg Ch on DT4) - KPTV 12 (Fox) - KUNP 16 / KUNP-LP 47 (UNI) - KOXI-CA 20 (A1) - KPXG 22 / KPXG-LP 54 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) - KNMT 24 (TBN, The Church Channel on DT2, JCTV on DT3, TBN Enlace on DT4, Smile of a Child on DT5) - K26GJ 26 (Ind) - KRCW 32 / KRCW-LP 5 (The CW) - KORK-CA 35 (HSN) - KKEI-CA 38 (TEL) - KPDX 49 (MNTV) - KOXO-CA 51 (TFR)
Salem-Marion County:
KORS-CA 16 (HSN, BVM on DT2) - KWVT-LP 17 / KSLM-LP 14 (A1/WSTV) - K21GX 21 (Ind) - K50GG 50 (MNTV) - KXPD-LP 52 (AZA)

Outlying areas:
The Dalles-Wasco County:
K06NI 6 (A1/WSTV) - KRHP-LP 14 (FN/Worship/COR) - K31HZ 31 (PBS/OPB)
Tillamook-Tillamook County:
KPWC-LP 4 / K05KX 5 (A1/WSTV) - K19EI 19 (PBS/OPB) - K26HS 26 (3ABN)

Defunct Television Stations
KVDO 3 (Ind.) - KLOR 12 (ABC) - KHTV 27 (Ind.) - KAXC 35 (OPB)

Local Cable Television Channels
CSN Northwest - FSN Northwest - NorthWest Cable News - The Oregon Channel - TVW (Washington) - White Springs Television

Seattle channels available on cable on some Washington systems
KOMO 4 (ABC) - KCTS 9 (PBS) - KBTC 28 (PBS)

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of Oregon

KRHP-LP 14 (FN/Worship/COR, The Dalles) - KMCW 14 (Telemundo, Medford) - KUNP 16 / 47 / KABH-CA 15 (Univision, La Grande / Portland / Bend) - KWVT 17 (A1/WSTV, Salem) - KPXG 22 (ION, Salem) - KNMT 24 (TBN, Portland) - KBLN 30 (3ABN, Grants Pass) - KTVC 36 (RTN, Roseburg) - KBSC 49 (Ind./WSTV, Brookings) - KXPD-LP 52 (AZA, Salem)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS stations in Oregon