| Callsign: | KGPX-TV |
| City: | Spokane, Washington |
| Branding: | Ion |
| Digital: | 34 (UHF) |
| Virtual: | 34 |
| Country: | United States |
| Founded: | April 2, 1998 |
| Callsign Meaning: | Pax TV (predecessor network to Ion) |
| Former Channel Numbers: | Analog: 34 (UHF, 1999–2009) |
| Owner: | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Licensee: | Inyo Broadcast Licenses LLC |
| Erp: | 104 kW |
| Haat: | 4500NaN0 |
| Facility Id: | 81694 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KGPX-TV (channel 34) is a television station in Spokane, Washington, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings. The station's transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of the city.
On April 2, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted an original construction permit to Paxson Communications for a full-service television station serving Spokane. On May 15, 1998, the FCC issued the call letters KBEU. It was the fourth television station granted such a permit on channel 34 since 1984. The previous station, low-power K34DU, reportedly signed on in 1997 and is mistakenly thought to have been the same station as KGPX.
Two months after the original construction permit was granted, the station changed its call letters June 12, 1998, to KGPX to reflect the new Pax network (the predecessor to Ion), of which the station was to be a part. KGPX signed on the air August 1, 1999. KGPX's license was issued on June 30, 2000.
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | ION | Ion Television | ||
| 34.2 | Bounce | |||
| 34.3 | Grit | |||
| 34.4 | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||
| 34.5 | IONPlus | Ion Plus[1] | ||
| 34.6 | SCRIPPS | Scripps News | ||
| 34.7 | QVC2 | QVC2 | ||
| 34.8 | Jewelry | Jewelry TV |
KGPX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 34, on June 12, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 34,[2] because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997.
KGPX twice attempted to secure a companion digital allocation on channel 43 through a complex Negotiated Channel Election Arrangement with 19 other stations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, but was denied by the FCC due to interference issues.[3]
KGPX was the fourth television station to be granted an original construction permit on channel 34 in Spokane, Washington.