WPXT

WPXT is the CW-affiliated television station for Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire licensed to Portland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 (or virtual channel 51.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in South Gray along I-95/Maine Turnpike/Gold Star Memorial Highway. Owned by Ironwood Communications, LLC, WPXT operates MyNetworkTV affiliate WPME (owned by Cottonwood Communications, LLC) through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two outlets share studios on Ledgeview Drive in Westbrook. Syndicated programming on WPXT includes How I Met Your Mother, Friends, and Divorce Court among others. Throughout its history, the station has also produced and aired several local programs.

Digital channels

History

The station signed-on September 14, 1986 as Maine's first independent station and the first new commercial station to launch in the Portland market in 32 years. After a few weeks as an independent, it became a charter affiliate with Fox on October 6. In 1996 the station's original owner Bride Communications sold WPXT to Pegasus Broadcasting.