Oregon Public Broadcasting

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OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Image:Opb logo.gif
Statewide Oregon
Branding	OPB
Channels	Analog: (various, see article) Digital: (various, see FCC data in "External links")
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Oregon Public Broadcasting
Founded	1922
Transmitter Power	(see FCC data in "External links")
Website	opb.org

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the primary public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington, with (as of 2006) over one million viewers throughout that region and an average of over 380,000 radio listeners each week. It is the third largest producer of national programming for public television.^{[citation needed]}

OPB consists of six television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over 20 radio stations and frequencies. Broadcasts include local programming as well as programs from PBS, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and the BBC World Service.

OPB has a reputation for relying solely on listener and viewer donations with no government support from Oregon tax funds. While OPB does have a strong membership program, the State of Oregon provided 9 percent of OPB's operational budget in the 2003-2005 biennium, according to the Bend Bulletin.^{[page # needed]} For 2007, Gov. Kulongoski has asked the Oregon Legislature for $3.75 million, which includes $1 million for operations.^[1] The final appropriation is likely to be smaller, with the most recent budget proposal allocating $500,000 to OPB.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Television stations 2.1 Repeaters 3 Radio stations 3.1 HD radio stations 3.2 Other radio frequencies 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

OPB traces its roots to October 7 1922, when experimental 7XH signed on the air. This station became KFDJ-AM on December 7 1922.^{[citation needed]} Both were licensed to Corvallis campus of Oregon Agricultural College. It became KOAC-AM on December 21 1925.

• KOAC - Corvallis

KOAC-TV began operation October 7 1957. KOAC-AM-TV soon became the flagship for a large network of radio and television stations, which became known as the Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service (OEPBS) in 1971. In 1981, OEPBS was spun off from the Oregon State System of Higher Education and renamed Oregon Public Broadcasting.^{[citation needed]} KOAC's former Portland satellites, KOAP-FM-TV, were renamed KOPB-FM-TV and became the flagship of the new organization.

• KOPB - Portland

Main article: KOPB-TV

KOAP-TV Portland signed on the air February 6 1961; it changed its call sign to KOPB-TV on February 15 1989.^{[citation needed]}

• KTVR - La Grande

KTVR-TV went on the air December 6 1964 as a commercial station, an NBC primary affiliate that also carried selected ABC network programs.^{[citation needed]} KTVR was a satellite of Boise, Idaho station KTVB, but had a La Grande studio at 1605 Adams Ave., producing a nightly newscast and other local programming. However, by 1967, the La Grande studio and office had been closed and KTVR was a total satellite of KTVB. KTVR was unique in the Pacific time zone because as a repeater of a Mountain time zone station, its "prime-time" schedule was broadcast from 6 to 9 p.m. OEPBS bought KTVR on August 31 1976 and converted it to PBS programming on February 1 1977. At first, KTVR rebroadcast programming from KWSU-TV in Pullman, Washington and KSPS in Spokane, Washington until OEPBS completed a TV link to La Grande. On September 1 1977 OEPBS took KTVR off the air for transmitter repairs, due to increasing technical problems. KTVR returned to the air on January 1 1978, carrying OEPBS programming for the first time.

• KOAB - Bend

KOAB-TV began broadcasting on February 24 1970 as KVDO-TV, an independent station licensed to Salem.^{[citation needed]} Channel 3 struggled to compete with Portland's established independent, KPTV, and by the mid 1970s the station was bought out by Liberty Communications, then-owners of ABC affiliate KEZI. KVDO then became a full-power satellite of KEZI. KATU, Portland's ABC affiliate, responded by taking legal action, forcing KEZI to black out any ABC programming on KVDO in order to protect KATU. OEPBS purchased the station on February 19 1976, and turned the station into a PBS affiliate, rebroadcasting OEPBS programming that was already available from KOAC and KOAP (now KOPB). A few days later on February 28 1976 a disgruntled viewer protesting KVDO's sale to OEPBS cut guy wires, toppling the channel 3 TV tower.^{[citation needed]} On September 20 1976 KVDO signed back on the air with a new tower. On August 6 1983, after many complaints about duplication of service to Salem-area viewers (see above), KVDO was shut down. OEPBS petitioned the FCC to move Channel 3's license and channel allocation to Bend, where they had no PBS coverage; the FCC honored their request. On December 22 1983 channel 3 signed back on the air as KOAB. Call letters changed to KOAB-TV when KOAB-FM signed on the air January 23 1986.

• KEPB - Eugene

KEPB-TV began operation on February 27 1990 as Eugene's first public television station, reboadcasting OPB programming clearer than KOAC's rimshot signal from Corvallis.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Television stations

Station	City	Analog Channel	Digital Channel	Callsign Meaning
KOPB-TV	Portland	10	27	Oregon Public Broadcasting
KOAC-TV	Corvallis	7	39	Oregon Agricultural College
KEPB-TV	Eugene	28	29	Eugene Public Broadcasting
KOAB-TV	Bend	3	11	Oregon Air Bend
KTVR-TV	La Grande	13	5	TeleVision Grande Ronde

The OPB network digital channels is multiplexed:

Channel	Programming
First Digital Channel	PBS HD programing in 1080i
Second Digital Channel	OPB SD programing in 480i
Third Digital Channel	Create in 480i
Fourth Digital Channel	The Oregon Channel in 480i

The Oregon Channel is a public affairs network. Programing consist of Oregon legislative sessions and other public affairs events. Some additional programing is now being shown on this digital sub channel during the day.

Southwestern Oregon is served by KSYS in Medford and KFTS in Klamath Falls, which offers some OPB programming in their schedules.

[edit] Repeaters

There are also many low-powered repeaters statewide that rebroadcast OPB programming. A few repeaters are not owned by OPB.

Arlington — K17GK Astoria — K23GK Baker City — K48DC Burns — K36BA Cloverdale — K19EI Coos Bay — K17AA Cottage Grove — K52CV - Moving to Ch. 20 Elkton — K11VI Enterprise — K28JC Eugene — K21FS - (Backfill for KEPB) Florence — K54DG - Moving to Ch. 32 Glide — K24FH Gold Beach — K55CM Halfway — K10NF Heppner — K28GD Hood River — K36FG John Day — K26FQ La Grande — K50CI - (Backfill for KTVR) Lakeview — K19BK London Springs — K57GW - Moving to Ch. 33 Mapleton — K19EC Maupin — K52CH

Milton-Freewater — K50FX Monument — K12MX Myrtle Point — K55FM Newport — K18FR Oakridge — K11SZ Ontario — K15DY - (Only OPB TV translator in the Mountain Time Zone) Paisley — K04PK & K09VC Pendleton — K59BO - Moving to Ch. 22 Port Orford — K61BU - Moving to Ch. 47 Powers — K66DG, K69AM Prairie City — K05JL Prineville — K16EM - (Backfill for KOAB) Reedsport — K02NW Richland — K08KW Rockaway — K36GU Roseburg — K51GJ Silver Lake — K08LG The Dalles — K66AH - Moving to Ch. 31 Wasco — K15EY Wedderburn — K04MG

There are also two repeaters in Washington: K59BX (Moving to Ch. 31) in Grays River, and K44HM in Longview.

[edit] Radio stations

Station	City	Frequency	Callsign Meaning
KOAB-FM	Bend	91.3 FM	Oregon Air Bend
KOAC-AM K276BU	Corvallis	550 AM 103.1 FM	Oregon Agricultural College
KTVR-FM	La Grande	89.9 FM	TeleVision Grande Ronde
KOAP-FM	Lakeview	88.7 FM	Oregon Air Portland (after former callsign of Portland station)
KRBM-FM	Pendleton	90.9 FM	Radio Blue Mountain
KOPB-FM	Portland	91.5 FM	Oregon Public Broadcasting
KTMK-FM	Tillamook	91.1 FM	TillaMooK

[edit] HD radio stations

Currently only KOPB-FM carries HD Radio programing.

The OPB HD radio channels:

Channel	Programming
OPB FM HD-1	Main OPB radio programing
OPB FM HD-2	opbmusic[3]
OPB FM HD-3	Golden Hours Radio[4]

[edit] Other radio frequencies

• Baker City, 91.5 FM
• Burns 91.7 FM
• Goldendale, Washington 91.5 FM
• Halfway 91.3 FM
• Hood River 94.3 FM
• Lincoln City 91.7 FM
• Manzanita 106.1 FM
• Mount Vernon 90.7 FM
• Ontario 107.5 FM - (Only OPB Radio translator in the Mountain Time Zone)
• Richland 91.9 FM
• Salishan (Lincoln County) 91.7 FM
• Silver Lake (Lake County) 91.7 FM
• The Dalles 91.5 FM
• Valley Falls (Lake County) 91.1 FM
• Wagontire (Harney County) 90.3 FM

[edit] See also

• Barry Serafin - Early OPB news reporter
• High-Five Challenge - A high school quizbowl competition in Oregon and Washington

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• OPB's main website
• OPB News
• opbmusic, OPB's music service

FCC Information for OPB's radio stations: Query the FCC's FM station database for KOAB Query the FCC's AM station database for KOAC Query the FCC's FM station database for K276BU Query the FCC's FM station database for KTVR Query the FCC's FM station database for KOAP Query the FCC's FM station database for KRBM Query the FCC's FM station database for KOPB Query the FCC's FM station database for KTMK

FCC Information for OPB's television stations: Query the FCC's TV station database for KOPB Query the FCC's TV station database for KOAC Query the FCC's TV station database for KEPB Query the FCC's TV station database for KOAB Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVR

FCC Information for OPB's television repeaters:

Query the FCC's TV station database for K02NW Query the FCC's TV station database for K04MG Query the FCC's TV station database for K04PK Query the FCC's TV station database for K05JL Query the FCC's TV station database for K08KW Query the FCC's TV station database for K08LG Query the FCC's TV station database for K09VC Query the FCC's TV station database for K10NF Query the FCC's TV station database for K11SZ Query the FCC's TV station database for K11VI Query the FCC's TV station database for K12MX Query the FCC's TV station database for K15DY Query the FCC's TV station database for K15EY Query the FCC's TV station database for K16EM Query the FCC's TV station database for K17AA Query the FCC's TV station database for K17GK Query the FCC's TV station database for K18FR Query the FCC's TV station database for K19BK Query the FCC's TV station database for K19EC Query the FCC's TV station database for K19EI Query the FCC's TV station database for K21FS Query the FCC's TV station database for K23GK Query the FCC's TV station database for K24FH

Query the FCC's TV station database for K26FQ Query the FCC's TV station database for K28GD Query the FCC's TV station database for K28JC Query the FCC's TV station database for K36BA Query the FCC's TV station database for K36FG Query the FCC's TV station database for K36GU Query the FCC's TV station database for K44HM Query the FCC's TV station database for K48DC Query the FCC's TV station database for K50CI Query the FCC's TV station database for K50FX Query the FCC's TV station database for K51GJ Query the FCC's TV station database for K52CH Query the FCC's TV station database for K52CV Query the FCC's TV station database for K54DG Query the FCC's TV station database for K55CM Query the FCC's TV station database for K55FM Query the FCC's TV station database for K57GW Query the FCC's TV station database for K59BO Query the FCC's TV station database for K59BX Query the FCC's TV station database for K61BU Query the FCC's TV station database for K66AH Query the FCC's TV station database for K66DG Query the FCC's TV station database for K69AM

v • d • e PBS Member Stations in the state of Oregon
OPB: KOAB 3 (Bend) - KOAC 7 / KEPB 28 (Corvallis / Eugene) - KOPB 10 (Portland) - KTVR 13 (La Grande) SOPTV: KSYS 8 / KFTS 22 (Medford / Klamath Falls)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and Other stations in Oregon

v • d • e NPR Member Stations in the state of Oregon
Stations	Ashland KAGI · Ashland KSJK · Ashland KSMF · Ashland KSRG · Ashland KSOR · Astoria KMUN · Bend KLBR · Bend KOAB · Coos Bay KSBA · Corvallis KOAC · Eugene KLCC · Eugene KRVM · Eugene KRVM · Florence KLFO · Gresham KMHD · Klamath Falls KLMF · Klamath Falls KSKF · Myrtle Point KOOZ · Newport KLCO · Pendleton KRBM · Portland KOPB · Reedsport KLFR · Roseburg KSRS · Roseburg KTBR · Roseburg KMPQ · Tillamook KTCB · Warrenton KCPB
See also List of NPR stations

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: KWVT-LP 17 / KSLM-LP 14 (A1/WSTV) - K21GX 21 (Ind) - KORS-CA 36 (HSN, BVM on DT2) - K50GG 50 (MNTV) - KXPD-LP 52 (AZA) The Dalles-Wasco County: K06NI  6 (A1/WSTV) - KRHP-LP 14 (FN/Worship/COR)  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 (Salem) - White Springs Television

v • d • e Radio stations in the Portland, Oregon market (Arbitron #23)
By FM frequency	88.3 · 88.7 · 89.1 · 89.9 · 90.7 · 91.5 · 91.9 · 92.3 · 93.1 · 93.9 · 94.7 · 95.5 · 95.9 · 96.3 · 97.1 · 97.9 · 98.1 · 98.7 · 99.5 · 100.3 · 101.1 · 101.9 · 102.7 · 103.3 · 104.1 · 105.1 · 105.9 · 106.7 · 107.5
By AM frequency	620 · 750 · 800 · 860 · 880 · 910 · 940 · 970 · 1010 · 1040 · 1080 · 1150 · 1190 · 1230 · 1330 · 1360 · 1410 · 1450 · 1480 · 1520 · 1550 · 1640
By callsign	K274AR · K220IN · KBMS · KBNP · KBOO · KBPS · KBPS-FM · KBVM · KCMD · KDZR · KEX · KFIS · KFXX · KGDD · KGON · KINK · KKAD · KKCW · KKPZ · KKRZ · K240CZ · K242AF · KLVP · KLTH · KMHD · KMUZ · KNRK · KOPB-FM · KPAM · KPDQ · KPDQ-FM · KPOJ · KPSU · KQOL · KRRC · KRSK · KRYP · KSZN · KTRO · KUFO · KUIK · KUPL · KVMX · KWBY · KWIP · KWJJ · KXJM · KXL · KXMG · KXPD · KYCH
Oregon Radio Markets: Bend • Eugene-Springfield • Medford-Ashland • Portland See also: List of radio stations in Oregon Washington Radio Markets: Seattle-Tacoma • Spokane • Richland-Kennewick-Pasco • Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR • Wenatchee • Yakima Other Washington Radio Regions: Northern Washington • Pullman-Moscow See also: List of radio stations in Washington

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Eugene market  (Nielsen DMA #120)

KOAC 7 / KEPB 28 (PBS/OPB, PBS-HD on DT1, OPB-SD on DT2, Create on DT3, Oreg Ch on DT4) - KEZI 9 (ABC) - KVAL 13 (CBS) - KMTR 16 (NBC, CW on DT2) - KEVU-LP 23 (MNTV) - KLSR 34 (FOX, KEVU-LP on DT2) - K36FJ 36 (3ABN) - KORY-CA 41 (A1) - KMOR-LP 51 (MTV2) - KAMK-LP 53 (RTN) - K59DJ 59 (TBN)  Roseburg-Douglas County: KPIC 4 (CBS) - K11BX 11 / K53CU 53 (ABC) - K33FE (FOX) - KTVC 36 (RTN) - KTCW 46 (NBC, CW on DT2) - K47HT 47 (3ABN) - K49FV 49 (TBN) - K51GJ 51 (PBS/OPB)  Coos Bay-Coos County: K07JS 7 / K27CL 27 (ABC) - KCBY 11 (CBS) - K17AA 17 (PBS/OPB) - KMCB 23 (NBC, CW on DT2) - K30BN 30 (MNTV) - K33AO 33 (TBN) - K44FH 44 (3ABN) - K63DO 63 (FOX) Local cable television channels KZWB (The CW) - The Oregon Channel (Salem) Out-of market television stations: Medford: KOBI 5 (NBC) - Portland (Salem): KPXG 22 (ION)

v • d • e Radio stations in the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon market (Arbitron #148)
By FM frequency	88.1 · 88.9 · 89.7 · 91.1 · 91.9 · 93.3 · 94.5 · 95.3 · 96.1 · 97.9 · 99.1 · 99.9 · 100.5 · 101.5 · 102.3 · 103.7 · 104.7 · 105.5 · 106.3 · 107.1 · 107.9
By AM frequency	550 · 590 · 660 · 720 · 840 · 1050 · 1120 · 1280 · 1320 · 1450 · 1600
By callsign	KDPM · KDUK · KEHK · KEUG · KFIR · KFLY · KHPE · KKNU · KKNX · KLCC · KLOO · KLVU · KLZS · KMGE · KNRQ · KOAC · KODZ · KOPT · KORE · KPNW · KQFE · KRKT · KRVM · KRVM · KSCR · KUGN · KUJZ · KWAX · KWVA · KXOR · KXPC · KZEL
Oregon Radio Markets: Bend • Eugene-Springfield • Medford-Ashland • Portland See also: List of radio stations in Oregon

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Bend market  (Nielsen DMA #192)
KOAB 3 (PBS/OPB, PBS-HD on DT1, OPB-SD on DT2, Create on DT3, Oreg Ch on DT4) - KABH-CA 15 (UNI) - KQRE-LP 19 (TEL) - KTVZ 21 (NBC, The CW on DT2, KQRE-LP on DT3) - K31CR 31 / K07YM 7 (CBS) - K33AG 33 (TBN) - KFXO-LP 39 / KBND-LP 41 (FOX) - K42BR 42 (ind) - K48BL 48 (A1) - KUBN-LP 50 (MNTV) - K53JV 53 (ABC) Local digital television channels KOHD 51 (ABC) Local cable television channels KVAL 13 (CBS)  (Eugene)  - Central Oregon Television (COTV) (cable 11)  - FSN Northwest - The Oregon Channel  (Salem)
See also: Broadcast television in the Portland market

v • d • e Radio stations in the Bend, Oregon market (Arbitron #204)
By FM frequency	88.1 • 88.5 • 89.3 • 89.9 • 90.5 • 91.3 • 92.7 • 94.1 • 95.1 • 96.5 • 97.5 • 98.3 • 99.7 • 100.7 • 101.7 • 102.9 • 104.1 • 105.7 • 106.7
By AM frequency	690 • 940 • 1110 • 1240
By callsign	KBND • KICE • KKJA • KLBR • KLRR • KLTW-FM • KMGX • KMTK • KNLR • KOAB • KPOV-LP • KQAK • KRCO • KRDM • KRXF • KSJJ • KTWS • KVLB • KVRA • KWLZ-FM • KWPK-FM • KWRX • KXIX
Oregon Radio Markets: Bend • Eugene-Springfield • Medford-Ashland • Portland See also: List of radio stations in Oregon

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Yakima / Walla Walla / Pasco / Richland / Kennewick market  (Nielsen DMA #126)

Northern End (Yakima Valley) Yakima: KKFQ-CA 2 (UNI) - KNDO 23 (NBC, Local News on DT2, WX Plus on DT3) - KCWK-LP 27 (The CW) - KIMA 29 (CBS) - KAPP 35 (ABC, KXMN-LP on DT2) - KCYU-LP 41 (FOX) - K43GY 43 (Ind/Hispanavision) - KYVE 47 (PBS, Create on DT2, KYVE-HD on DT3) Ellensburg: K25FP 25 (3ABN) - K31AK 31 (NBC) - K39DM 39 (TBN) - K41CK 41 (FOX) - KWWA-CA 49 (UNI) - K51BD 51 (CBS) - K54DX 54 (FOX) - K63BZ 63 (ABC) - K69BE 69 (PBS) Southern End (Columbia Basin) Tri-Cities: KFFX 11 (FOX) - KVVK-CA 15 (UNI) - KEPR 19 (CBS) - KNDU 25 (NBC, Local News on DT2, WX Plus on DT3) - KTNW 31 (PBS) - KVEW 42 (ABC, KXMN-LP on DT2) - KRLB-LP 49 (COR) Walla Walla: KCWK 9 (The CW) - KTVR 13 (PBS/OPB, PBS-HD on DT1, OPB-SD on DT2, Create on DT3, Oreg Ch on DT4) - KORX-CA 16 (UNI) - K22BI 22 / K21EK 21 / K28FT 28 (HOPE/Worship) - K33EJ 33 (3ABN) - KWWO-LP 47 (COR)