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Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the primary television, radio and digital public broadcasting network for most of the U.S. state of Oregon as well as southern Washington. OPB consists of five full-power television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over 20 radio stations and frequencies. Broadcasts include local and regional programming as well as television programs from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and American Public Television (APT), and radio programs from National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media (APM), Public Radio Exchange (PRX), and the BBC World Service, among other distributors. Its headquarters and television studios are located in Portland.

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Channels
BrandingOPB
Programming
Subchannelssee § Subchannels
Affiliations
  • Radio:
  • Television:
Ownership
OwnerOregon Public Broadcasting
History
First air date
  • Radio: January 23, 1923 (101 years ago) (1923-01-23)
  • Television: October 7, 1957 (66 years ago) (1957-10-07)
NET (1957–1970)
Links
Websitewww.opb.org

OPB has been a major producer of television programming for national broadcast on PBS and Create through distributors like APT, with shows such as History Detectives, Barbecue America, Foreign Exchange, Rick Steves' Europe, and travel shows hosted by Art Wolfe.

As of 2006, OPB-TV had more than one million viewers throughout its region and OPB Radio had an average of more than 380,000 listeners each week. The part of southwestern Oregon not served by OPB is served by KLCC radio, Jefferson Public Radio, and Southern Oregon PBS.

History edit

20th century edit

 
KOAC early studio and transmitter building near Oregon State University, c. 1941

OPB traces its roots back to January 23, 1923, when KFDJ signed on from the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. From 1923 to 1981, the Oregon State campus served as the radio and later TV base of operations for Oregon's public broadcasting. Charles B. Mitchel, a first-year speech professor at Oregon State, was instrumental in bringing Oregon's first public radio station to the state. OSU physics instructor Jacob Jordan is credited with building the station's first radio transmitter near campus in 1923.[1][2]

The radio station's call letters were changed to KOAC on December 11, 1925. In 1932, KOAC became a service of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education General Extension Division.[3]

During the mid-1950s, the university constructed KOAC's first TV studios inside Gill Coliseum. On October 7, 1957, the station began television broadcasting as KOAC-AM-TV. For nearly 60 years, faculty and students at Oregon State University broadcast news, information and entertainment programming across the state from the Corvallis studios.[4] First known as Oregon Educational Broadcasting, the public network became the Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service (OEPBS) in 1971.[5]

KOAC won its first Peabody Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station in 1942 for Our Hidden Enemy, Venereal Disease.[6][7] KOAC won a second Peabody Award in 1972 for Conversations with Will Shakespeare and Certain of His Friends.[6]

 
KOAC-AM announcer broadcasting from the main studios in Covell Hall at Oregon State University (1929).
 
KOAC-TV satilite studio at University of Oregon (Eugene), 1963

In the late 1950s, KOAC's broadcast signal was shared across the state by microwave transmitters and receivers. KOAC also added satellite studios for radio broadcasting in Eugene, Monmouth, Salem, and Portland. In the 1960s, satellite TV studios were added in Portland and Eugene. The Portland satellite, KOAP-FM-TV, was located in a leased building at what is now 2828 SW Naito Parkway. KOAP started broadcasting on February 6, 1961. The Eugene satellite was located on the University of Oregon campus, in Villard Hall. Up until 1965, all programs from the KOAC satellites were live, due to a lack of video recording equipment. Both studios operated two RCA TK31 cameras for live broadcasts.

On December 6, 1964, KTVR-TV began broadcasting in La Grande. The station started primarily as a commercial television station, affiliated with NBC and ABC. KTVR-TV operated as a semi-satellite of KTVB in Boise, Idaho. The La Grande studio was located at 1605 Adams Ave. and produced nightly newscasts and other local programming. However, by 1967, the La Grande studio and office were closed and KTVR became a full-fledged 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 on February 1, 1977. At first, KTVR rebroadcast programming from two Washington stations—KWSU-TV in Pullman and KSPS-TV in Spokane—until OEPBS completed a transmission 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-TV in Bend began broadcasting on February 24, 1970, as KVDO-TV, a commercial independent station licensed to Salem. Channel 3 struggled to compete with Portland's established independent, KPTV (channel 12), and in 1972, the station was purchased by Liberty Communications, then-owners of Eugene's ABC affiliate KEZI (channel 9). The intention was to make KVDO a full-power satellite of KEZI. During the sale, KATU (channel 2), Portland's ABC affiliate, objected over duplication of programming, and there were also objections to Liberty's common ownership of local cable systems and the television station. As a result, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowed Liberty to buy KVDO-TV on the condition that it sell the station within three years.

The state government approved the purchase of KVDO-TV in 1975, with OEPBS taking control of the station on February 19, 1976. Nine days later, on February 28, a disgruntled viewer protesting KVDO's sale to OEPBS cut guy wires, toppling the channel 3 transmitter tower. On September 20, 1976, KVDO signed back on the air with a new tower; from then until March 31, 1981, the station broadcast an alternate program lineup to KOAP-TV and KOAC-TV, featuring time-shifted OEPBS programs, shows for the Spanish-speaking population in the Willamette Valley, and several local productions in Salem. OEPBS consistently eyed moving the station elsewhere to reduce duplication, which became more acute when budget cuts prompted KVDO-TV to drop its separate programs in 1981. The network pursued and won approval from the FCC to move the channel 3 allocation and license to Bend, which had no PBS coverage. KVDO-TV ceased broadcasting in Salem on July 31, 1983; on December 22, channel 3 signed back on the air as KOAB. The call letters were modified to KOAB-TV when KOAB-FM signed on the air on January 23, 1986.

KEPB-TV in Eugene began operation on February 27, 1990, as Eugene's first public television station, bringing most of Eugene a clear signal for PBS programming from the first time ever. Although KOAC-TV had long claimed Eugene as part of its primary coverage area (Corvallis is part of the Eugene market), it only provided rimshot coverage to most of Eugene itself and was marginal at best in the southern portion of the city. Most of Eugene could only get a clear picture from KOAC-TV on cable.[citation needed]

In 1981, OEPBS was spun off from the Oregon State System of Higher Education and became a separate state agency, Oregon Public Broadcasting. As part of the network overhaul, KOAP became the flagship of the OPB network and central operations were relocated from Corvallis to Portland.

In the early 2000s, OPB installed Oregon's first digital transmitter, taking a critical first step in the digital television transition.[8]

21st century edit

For 2001 and 2002, the Oregon state government provided about 14 percent of OPB's operational budget; for 2003 and 2004, it was cut to 9 percent.[9]

On December 4, 2007, OPB launched opbmusic, a 24-hour online radio channel spotlighting Pacific Northwest musicians.[10] As of December 11, 2020, OPB discontinued the opbmusic HD radio and online audio stream and integrated opbmusic multimedia content into its broader arts and culture reporting.[11]

In March 2009, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting chose OPB to manage the pilot version of American Archive, CPB's initiative to digitally preserve content created by public broadcasters.[12]

In 2010, OPB won a 2009 Peabody Award for a radio series called Hard Times, which followed a group of Oregonians through the recession year of 2009.[13]

On June 7, 2014, the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held their 51st Regional Emmy Awards: OPB and its staff won 10 Emmys:[14]

  • OPB received the Emmy for Station Excellence.
  • Oregon Field Guide won the Emmy for Environmental – Program/Special.
  • Oregon Field Guide: "The White Salmon River Runs Free" shared the Emmy for Public/Current/Community Affairs – Program/Special.
  • Oregon Field Guide: "Glacier Caves – Mt. Hood's Secret World" won two Emmys, for Documentary – Topical and Writer – Program (Ed Jahn & Amelia Templeton).
  • Diving for Science shared the Emmy for Health/Science – Program/Special.
  • Giles Clement won the Emmy for Informational/Instructional – Feature/Segment.
  • Hanford won the Emmy for Documentary – Historical.
  • Vince Patton – Vince Patton Reporting won for Reporter – Programming.
  • Tom Shrider – James DeRosso won the Emmy for Video Journalist – No Time Limit.

Television stations edit

Station City of license Channels
(RF / VC)
First air date Call letters'
meaning
ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license information
KOPB-TV[a] Portland 10 (VHF)
10
February 6, 1961
(63 years ago)
 (1961-02-06)
Oregon Public Broadcasting 46 kW 524 m (1,719 ft) 50589 45°31′20.5″N 122°44′49.5″W / 45.522361°N 122.747083°W / 45.522361; -122.747083 (KOPB-TV) Public file
LMS
KOAC-TV Corvallis 7 (VHF)
7
October 7, 1957
(66 years ago)
 (1957-10-07)
Oregon Agricultural College 18.1 kW 357 m (1,171 ft) 50590 44°38′24.9″N 123°16′29.3″W / 44.640250°N 123.274806°W / 44.640250; -123.274806 (KOAC-TV) Public file
LMS
KEPB-TV[b] Eugene 29 (UHF)
28
September 27, 1990
(33 years ago)
 (1990-09-27)
Eugene Public Broadcasting 100 kW 403 m (1,322 ft) 50591 44°0′9″N 123°6′58.5″W / 44.00250°N 123.116250°W / 44.00250; -123.116250 (KEPB-TV) Public file
LMS
KOAB-TV[c] Bend 11 (VHF)
3
February 24, 1970
(54 years ago)
 (1970-02-24)
KOAC Bend 90 kW 245 m (804 ft) 50588 44°4′39.9″N 121°20′0.3″W / 44.077750°N 121.333417°W / 44.077750; -121.333417 (KOAB-TV) Public file
LMS
KTVR[d] La Grande 13 (VHF)
13
December 6, 1964
(59 years ago)
 (1964-12-06)
Television Grande Ronde 16.1 kW 775 m (2,543 ft) 50592 45°18′32.7″N 117°43′58.3″W / 45.309083°N 117.732861°W / 45.309083; -117.732861 (KTVR) Public file
LMS

Notes:

  1. ^ KOPB-TV used the callsign KOAP-TV from its 1961 sign-on until 1989.
  2. ^ KEPB-TV used the call sign KZJD during its construction permit from 1989 to 1990, and KEPB (without the -TV suffix) for just one day on May 1, 1990.
  3. ^ KOAB-TV used the callsign KVDO-TV from its 1970 sign-on until 1983. It was a commercial independent station until OEPBS bought the station in 1976. It was licensed to Salem until 1983.
  4. ^ KTVR was a commercial station relaying KTVB from Boise, Idaho until 1977.

Cable and satellite availability edit

OPB Television is available on all cable providers in its service area. On Dish Network, KOPB-TV, KEPB-TV, and KOAB-TV are available on the Portland, Eugene and Bend local broadcast station lineups, respectively. KOPB-TV and KEPB-TV are available on the Portland and Eugene DirecTV broadcast station lineups.

Digital television edit

OPB's first digital channel was OPB CREATE (an affiliate of the Create network), announced in January 2006; its availability was limited to certain Comcast digital cable customers and on Clear Creek Television in Oregon City.[15]

In December 2008, in anticipation of the original February 18, 2009, deadline for switching to all-digital broadcasting, OPB announced the launch of three digital subchannels: OPB, which would air OPB programming with an "improved picture for viewers with traditional sets", OPB HD, airing programming in "high definition with the highest-quality picture and sound", and OPB Plus, which offered "more choices in viewing times and added programs in news, public affairs and lifestyle."[16]

Subchannels edit

OPB currently offers four digital multiplex channels:[17]

OPB multiplex[18]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
xx.1 1080i 16:9 OPB Main programming / PBS[17]
xx.2 World OPB World (formerly OPB Plus)[17][19]
xx.3 480i OPBKids OPB Kids[20]
xx.4 OPB-FM OPB radio main programming (SAP audio channel 1)
KMHD Jazz Radio (SAP audio channel 2)[17][20]

OPB was one of the partners of The Oregon Channel, a public affairs network that began with the 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly in 2007. Programming consisted of Oregon legislative sessions and other public affairs events. The Oregon Channel was discontinued in 2011.

All of OPB's digital channels are also available on cable providers Comcast Xfinity, Charter Spectrum and Ziply Fiber (grandfathered TV subscribers), and three other providers serving specific regions and communities in Oregon: Clear Creek (a cooperative serving the Redland area of Oregon City), BendBroadband (serving Central Oregon), and Crestview Cable Communications (serving Madras, Prineville, and La Pine).[16]

On July 6, 2011, OPB combined OPB and OPB SD into one high-definition channel feed on the main channel of its digital stations. OPB Plus moved from the third digital subchannel to the second subchannel and OPB Radio moved from the fourth digital subchannel to the third subchannel.

On January 26, 2023, OPB ended broadcasting of OPB Plus and replaced it with OPB World.

Analog-to-digital conversion edit

During 2009, OPB shut down the analog transmitters of the stations on a staggered basis. The station's digital channel allocations post-transition are as follows:[21][22]

  • KOAC-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 39 to VHF channel 7.
  • KOPB-TV shut down its analog, signal, over VHF channel 10; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 27 to VHF channel 10.
  • KEPB-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 28; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 29, using virtual channel 28.
  • KOAB-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 11, using virtual channel 3.
  • KTVR shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 5 to channel 13.

Translators edit

Low-power translators in Elkton, Glendale, Mapleton, Myrtle Point, Newport, Oakland, Oakridge, and Swisshome have been discontinued.[when?]

Radio stations edit

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class Power
(W)
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
KOAC-FM 89.7 FM Astoria 81807 A 180 321 m (1,053 ft)
KOBK 88.9 FM Baker City 94195 C3 600 559 m (1,834 ft)
KOAB-FM 91.3 FM Bend 50609 C1 75,000 199 m (653 ft)
KOBN 90.1 FM Burns 174446 A 600 274 m (899 ft)
KOAC 550 AM Corvallis 50587 B 5,000
KOTD 89.7 FM The Dalles 173179 A 50 589 m (1,932 ft)
KETP 88.7 FM Enterprise 174467 A 100 535 m (1,755 ft)
KOPB 1600 AM Eugene 841 B 5,000 day
1,000 night
KOGL 89.3 FM Gleneden Beach 91095 A 210 −14 m (−46 ft)
KHRV 90.1 FM Hood River 90769 A 65 227 m (745 ft)
KOJD 89.7 FM John Day 174221 A 900 −39 m (−128 ft)
KTVR-FM 89.9 FM La Grande 94194 C2 400 760 m (2,490 ft)
KOAP 88.7 FM Lakeview 93285 A 170 −180 m (−590 ft)
KOPB-FM[a] 91.5 FM Portland 50607 [23] C0 73,000 470 m (1,540 ft)
KRBM 90.9 FM Pendleton 50608 C2 25,000 180 m (590 ft)
KTMK 91.1 FM Tillamook 91082 A 140 356 m (1,168 ft)

Notes:

Broadcast translators of KOPB-FM
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
K283BT 104.5 Astoria 142734 D 70 107.4 m (352 ft)
K276BU 103.1 Corvallis 50601 D 15 326 m (1,070 ft)
K214AQ 90.7 Mount Vernon 50603 D 25 383 m (1,257 ft)
K293BL 106.5 Nedonna Beach 50610 D 10 396.9 m (1,302 ft)
K298AC 107.5 Ontario 50611 D 62 120 m (390 ft)
K228DT 93.5 Pacific City 50614 D 10 677 m (2,221 ft)
K212AQ 90.3 Riley 50598 D 50 524.7 m (1,721 ft)
K252DL 98.3 Walton 92367 D 8 489.8 m (1,607 ft)

Since the spring of 2009, OPB has operated jazz radio station KMHD; the station is owned by Mount Hood Community College, but operates out of OPB's studio facilities in Portland.

HD stations edit

Currently only KMHD and KOPB-FM carry HD radio content.

The OPB HD radio channels are:

Channel Programming
OPB FM HD-1 Main OPB radio programing
OPB FM HD-2 opbmusic[24]
KMHD-FM HD-1 KMHD "Jazz Radio"[25]

Other radio frequencies edit

Translators upgrading to full-power stations:

Podcasting edit

In addition to their work in radio and television, OPB has produced multiple podcasts. For instance, OPB started a podcast version of its daily radio show in 2008 called Think Out Loud.[26][27] OPB also began producing a weekly podcast about local politics called OPB Politics Now, which is hosted by Geoff Norcross.[28] OPB produced a 2018 podcast hosted by Leah Sottile entitled Bundyville that discussed Cliven Bundy and the sovereign citizen movement.[29] The following year they produced the second season of the podcast entitled Bundyville: The Remnant, which discussed right wing extremism and anti-government extremism in America more broadly.[30] In 2020, OPB produced a podcast called Timber Wars. The podcast was hosted by Aaron Scott and discussed the 1990s conflicts in the Pacific Northwest between loggers and environmentalists.[31]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Horton, Kami. "It all started as a lab experiment: A century ago, the broadcaster that became OPB was born". opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Morris, J.M. "The Remembered Years". oregonstate.edu. Scholars Archive Admin at OSU. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ KOAC timeline September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Oregon State University website
  4. ^ "KOAC (Radio station: Corvallis, Or.)". snaccooperative.org. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Geddes, Robert D. "Report on Non-Commercial Television in Portland". pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu. Portland City Club. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Kristi Turnquist (March 31, 2010). "Oregon Public Broadcasting wins Peabody Award". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  7. ^ ""Our Hidden Enemy—Venereal Disease" for Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station". Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "History of Oregon Public Broadcasting". OPB. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  9. ^ "Don't reduce funding for public broadcasting". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. April 10, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  10. ^ Kristi Turnquist (December 11, 2007). "OPBmusic launches". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  11. ^ "Oregon Public Broadcasting's Online Music Channel Will Cease Streaming Next Week". Willamette Week. December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Selects Initiative Manager for American Archive Project". Corporation for Public Broadcasting. March 26, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  13. ^ 69th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2010.
  14. ^ . OPB. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  15. ^ "Oregon Public Broadcasting Launches Its First Digital Multicast Channel". OPB.org. January 31, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ a b "OPB to Launch New Digital Television Channel Lineup". OPB.org. December 5, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ a b c d . OPB.org. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  18. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KOAC
    • RabbitEars TV Query for KOPB
    • RabbitEars TV Query for KEPB
    • RabbitEars TV Query for KOAB
    • RabbitEars TV Query for KTVR
  19. ^ "OPB launches OPB WORLD, a 24/7 multicast channel". OPB.org. February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "KOPB-TV PORTLAND, OR". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  21. ^ Portland TV stations backtrack, delay digital transition, a February 6, 2009, article from The Oregonian
  22. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  23. ^ FCC License KOPB-FM Channel: 218C0 91.5 MHz
  24. ^ "How To Listen". OPB.org. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  25. ^ "About KMHD". OPB.org. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  26. ^ "In a State Divided by More Than the Cascades, Can Oregon's Flagship Public Radio Station Bridge the Gap?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  27. ^ Stahl, Jessica (September 18, 2017). "7 podcasts to listen to after watching 'The Vietnam War'". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Four Oregon-Made Politics Podcasts to Stream Before Election Day". Portland Monthly. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "The New Yorker Recommends: A Revealing Podcast About the Bundy Family". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  30. ^ "A unique collaboration lets the Bundyville podcast tell stories of anti-government extremism in the American West". Nieman Lab. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  31. ^ Broadcasting, Oregon Public (September 4, 2020). "New OPB podcast "Timber Wars" examines the battle over Northwest forests that began 30 years ago". Argus Observer | Ontario, OR. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • The Remembered Years – KOAC history
  • “Oregon Field Guide Education Program; Focus on Organisms; Part 1,” 1994–03, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting
  • “Oregon Field Guide Education Program; Focus on Organisms; Part 2,” 1994–03, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting

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from National Public Radio NPR American Public Media APM Public Radio Exchange PRX and the BBC World Service among other distributors Its headquarters and television studios are located in Portland Oregon Public BroadcastingStatewide Oregon except the Medford Klamath Falls market additional coverage in southern Washington United StatesChannelsDigital see Television stationsBrandingOPBProgrammingSubchannelssee SubchannelsAffiliationsRadio NPRAPMPRXBBCWSTelevision PBSAPTOwnershipOwnerOregon Public BroadcastingHistoryFirst air dateRadio January 23 1923 101 years ago 1923 01 23 Television October 7 1957 66 years ago 1957 10 07 Former affiliationsNET 1957 1970 LinksWebsitewww wbr opb wbr orgOPB has been a major producer of television programming for national broadcast on PBS and Create through distributors like APT with shows such as History Detectives Barbecue America Foreign Exchange Rick Steves Europe and travel shows hosted by Art Wolfe As of 2006 update OPB TV had more than one million viewers throughout its region and OPB Radio had an average of more than 380 000 listeners each week The part of southwestern Oregon not served by OPB is served by KLCC radio Jefferson Public Radio and Southern Oregon PBS Contents 1 History 1 1 20th century 1 2 21st century 2 Television stations 3 Cable and satellite availability 4 Digital television 4 1 Subchannels 4 2 Analog to digital conversion 5 Translators 6 Radio stations 6 1 HD stations 6 2 Other radio frequencies 7 Podcasting 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory edit20th century edit nbsp KOAC early studio and transmitter building near Oregon State University c 1941OPB traces its roots back to January 23 1923 when KFDJ signed on from the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis From 1923 to 1981 the Oregon State campus served as the radio and later TV base of operations for Oregon s public broadcasting Charles B Mitchel a first year speech professor at Oregon State was instrumental in bringing Oregon s first public radio station to the state OSU physics instructor Jacob Jordan is credited with building the station s first radio transmitter near campus in 1923 1 2 The radio station s call letters were changed to KOAC on December 11 1925 In 1932 KOAC became a service of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education General Extension Division 3 During the mid 1950s the university constructed KOAC s first TV studios inside Gill Coliseum On October 7 1957 the station began television broadcasting as KOAC AM TV For nearly 60 years faculty and students at Oregon State University broadcast news information and entertainment programming across the state from the Corvallis studios 4 First known as Oregon Educational Broadcasting the public network became the Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service OEPBS in 1971 5 KOAC won its first Peabody Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station in 1942 for Our Hidden Enemy Venereal Disease 6 7 KOAC won a second Peabody Award in 1972 for Conversations with Will Shakespeare and Certain of His Friends 6 nbsp KOAC AM announcer broadcasting from the main studios in Covell Hall at Oregon State University 1929 nbsp KOAC TV satilite studio at University of Oregon Eugene 1963In the late 1950s KOAC s broadcast signal was shared across the state by microwave transmitters and receivers KOAC also added satellite studios for radio broadcasting in Eugene Monmouth Salem and Portland In the 1960s satellite TV studios were added in Portland and Eugene The Portland satellite KOAP FM TV was located in a leased building at what is now 2828 SW Naito Parkway KOAP started broadcasting on February 6 1961 The Eugene satellite was located on the University of Oregon campus in Villard Hall Up until 1965 all programs from the KOAC satellites were live due to a lack of video recording equipment Both studios operated two RCA TK31 cameras for live broadcasts On December 6 1964 KTVR TV began broadcasting in La Grande The station started primarily as a commercial television station affiliated with NBC and ABC KTVR TV operated as a semi satellite of KTVB in Boise Idaho The La Grande studio was located at 1605 Adams Ave and produced nightly newscasts and other local programming However by 1967 the La Grande studio and office were closed and KTVR became a full fledged 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 on February 1 1977 At first KTVR rebroadcast programming from two Washington stations KWSU TV in Pullman and KSPS TV in Spokane until OEPBS completed a transmission 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 See also KVDO TV KOAB TV in Bend began broadcasting on February 24 1970 as KVDO TV a commercial independent station licensed to Salem Channel 3 struggled to compete with Portland s established independent KPTV channel 12 and in 1972 the station was purchased by Liberty Communications then owners of Eugene s ABC affiliate KEZI channel 9 The intention was to make KVDO a full power satellite of KEZI During the sale KATU channel 2 Portland s ABC affiliate objected over duplication of programming and there were also objections to Liberty s common ownership of local cable systems and the television station As a result the Federal Communications Commission FCC allowed Liberty to buy KVDO TV on the condition that it sell the station within three years The state government approved the purchase of KVDO TV in 1975 with OEPBS taking control of the station on February 19 1976 Nine days later on February 28 a disgruntled viewer protesting KVDO s sale to OEPBS cut guy wires toppling the channel 3 transmitter tower On September 20 1976 KVDO signed back on the air with a new tower from then until March 31 1981 the station broadcast an alternate program lineup to KOAP TV and KOAC TV featuring time shifted OEPBS programs shows for the Spanish speaking population in the Willamette Valley and several local productions in Salem OEPBS consistently eyed moving the station elsewhere to reduce duplication which became more acute when budget cuts prompted KVDO TV to drop its separate programs in 1981 The network pursued and won approval from the FCC to move the channel 3 allocation and license to Bend which had no PBS coverage KVDO TV ceased broadcasting in Salem on July 31 1983 on December 22 channel 3 signed back on the air as KOAB The call letters were modified to KOAB TV when KOAB FM signed on the air on January 23 1986 KEPB TV in Eugene began operation on February 27 1990 as Eugene s first public television station bringing most of Eugene a clear signal for PBS programming from the first time ever Although KOAC TV had long claimed Eugene as part of its primary coverage area Corvallis is part of the Eugene market it only provided rimshot coverage to most of Eugene itself and was marginal at best in the southern portion of the city Most of Eugene could only get a clear picture from KOAC TV on cable citation needed In 1981 OEPBS was spun off from the Oregon State System of Higher Education and became a separate state agency Oregon Public Broadcasting As part of the network overhaul KOAP became the flagship of the OPB network and central operations were relocated from Corvallis to Portland In the early 2000s OPB installed Oregon s first digital transmitter taking a critical first step in the digital television transition 8 21st century edit For 2001 and 2002 the Oregon state government provided about 14 percent of OPB s operational budget for 2003 and 2004 it was cut to 9 percent 9 On December 4 2007 OPB launched opbmusic a 24 hour online radio channel spotlighting Pacific Northwest musicians 10 As of December 11 2020 OPB discontinued the opbmusic HD radio and online audio stream and integrated opbmusic multimedia content into its broader arts and culture reporting 11 In March 2009 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting chose OPB to manage the pilot version of American Archive CPB s initiative to digitally preserve content created by public broadcasters 12 In 2010 OPB won a 2009 Peabody Award for a radio series called Hard Times which followed a group of Oregonians through the recession year of 2009 13 On June 7 2014 the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held their 51st Regional Emmy Awards OPB and its staff won 10 Emmys 14 OPB received the Emmy for Station Excellence Oregon Field Guide won the Emmy for Environmental Program Special Oregon Field Guide The White Salmon River Runs Free shared the Emmy for Public Current Community Affairs Program Special Oregon Field Guide Glacier Caves Mt Hood s Secret World won two Emmys for Documentary Topical and Writer Program Ed Jahn amp Amelia Templeton Diving for Science shared the Emmy for Health Science Program Special Giles Clement won the Emmy for Informational Instructional Feature Segment Hanford won the Emmy for Documentary Historical Vince Patton Vince Patton Reporting won for Reporter Programming Tom Shrider James DeRosso won the Emmy for Video Journalist No Time Limit Television stations editStation City of license Channels RF VC First air date Call letters meaning ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license informationKOPB TV a Portland 10 VHF 10 February 6 1961 63 years ago 1961 02 06 Oregon Public Broadcasting 46 kW 524 m 1 719 ft 50589 45 31 20 5 N 122 44 49 5 W 45 522361 N 122 747083 W 45 522361 122 747083 KOPB TV Public fileLMSKOAC TV Corvallis 7 VHF 7 October 7 1957 66 years ago 1957 10 07 Oregon Agricultural College 18 1 kW 357 m 1 171 ft 50590 44 38 24 9 N 123 16 29 3 W 44 640250 N 123 274806 W 44 640250 123 274806 KOAC TV Public fileLMSKEPB TV b Eugene 29 UHF 28 September 27 1990 33 years ago 1990 09 27 Eugene Public Broadcasting 100 kW 403 m 1 322 ft 50591 44 0 9 N 123 6 58 5 W 44 00250 N 123 116250 W 44 00250 123 116250 KEPB TV Public fileLMSKOAB TV c Bend 11 VHF 3 February 24 1970 54 years ago 1970 02 24 KOAC Bend 90 kW 245 m 804 ft 50588 44 4 39 9 N 121 20 0 3 W 44 077750 N 121 333417 W 44 077750 121 333417 KOAB TV Public fileLMSKTVR d La Grande 13 VHF 13 December 6 1964 59 years ago 1964 12 06 Television Grande Ronde 16 1 kW 775 m 2 543 ft 50592 45 18 32 7 N 117 43 58 3 W 45 309083 N 117 732861 W 45 309083 117 732861 KTVR Public fileLMSMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Notes KOPB TV used the callsign KOAP TV from its 1961 sign on until 1989 KEPB TV used the call sign KZJD during its construction permit from 1989 to 1990 and KEPB without the TV suffix for just one day on May 1 1990 KOAB TV used the callsign KVDO TV from its 1970 sign on until 1983 It was a commercial independent station until OEPBS bought the station in 1976 It was licensed to Salem until 1983 KTVR was a commercial station relaying KTVB from Boise Idaho until 1977 Cable and satellite availability editOPB Television is available on all cable providers in its service area On Dish Network KOPB TV KEPB TV and KOAB TV are available on the Portland Eugene and Bend local broadcast station lineups respectively KOPB TV and KEPB TV are available on the Portland and Eugene DirecTV broadcast station lineups Digital television editOPB s first digital channel was OPB CREATE an affiliate of the Create network announced in January 2006 its availability was limited to certain Comcast digital cable customers and on Clear Creek Television in Oregon City 15 In December 2008 in anticipation of the original February 18 2009 deadline for switching to all digital broadcasting OPB announced the launch of three digital subchannels OPB which would air OPB programming with an improved picture for viewers with traditional sets OPB HD airing programming in high definition with the highest quality picture and sound and OPB Plus which offered more choices in viewing times and added programs in news public affairs and lifestyle 16 Subchannels edit OPB currently offers four digital multiplex channels 17 OPB multiplex 18 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programmingxx 1 1080i 16 9 OPB Main programming PBS 17 xx 2 World OPB World formerly OPB Plus 17 19 xx 3 480i OPBKids OPB Kids 20 xx 4 OPB FM OPB radio main programming SAP audio channel 1 KMHD Jazz Radio SAP audio channel 2 17 20 OPB was one of the partners of The Oregon Channel a public affairs network that began with the 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly in 2007 Programming consisted of Oregon legislative sessions and other public affairs events The Oregon Channel was discontinued in 2011 All of OPB s digital channels are also available on cable providers Comcast Xfinity Charter Spectrum and Ziply Fiber grandfathered TV subscribers and three other providers serving specific regions and communities in Oregon Clear Creek a cooperative serving the Redland area of Oregon City BendBroadband serving Central Oregon and Crestview Cable Communications serving Madras Prineville and La Pine 16 On July 6 2011 OPB combined OPB and OPB SD into one high definition channel feed on the main channel of its digital stations OPB Plus moved from the third digital subchannel to the second subchannel and OPB Radio moved from the fourth digital subchannel to the third subchannel On January 26 2023 OPB ended broadcasting of OPB Plus and replaced it with OPB World Analog to digital conversion edit During 2009 OPB shut down the analog transmitters of the stations on a staggered basis The station s digital channel allocations post transition are as follows 21 22 KOAC TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 7 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 39 to VHF channel 7 KOPB TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 10 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 27 to VHF channel 10 KEPB TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 28 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 29 using virtual channel 28 KOAB TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 3 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition VHF channel 11 using virtual channel 3 KTVR shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 13 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition VHF channel 5 to channel 13 Translators editK17GK D Arlington translates KOPB TV K23GK D Astoria translates KOPB TV K20IV D Baker City translates KTVR K36BA D Burns translates KOPB TV K26KQ D Christmas Valley translates KOPB TV K16IE D Coos Bay translates KOAC TV K23KD D Coos Bay etc translates KEPB TV K20IR D Cottage Grove translates KEPB TV K11VI D Elkton translates KOAC TV K28JC D Enterprise translates KTVR K21FS D Eugene translates KEPB TV K32HF D Florence translates KEPB TV K24FH D Glide etc translates KEPB TV K29JN D Gold Beach translates KOPB TV K31IR D Grays River WA translates KOPB TV K10NF D Halfway translates KTVR K28GD D Heppner etc translates KOPB TV K36FG D Hood River etc translates KOPB TV K26FQ D John Day translates KOPB TV K34NG D La Grande translates KTVR K19BK D Lakeview translates KOPB TV K33KD D London Springs translates KEPB TV KOAB TV DRT 16 Madras translates KOAC TV K34JR D Madras translates KOAC TV K19EC D Mapleton translates KEPB TV K30OA D Milton Freewater translates KTVR K33LZ D Myrtle Point translates KEPB TV KOPB TV DRT 29 Newberg translates KOPB TV K18FR D Newport translates KOAC TV K11SZ D Oakridge translates KEPB TV K30QD D Ontario etc translates KTVR K19EI D Pacific City Cloverdale translates KOAC TV K09VC D Paisley translates KOPB TV K28LO D Paisley translates KOPB TV K25OO D Pendleton translates KTVR K16LI D Port Orford translates KEPB TV K26NJ D Powers translates KOAC TV K16EM D Prineville etc translates KOAB TV K28IH D Rainier translates KOPB TV K20LL D Reedsport translates KEPB TV K08KW D Richland translates KTVR K36GU D Rockway Beach translates KOPB TV K15KN D Roseburg translates KEPB TV K34LS D Seneca translates KOPB TV KOPB TV DRT 28 Sentinel Hill translates KOPB TV K08LG D Silver Lake etc translates KOPB TV K31HZ D The Dalles etc translates KOPB TV KOAB TV DRT 30 Warm Springs translates KOAB TV K04MG D Wedderburn etc translates KOPB TV Low power translators in Elkton Glendale Mapleton Myrtle Point Newport Oakland Oakridge and Swisshome have been discontinued when Radio stations editCall sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class Power W ERP W Height m ft KOAC FM 89 7 FM Astoria 81807 A 180 321 m 1 053 ft KOBK 88 9 FM Baker City 94195 C3 600 559 m 1 834 ft KOAB FM 91 3 FM Bend 50609 C1 75 000 199 m 653 ft KOBN 90 1 FM Burns 174446 A 600 274 m 899 ft KOAC 550 AM Corvallis 50587 B 5 000 KOTD 89 7 FM The Dalles 173179 A 50 589 m 1 932 ft KETP 88 7 FM Enterprise 174467 A 100 535 m 1 755 ft KOPB 1600 AM Eugene 841 B 5 000 day1 000 night KOGL 89 3 FM Gleneden Beach 91095 A 210 14 m 46 ft KHRV 90 1 FM Hood River 90769 A 65 227 m 745 ft KOJD 89 7 FM John Day 174221 A 900 39 m 128 ft KTVR FM 89 9 FM La Grande 94194 C2 400 760 m 2 490 ft KOAP 88 7 FM Lakeview 93285 A 170 180 m 590 ft KOPB FM a 91 5 FM Portland 50607 23 C0 73 000 470 m 1 540 ft KRBM 90 9 FM Pendleton 50608 C2 25 000 180 m 590 ft KTMK 91 1 FM Tillamook 91082 A 140 356 m 1 168 ft Notes Flagship station Broadcast translators of KOPB FM Call sign Frequency MHz City of license Facility ID Class ERP W Height m ft K283BT 104 5 Astoria 142734 D 70 107 4 m 352 ft K276BU 103 1 Corvallis 50601 D 15 326 m 1 070 ft K214AQ 90 7 Mount Vernon 50603 D 25 383 m 1 257 ft K293BL 106 5 Nedonna Beach 50610 D 10 396 9 m 1 302 ft K298AC 107 5 Ontario 50611 D 62 120 m 390 ft K228DT 93 5 Pacific City 50614 D 10 677 m 2 221 ft K212AQ 90 3 Riley 50598 D 50 524 7 m 1 721 ft K252DL 98 3 Walton 92367 D 8 489 8 m 1 607 ft Since the spring of 2009 OPB has operated jazz radio station KMHD the station is owned by Mount Hood Community College but operates out of OPB s studio facilities in Portland HD stations edit Currently only KMHD and KOPB FM carry HD radio content The OPB HD radio channels are Channel ProgrammingOPB FM HD 1 Main OPB radio programingOPB FM HD 2 opbmusic 24 KMHD FM HD 1 KMHD Jazz Radio 25 Other radio frequencies edit Halfway 91 3 FM Happy Hollow Oregon 93 5 FM Nedonna Beach 106 5 FM Richland 91 9 FM Silver Lake Lake County 91 7 FM Riley 90 3 FM K212AQ 50 watts FCC LMS Mount Vernon 90 7 FM K214AQ 25 watts FCC LMS Pacific City 93 5 FM K228DT 10 watts FCC LMS Walton 98 3 FM K252DL 8 watts FCC LMS Corvallis 103 1 FM K276BU 15 watts FCC LMS Astoria 104 5 FM K283BT 70 watts FCC LMS Nedonna Beach 106 5 FM K293BL 10 watts FCC LMSTranslators upgrading to full power stations Wagontire Harney County 90 3 FM CP KOHP 90 7 FM Hines FCC LMS Podcasting editIn addition to their work in radio and television OPB has produced multiple podcasts For instance OPB started a podcast version of its daily radio show in 2008 called Think Out Loud 26 27 OPB also began producing a weekly podcast about local politics called OPB Politics Now which is hosted by Geoff Norcross 28 OPB produced a 2018 podcast hosted by Leah Sottile entitled Bundyville that discussed Cliven Bundy and the sovereign citizen movement 29 The following year they produced the second season of the podcast entitled Bundyville The Remnant which discussed right wing extremism and anti government extremism in America more broadly 30 In 2020 OPB produced a podcast called Timber Wars The podcast was hosted by Aaron Scott and discussed the 1990s conflicts in the Pacific Northwest between loggers and environmentalists 31 See also editBarry Serafin Early OPB news reporter Soccer Made in Germany 1980s highlights of West German soccer games distributed nationwide by OPBReferences edit Horton Kami It all started as a lab experiment A century ago the broadcaster that became OPB was born opb org Oregon Public Broadcasting Retrieved March 31 2024 Morris J M The Remembered Years oregonstate edu Scholars Archive Admin at OSU Retrieved March 31 2024 KOAC timeline Archived September 6 2008 at the Wayback Machine from the Oregon State University website KOAC Radio station Corvallis Or snaccooperative org National Archives and Records Administration Retrieved July 20 2023 Geddes Robert D Report on Non Commercial Television in Portland pdxscholar library pdx edu Portland City Club Retrieved March 10 2024 a b Kristi Turnquist March 31 2010 Oregon Public Broadcasting wins Peabody Award The Oregonian Retrieved August 13 2010 Our Hidden Enemy Venereal Disease for Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station Retrieved June 16 2017 History of Oregon Public Broadcasting OPB Retrieved July 31 2014 Don t reduce funding for public broadcasting The Bulletin Bend Oregon April 10 2007 Retrieved August 13 2010 Kristi Turnquist December 11 2007 OPBmusic launches The Oregonian Retrieved August 13 2010 Oregon Public Broadcasting s Online Music Channel Will Cease Streaming Next Week Willamette Week December 4 2020 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Selects Initiative Manager for American Archive Project Corporation for Public Broadcasting March 26 2009 Retrieved September 14 2010 69th Annual Peabody Awards May 2010 2014 51st Annual Emmy Recipients OPB Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Retrieved July 31 2014 Oregon Public Broadcasting Launches Its First Digital Multicast Channel OPB org January 31 2006 Retrieved February 25 2013 permanent dead link a b OPB to Launch New Digital Television Channel Lineup OPB org December 5 2008 Retrieved February 25 2013 permanent dead link a b c d Channels OPB org Archived from the original on June 16 2013 Retrieved February 25 2013 RabbitEars TV Query for KOAC RabbitEars TV Query for KOPB RabbitEars TV Query for KEPB RabbitEars TV Query for KOAB RabbitEars TV Query for KTVR OPB launches OPB WORLD a 24 7 multicast channel OPB org February 1 2023 Retrieved May 6 2023 a b KOPB TV PORTLAND OR www rabbitears info Retrieved December 15 2023 Portland TV stations backtrack delay digital transition a February 6 2009 article from The Oregonian DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on August 29 2013 Retrieved March 24 2012 FCC License KOPB FM Channel 218C0 91 5 MHz How To Listen OPB org Retrieved July 31 2014 About KMHD OPB org Retrieved July 31 2014 In a State Divided by More Than the Cascades Can Oregon s Flagship Public Radio Station Bridge the Gap Portland Monthly Retrieved September 24 2022 Stahl Jessica September 18 2017 7 podcasts to listen to after watching The Vietnam War The Washington Post Retrieved September 24 2022 Four Oregon Made Politics Podcasts to Stream Before Election Day Portland Monthly Retrieved September 24 2022 The New Yorker Recommends A Revealing Podcast About the Bundy Family The New Yorker Retrieved September 24 2022 A unique collaboration lets the Bundyville podcast tell stories of anti government extremism in the American West Nieman Lab Retrieved September 24 2022 Broadcasting Oregon Public September 4 2020 New OPB podcast Timber Wars examines the battle over Northwest forests that began 30 years ago Argus Observer Ontario OR Retrieved September 24 2022 External links editOfficial website The Remembered Years KOAC history Oregon Field Guide Education Program Focus on Organisms Part 1 1994 03 The Walter J Brown Media Archives amp Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia American Archive of Public Broadcasting Oregon Field Guide Education Program Focus on Organisms Part 2 1994 03 The Walter J Brown Media Archives amp Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia American Archive of Public Broadcasting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oregon Public Broadcasting amp oldid 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