KGW
Encyclopedia
KGW is an NBC
affiliate
television station
serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area
. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News
(NWCN), which is also owned by KGW's corporate parent, Belo Corp. Along with NBC's lineup, the station also airs some local programming, including telecasts of a select amount of Portland Trail Blazers
games, even as NBC itself no longer airs NBA games.
KGW (620 AM)
. The Oregonian
newspaper created KGW-AM by purchasing an existing transmitter from the Shipowners Radio Service. The U.S. Department of Commerce licensed the station, and it began broadcasting on March 21, 1922.
The Oregonian applied for and received a Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) construction permit for a television station in 1947, but later returned it in order to focus on its core newspaper business. It later bought KOIN-AM and used it to start KOIN-TV.
North Pacific Television, Inc. acquired KGW and KGW-FM
on November 1, 1953. The group was owned by a group of five Portland businessmen and Seattle businesswoman Dorothy Bullitt. Bullit's King Broadcasting Company
owned a 40 percent stake in the venture. Bullitt eventually gained full control of the stations, and KGW-TV signed on the air on December 15, 1956 on channel 8 as an ABC
affiliate. On April 26, 1959, it swapped affiliations with KPTV
, becoming an NBC
affiliate (KGW's sister station, KING-TV
in Seattle, also switched from ABC to NBC at the same time).
The KGW-TV tower was a prominent victim of the Northwest's historic, violent Columbus Day Storm on Friday, October 12, 1962. KGW was back on the air Tuesday night, October 16, using a temporary tower, plus an antenna on loan from KTNT-TV
(now KSTW) of Tacoma, Washington
. A new antenna and tower were placed into service on January 28, 1963. In 1964 KGW became the first station in Portland to broadcast in color.
KGW-TV's original evening news team remained intact for more than seven years - a rarity in the broadcast industry. Anchors Richard Ross and Ivan Smith, commentator Tom McCall
, sportscaster Doug LaMear and meteorologist Jack Capell were the faces of KGW's "News Beat" from sign-on in December 1956 until early 1964, when McCall left the air to run for Oregon Secretary of State
. McCall won election that fall, and was elected Governor of Oregon
two years later. Ross anchored KGW's nightly news "Northwest Tonight" until 1975, and LaMear and Capell remained on Channel 8 for at least another two decades after Ross' departure for rival KATU
.
In 1992, the Bullitt family sold KING Broadcasting (which also included KING-TV
in Seattle, KREM-TV
in Spokane, Washington
, KTVB-TV
in Boise, Idaho
and KHNL-TV
in Honolulu, Hawaii
) to the Providence Journal
Corporation. Belo Corp purchased "ProJo" in 1997, gaining control of all the former KING Broadcasting stations.
KGW aired a Portland Trail Blazers game in high-definition
on October 24, 2007. On January 21, 2008 the station became the first in the Portland metropolitan market to broadcast newscasts in HD. Along with a newly-renovated studio, the station was rebranded from "Northwest NewsChannel 8" to "KGW NewsChannel 8", updated its logo/graphics, and debuted Version 3 of 615 Music
's "The Tower" music package. In November 2008, KGW retrofitted its news helicopter with a HD camera.
The station developed a high-definition news studio in Downtown Portland
at historic Pioneer Courthouse Square
in a space previously occupied by Powell's Books
. On March 17, 2009 starting with the 4:30 a.m. Sunrise broadcast, anchors Brenda Braxton, Russ Lewis and Drew Carney officially welcomed in the debut of KGW's "Studio on the Square." KGW's weekday morning, noon, 4 and 7 p.m. newscasts originate from the new location.
programming lineup. This contract dispute would also remove KING-TV
from the DirecTV lineup in Seattle, Washington because KING-5 and KGW are owned and operated by Belo Corporation. On Nov 1, 2011, an agreement with KGW was reached with DirecTV and KGW continues to be available over satellite. KING 5 also remains on DirecTV
First Alert Storm Team
Sports team
Reporters
After the analog television shutdown
scheduled for June 12, 2009, KGW returned to channel 8. As scheduled, KGW shut down its analog transmitter at 3:04 a.m. (PDT). At 3:43 a.m., KGW completed its digital conversion when it shut down its temporary DTV transmitter (on channel 46) and switched digital operations to channel 8.
KGW provided 24-hour weather on DTV subcarrier channel 8-2 through the DTV transition, until the September 14, 2009 launch of Estrella TV
, a Spanish-language network from Liberman Broadcasting
. In August 2 2010, KGW restored the 24-hour news/weather channel on 8-2 and moved Estrella TV to digital subchannel 8-3.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate
Affiliate
An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity.- Corporate structure :A corporation may be referred to as an affiliate of another when it is related to it but not strictly controlled by it, as with a subsidiary relationship, or when it is desired to avoid...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area
Portland metropolitan area
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered around the city of Portland, Oregon. The U.S...
. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News
Northwest Cable News
Northwest Cable News is a regional 24-hour cable news network based in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It is similar to New England Cable News, which operates out of Boston and covers the New England area....
(NWCN), which is also owned by KGW's corporate parent, Belo Corp. Along with NBC's lineup, the station also airs some local programming, including telecasts of a select amount of Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
games, even as NBC itself no longer airs NBA games.
History
The station was an extension of radio stationRadio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
KGW (620 AM)
KPOJ
KPOJ is a radio station located in the Portland, Oregon, area. It airs a progressive talk format and was an original Air America Radio affiliate.-History:...
. The Oregonian
The Oregonian
The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
newspaper created KGW-AM by purchasing an existing transmitter from the Shipowners Radio Service. The U.S. Department of Commerce licensed the station, and it began broadcasting on March 21, 1922.
The Oregonian applied for and received a Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) construction permit for a television station in 1947, but later returned it in order to focus on its core newspaper business. It later bought KOIN-AM and used it to start KOIN-TV.
North Pacific Television, Inc. acquired KGW and KGW-FM
KKRZ
KKRZ is a commercial broadcast radio station in Portland, Oregon, also known as Z-100, broadcasts CHR music.-History:What is now KKRZ first signed on May, 7, 1946 as KGW-FM on 95.3 MHz and moved to 100.3 MHz on September 22, 1947...
on November 1, 1953. The group was owned by a group of five Portland businessmen and Seattle businesswoman Dorothy Bullitt. Bullit's King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company is a Seattle, Washington media conglmerate founded by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt. It began with one AM radio station and later an FM radio station, and grew to include a large group of broadcast television and radio stations, as well as a cable television network.-History:In...
owned a 40 percent stake in the venture. Bullitt eventually gained full control of the stations, and KGW-TV signed on the air on December 15, 1956 on channel 8 as an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate. On April 26, 1959, it swapped affiliations with KPTV
KPTV
KPTV is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Portland, Oregon market, which includes most of the state of Oregon and portions of Southwest Washington. KPTV is owned by the Meredith Corporation in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX , with its studios located in Beaverton and...
, becoming an NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate (KGW's sister station, KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
in Seattle, also switched from ABC to NBC at the same time).
KSTW
KSTW is a television station serving the Seattle, Washington media market. It is owned by CBS Corporation, and is a part of The CW Television Network. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 11...
(now KSTW) of Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
. A new antenna and tower were placed into service on January 28, 1963. In 1964 KGW became the first station in Portland to broadcast in color.
KGW-TV's original evening news team remained intact for more than seven years - a rarity in the broadcast industry. Anchors Richard Ross and Ivan Smith, commentator Tom McCall
Tom McCall
Thomas Lawson McCall was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon...
, sportscaster Doug LaMear and meteorologist Jack Capell were the faces of KGW's "News Beat" from sign-on in December 1956 until early 1964, when McCall left the air to run for Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in line of succession to the Governor. The duties of office are: auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public...
. McCall won election that fall, and was elected Governor of Oregon
Governor of Oregon
The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments....
two years later. Ross anchored KGW's nightly news "Northwest Tonight" until 1975, and LaMear and Capell remained on Channel 8 for at least another two decades after Ross' departure for rival KATU
KATU
KATU, virtual channel 2, also known as K2, is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on digital channel 43 in Portland, Oregon, USA. It has been owned by Fisher Communications of Seattle, Washington, which has been the owner of the Seattle's ABC affiliate KOMO-TV, ever since it began...
.
In 1992, the Bullitt family sold KING Broadcasting (which also included KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
in Seattle, KREM-TV
KREM-TV
KREM is the CBS television station affiliate serving the Spokane, Washington–Coeur d'Alene, Idaho market. Its digital signal is seen on UHF channel 20. The station is owned and operated by the Belo Corporation, and is sister station with KSKN-TV, The CW affiliate in the market. The two...
in Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, KTVB-TV
KTVB
KTVB, channel 7, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Boise, Idaho, it is owned by Belo Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 7.-History:...
in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
and KHNL-TV
KHNL
KHNL is the NBC-affiliated television station for the state of Hawaii that is licensed to Honolulu. The station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter in Palehua...
in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
) to the Providence Journal
The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal, nicknamed the ProJo, is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper, first published in 1829 and the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the United States, was purchased...
Corporation. Belo Corp purchased "ProJo" in 1997, gaining control of all the former KING Broadcasting stations.
KGW aired a Portland Trail Blazers game in high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
on October 24, 2007. On January 21, 2008 the station became the first in the Portland metropolitan market to broadcast newscasts in HD. Along with a newly-renovated studio, the station was rebranded from "Northwest NewsChannel 8" to "KGW NewsChannel 8", updated its logo/graphics, and debuted Version 3 of 615 Music
615 Music
615 Music is a broadcast production music company based in Nashville, Tennessee. 615 Music composes television news music packages and custom image campaigns for many television networks around the world. 615 Music also operates out of Los Angeles...
's "The Tower" music package. In November 2008, KGW retrofitted its news helicopter with a HD camera.
The station developed a high-definition news studio in Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....
at historic Pioneer Courthouse Square
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as Portland's living room, is a public space occupying a full 40,000 ft² city block in the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States...
in a space previously occupied by Powell's Books
Powell's Books
Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Powell's City of Books is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and...
. On March 17, 2009 starting with the 4:30 a.m. Sunrise broadcast, anchors Brenda Braxton, Russ Lewis and Drew Carney officially welcomed in the debut of KGW's "Studio on the Square." KGW's weekday morning, noon, 4 and 7 p.m. newscasts originate from the new location.
Newscast titles
- News Beat (1956–1965)
- KGW-TV News (1965–1973)
- Channel 8 News (general)/Northwest at Noon (noon newscast) /Northwest Tonight (11 p.m. newscast; 1973–1979)
- News 8 (1979-1994)
- KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8 (1994-January 21, 2008)
- KGW NewsChannel 8 (January 21, 2008–present)
Station slogans
- Channel 8, Take A Look (1979)
- Channel 8, Proud As A Peacock! (1979–1980; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Channel 8, Our Pride Is Showing (1981–1982; localized version of NBC slogan)
- We`re Channel 8, Just Watch Us Now (1982–1983; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Channel 8 There, Be There (1983–1984; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Channel 8, Let's All Be There! (1984–1986; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Come Home to Channel 8 (1986–1987; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Come on Home to Channel 8 (1987–1988; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Come Home To The Best, Only on Channel 8 (1988–1990; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Channel 8, The Place To Be!
- Draw On Us, News 8 (early 1990s)
- It's A Whole New Channel 8 (1992–1993; localized version of NBC slogan)
- The Stars Are Back on Channel 8 (1993–1994; localized version of NBC slogan)
- Coverage You Can Count On: News 8 (c. 1993-1994)
- Where the News Comes First (1994–present)
DirecTV carriage dispute
On October 12th, 2011, KGW announced that unless a new contract agreement could be reached, KGW would no longer be apart of the DirecTVDirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
programming lineup. This contract dispute would also remove KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
from the DirecTV lineup in Seattle, Washington because KING-5 and KGW are owned and operated by Belo Corporation. On Nov 1, 2011, an agreement with KGW was reached with DirecTV and KGW continues to be available over satellite. KING 5 also remains on DirecTV
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Brenda Braxton - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon (from Studio on the Square in Downtown Portland)
- Russ Lewis - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon (from Studio on the Square in Downtown Portland)
- Stephanie Stricklen - weekdays at 4 p.m.; weeknights at 7 p.m. (from Studio on the Square in Downtown Portland); also health reporter
- Reggie Aqui - weekdays at 4 p.m. (from Studio on the Square in Downtown Portland); also general assignment reporter
- Tracy Barry - weeknights at 5, 6 and 6:30 p.m.
- Joe Donlon - weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Laural Porter - weeknights at 6:30 and 11 p.m.; also host of "Straight Talk"
- Abbey Gibb - weekends at 5 and 11 p.m.; also general assignment reporter
- Wayne Havrelly - weekend mornings; also general assignment reporter
First Alert Storm Team
- Matt Zaffino (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4; weeknights at 5, 6, 6:30, and 11 p.m. - Nick Allard (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon (from Studio on the Square in Downtown Portland)
- Jim Donovan - meteorologist; weekend mornings
- Rod Hill (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 5 and 11 p.m.
Sports team
- Michael Berk - sports director and anchor; weeknights at 6, 6:30 and 11 p.m.
- Joe Becker - sports anchor; weekends at 5 and 11 p.m.
Reporters
- Mike Benner - general assignment reporter
- Drew Carney - morning feature reporter ("Out and About")
- Keely Chalmers - general assignment reporter; also fill-in meteorologist
- Katherine Cook - general assignment reporter
- Pat Dooris - general assignment and political reporter
- Art Edwards - general assignment reporter
- Tim Gordon - general assignment reporter
- Mark Hanrahan - general assignment reporter
- Erica Heartquist - general assignment reporter
- Kyle Iboshi - general assignment reporter
- Eric Kirchner - weekday morning and 4 p.m. traffic reporter
- Jacqueline Sit - general assignment reporter
- Joe Smith - consumer, business and 7 p.m. general assignment reporter
- Ed Teachout - consumer and general assignment reporter
- Collette Wieland - morning general assignment reporter
Notable former staff
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) - Ann CurryAnn CurryAnn Curry is an American television news journalist and co-anchor on NBC's morning television program Today. She is the former news anchor on Today, a role she began in March 1997, and was the host of Dateline NBC from 2005-2011.Curry is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Biography:Curry was born in...
(now anchor and newsreader on NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Today) - Eric JohnsonEric Johnson (news and sports reporter)Eric Johnson is an American television news sports director, as well as news anchor.-Early life:Eric was born to Nathan and Lurane Johnson and raised in Spokane. Eric attended East Valley High School and majored in broadcasting in the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at Washington State...
(Sports Director; 1989-1993). Currently co-anchor and sports director for KOMO 4KOMO-TVKOMO-TV, virtual channel 4, is a television station in Seattle, Washington. It is an affiliate of ABC and broadcasts on digital channel 38. KOMO-TV is the flagship station of Fisher Communications, and its studios and offices are co-located with sister radio stations KOMO , KVI , and KPLZ-FM ...
in Seattle. - Tom McCallTom McCallThomas Lawson McCall was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon...
(Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975; deceased) - John StosselJohn StosselJohn F. Stossel is an American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist. In October 2009 Stossel left his long time home on ABC News to join the Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel, both owned and operated by News Corp...
(later anchor of ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
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)
Digital television
| Channel | Name | Programming | Cable Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | KGW-DT | Main KGW programming / NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
Comcast 708 Frontier 508 |
| 8.2 | KGW24-7 | KGW Weather and News | Comcast 308 Frontier 461 |
| 8.3 | KGW EST | Estrella TV Estrella TV Estrella TV is a Spanish-language television network owned by Liberman Broadcasting. The network launched September 14, 2009.-Affiliates:-Former Affiliates:-Controversy:... |
Comcast 307 Frontier 460 |
Analog-to-digital conversion
On July 18, 2008 at 6:14 PM, KGW turned off its analog signal for 10 seconds to test if viewers' TV sets were ready for DTV.After the analog television shutdown
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
scheduled for June 12, 2009, KGW returned to channel 8. As scheduled, KGW shut down its analog transmitter at 3:04 a.m. (PDT). At 3:43 a.m., KGW completed its digital conversion when it shut down its temporary DTV transmitter (on channel 46) and switched digital operations to channel 8.
KGW provided 24-hour weather on DTV subcarrier channel 8-2 through the DTV transition, until the September 14, 2009 launch of Estrella TV
Estrella TV
Estrella TV is a Spanish-language television network owned by Liberman Broadcasting. The network launched September 14, 2009.-Affiliates:-Former Affiliates:-Controversy:...
, a Spanish-language network from Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:...
. In August 2 2010, KGW restored the 24-hour news/weather channel on 8-2 and moved Estrella TV to digital subchannel 8-3.
Translators
KGW is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.| Location | Channel | Call Sign | City of License |
| Astoria | 17 | K17HA | Astoria, Oregon |
| Baker | 50 | K50FD | Baker, Oregon |
| Black Butte Ranch | 64 | K64AO | Black Butte Ranch, Oregon |
| Corvallis | DTV 48 | K26AY | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Elgin | 54 | K54BX | La Grande, Oregon |
| Enterprise | 36 | K36HV | Wallowa, Oregon |
| Grays River | DTV 35 | K35HU | Grays River, Washington |
| Hood River | 34 | K34KE | Hood River, Oregon |
| La Granda | 26 | K26FV | La Grande, Oregon |
| Longview | DTV 48 | K48MA-D | Rainier, Oregon |
| Manzanita | DTV 44 | K44AV | Rockaway, Oregon |
| Milton-Freewater | 46 | K46FL | Walla Walla, Washington |
| Newport | 29 | K29AZ | Newport, Oregon |
| Pendleton | 36 | K36DP | Pendleton, Etc., Oregon |
| Prineville | 46 | K46AK | Prineville, Etc., Oregon |
| The Dalles | 25 | K25KS | The Dalles, Oregon |
| Tillamook | 40 | K40EG | Tillamook, Oregon |