KPDX
Encyclopedia
KPDX is the MyNetworkTV
-affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon
metropolitan area. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 30. In addition, it is seen on channel 13 on most local cable TV systems.
The station is currently owned by Meredith Corporation
in a duopoly with Fox
affiliate KPTV
(channel 12), and is licensed
to Vancouver, Washington
. Its transmitter is located in Portland. It runs a general entertainment format with sitcoms, talk shows, reality shows, court shows, cartoons, movies, and first-run shows.
KPDX's signal is simulcast
in Bend
on KUBN-LP, channel 50, making the station available in about two-thirds of the state.
KPDX launched on October 9, 1983, as a general entertainment station, airing a number of cartoons, sitcoms, old movies, drama shows, and religious shows. It was originally licensed under the call letters KLRK, but the station changed to the present calls prior to launch. The station was bought by First Media in the mid-1980s. Even though then-rival KPTV
was easily the market's leading independent station, KPDX still received decent ratings.
KPDX gained the Fox Network
affiliation on August 29, 1988, after KPTV disaffiliated from the network. The station began to add more talk and children's programs in the 1990s. For a while, KPDX ran a 10pm newscast produced by KOIN
. The partnership with KOIN later ended, and in 2000, KPDX launched its own news operation, producing its own 10pm newscast. The station, along with WHNS
in Greenville, South Carolina
, was acquired by Meredith Corporation
in 1997.
Meredith acquired KPTV
in 2002 following a station swap with Fox Television Stations, Inc. in exchange for WOFL
in Orlando, Florida
(and its satellite WOGX
in Ocala
). This resulted in the first "duopoly" operation in the Portland TV market, and precipitated an affiliation switch on September 2 in which the market's Fox affiliation went to KPTV (the higher-rated station of the two), and the UPN affiliation went to KPDX. KPDX's news operation was merged into KPTV's newsroom (although KPTV's operation actually moved into KPDX's newer facility, located in Beaverton
), and KPDX's existing 10pm newscast was cancelled. However, Fox's Saturday morning lineup remained on KPDX, where it continued to air under the title 4Kids TV
until its shutdown on December 27, 2008.
On January 24, 2006, the UPN and WB
networks announced they would merge into a new network, to be called The CW
. The merger would take effect on-the-air in September 2006, and WB station KWBP (now KRCW-TV
), owned by the Tribune Company
, became the CW's Portland affiliate. One month later, Fox announced that it would form a new network, MyNetworkTV
, and on March 9, 2006, it was announced that KPDX would switch affiliations to the new network.
KPDX dropped the UPN branding on April 1, 2006, by changing its name from UPN 49 to PDX 49, and adopted a new logo in the process. This change of branding had been planned before UPN's shutdown was announced, but the timing of the change was convenient for the upcoming affiliation switch. KPDX's move mirrored those implemented at future MyNetworkTV stations WDCA
in Washington, D.C.
(DCA 20) and KUTP
in Phoenix
(PHX 45), which began using the station's last three letters as station branding. KPDX is one of eight MyNetworkTV affiliates not to adopt the network's "blue TV" logo and/or branding style (the others being KCWX
, KAUT, KARZ-TV
, WSTR-TV
, sister station KSMO-TV
, WPME-TV, and Madison, Wisconsin
's Digital subchannel of WISC-TV
). Since joining MyNetworkTV, KPDX has become responsible for carrying Fox network programs whenever KPTV cannot in the event of an emergency.
On September 8, 2008, KPDX moved MyNetworkTV programming from 8-10 p.m. to 9-11 p.m., making it one of five MyNetworkTV stations at the time not to air the network programming in its normal 8-10 p.m. timeslot. (KEVU-LP
in Eugene, KRON-TV
in San Francisco, KQCA
in Sacramento (which has since moved MyNetworkTV programming back to its normal 8-10 p.m. timeslot), and KMYQ (now KZJO) in Seattle were the others). Concurrent with the schedule change and in anticipation of the station's 25th anniversary, KPDX's on-air brand was modified from 'PDX 49' to 'PDX TV'.
on June 12, 2009, KPDX moved its digital broadcasts to channel 30 using PSIP
to display KPDX's virtual channel
as 49.
On June 12, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. (PDT), KPDX transferred its DTV signal from its temporary transmitter (on channel 48) to the channel 30 DTV transmitter that had just been vacated by its sister station, KPTV. At 9:30 a.m., KPDX turned off its analog transmitter.
As of April, 2011, US satellite provider DirecTV
has yet to carry KPDX's High Definition signal, only the Standard Definition signal is carried.
The 8 O'Clock News
(weeknights 8-9 p.m.)
KPDX features additional news personnel from KPTV. See that article
for a complete listing.
The channel 14 and 18 translators signed on the air May 1, 1994. The channel 16 translator began in 1992 as an independent LPTV station, owned by Kenneth J. Seymour carrying programming from Main Street Television and The Opportunity Channel. Later in 1992 the station was acquired by KPDX, and became KPDX's translator. It was shut down in 1999 due to the loss of its transmitter site lease and duplication of signal by channel 14 in Camas. The license was returned to the FCC in 2002.
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
-affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
metropolitan area. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 30. In addition, it is seen on channel 13 on most local cable TV systems.
The station is currently owned by Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
in a duopoly with Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate 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...
(channel 12), and is licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
. Its transmitter is located in Portland. It runs a general entertainment format with sitcoms, talk shows, reality shows, court shows, cartoons, movies, and first-run shows.
KPDX's signal is simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
in Bend
Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...
on KUBN-LP, channel 50, making the station available in about two-thirds of the state.
History
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...
was easily the market's leading independent station, KPDX still received decent ratings.
KPDX gained the Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliation on August 29, 1988, after KPTV disaffiliated from the network. The station began to add more talk and children's programs in the 1990s. For a while, KPDX ran a 10pm newscast produced by KOIN
KOIN
KOIN is the CBS affiliate television station serving the Portland metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in Portland, Oregon, United States; it broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 40...
. The partnership with KOIN later ended, and in 2000, KPDX launched its own news operation, producing its own 10pm newscast. The station, along with WHNS
WHNS
WHNS is the Fox affiliate television station for western North and South Carolina. Licensed to Greenville, South Carolina; it is owned by the Meredith Corporation. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 21...
in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
, was acquired by Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
in 1997.
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...
in 2002 following a station swap with Fox Television Stations, Inc. in exchange for WOFL
WOFL
WOFL, channel 35, is the Fox owned-and-operated television station serving the Orlando, Florida metropolitan area. It is licensed to Orlando, with studios located in Lake Mary. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 22. On cable, WOFL-TV is currently seen on channel 3 for subscribers of...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
(and its satellite WOGX
WOGX
WOGX is the Fox owned-and-operated television station for North Central Florida that is licensed to Ocala. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 from a transmitter along CR 316 west of I-75/FL 93 and the Heijahs Town section of Reddick...
in Ocala
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
). This resulted in the first "duopoly" operation in the Portland TV market, and precipitated an affiliation switch on September 2 in which the market's Fox affiliation went to KPTV (the higher-rated station of the two), and the UPN affiliation went to KPDX. KPDX's news operation was merged into KPTV's newsroom (although KPTV's operation actually moved into KPDX's newer facility, located in Beaverton
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
), and KPDX's existing 10pm newscast was cancelled. However, Fox's Saturday morning lineup remained on KPDX, where it continued to air under the title 4Kids TV
4Kids TV
4Kids TV was a Saturday morning television programming block on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The block was part of the Fox Network schedule...
until its shutdown on December 27, 2008.
On January 24, 2006, the UPN and WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
networks announced they would merge into a new network, to be called The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
. The merger would take effect on-the-air in September 2006, and WB station KWBP (now KRCW-TV
KRCW-TV
KRCW-TV is the CW-affiliated television station for Portland, Oregon that is licensed to Salem. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter in the Sylvan-Highlands section of Portland. Owned by the Tribune Company, KRCW has studios on Southwest Arctic Drive...
), owned by the Tribune Company
Tribune Company
The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida...
, became the CW's Portland affiliate. One month later, Fox announced that it would form a new network, MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
, and on March 9, 2006, it was announced that KPDX would switch affiliations to the new network.
KPDX dropped the UPN branding on April 1, 2006, by changing its name from UPN 49 to PDX 49, and adopted a new logo in the process. This change of branding had been planned before UPN's shutdown was announced, but the timing of the change was convenient for the upcoming affiliation switch. KPDX's move mirrored those implemented at future MyNetworkTV stations WDCA
WDCA
WDCA, virtual channel 20, is a television station in Washington, D.C.. Owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, WDCA is a sister station to Fox network outlet WTTG , and is affiliated with the co-owned MyNetworkTV programming service...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(DCA 20) and KUTP
KUTP
KUTP, channel 45, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox outlet KSAZ-TV . The two stations share studio facilities in Phoenix, and KUTP's transmitter is located on South...
in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
(PHX 45), which began using the station's last three letters as station branding. KPDX is one of eight MyNetworkTV affiliates not to adopt the network's "blue TV" logo and/or branding style (the others being KCWX
KCWX
KCWX is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for San Antonio, Texas, broadcasting on PSIP virtual channel 2 over their digital channel 5. The station is licensed to Fredricksburg, with the transmitter located in Albert, north of San Antonio...
, KAUT, KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Central Arkansas. It is licensed to Little Rock. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 from a transmitter on Shinall Mountain near the Chenal Valley section of Little Rock...
, WSTR-TV
WSTR-TV
WSTR-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. Licensed to Cincinnati, the station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter in the College Hill section of the...
, sister station KSMO-TV
KSMO-TV
KSMO-TV, virtual channel 62, is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area licensed to the Missouri side. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in Independence, Missouri...
, WPME-TV, and Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
's Digital subchannel of WISC-TV
WISC-TV
WISC-TV is the CBS affiliate television station for Madison, Wisconsin. The station is the flagship of Madison-based Morgan Murphy Media, and has been affiliated with CBS since its launch on June 24, 1956...
). Since joining MyNetworkTV, KPDX has become responsible for carrying Fox network programs whenever KPTV cannot in the event of an emergency.
KEVU-LP
KEVU-CD is a low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It was formerly independent of any broadcast network, but is associated with KLSR-TV...
in Eugene, KRON-TV
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
in San Francisco, KQCA
KQCA
KQCA is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Sacramento, California, USA. Licensed to Stockton, the station broadcasts a digital-only signal on UHF channel 46. KQCA's transmitter is located northeast of Walnut Grove. The station is owned by Hearst Television as part of a duopoly with...
in Sacramento (which has since moved MyNetworkTV programming back to its normal 8-10 p.m. timeslot), and KMYQ (now KZJO) in Seattle were the others). Concurrent with the schedule change and in anticipation of the station's 25th anniversary, KPDX's on-air brand was modified from 'PDX 49' to 'PDX TV'.
Digital television
After the analog television shutdownDTV 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...
on June 12, 2009, KPDX moved its digital broadcasts to channel 30 using PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display KPDX's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 49.
On June 12, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. (PDT), KPDX transferred its DTV signal from its temporary transmitter (on channel 48) to the channel 30 DTV transmitter that had just been vacated by its sister station, KPTV. At 9:30 a.m., KPDX turned off its analog transmitter.
As of April, 2011, US satellite provider DirecTV
DirecTV
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. ...
has yet to carry KPDX's High Definition signal, only the Standard Definition signal is carried.
Newscasts
On September 8, 2008, KPDX began airing a weeknight 8 p.m. newscast produced by KPTV; as such, KPTV is one of only a few Fox stations in the United States to produce a newscast for another station in the same market.The 8 O'Clock News
(weeknights 8-9 p.m.)
- Anchor:
- Julie Grauert
- Weather:
- Mark Nelsen
KPDX features additional news personnel from KPTV. See that article
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...
for a complete listing.
Repeater stations
KPDX is rebroadcast on the following network of translator stations.- K20EH Channel 20 Hood RiverHood River, OregonThe city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,831...
- K20DD Channel 20 AlbanyAlbany, OregonAlbany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
- K23DB Channel 23 La GrandeLa Grande, Oregon-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,327 people, 5,124 households, and 2,982 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,833.5 people per square mile . There were 5,483 housing units at an average density of 1,260.3 per square mile...
- K30EW Channel 30 PendletonPendleton, OregonPendleton is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. Pendleton was named in 1868 by the county commissioners for George H. Pendleton, Democratic candidate for Vice-President in the 1864 presidential campaign. The population was 16,612 at the 2010 census...
- K34HK Channel 34 Longview, WashingtonLongview, WashingtonLongview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County...
- K41CP Channel 41 ElginElgin, OregonElgin is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,685 residents. The community is named after the Lady Elgin, a ship lost on Lake Michigan....
- K43FH Channel 43 WascoWasco, OregonWasco is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
- K50GG Channel 50 SalemSalem, OregonSalem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
- K51FK Channel 51 Rockaway BeachRockaway Beach, OregonRockaway Beach is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2000 census.-History:The community of Rockaway was established as a seaside resort in 1909 by the Rockaway Beach Company. It was named after Rockaway Beach on Long Island in New York. Rockaway post...
- K53EJ Channel 53 Baker CityBaker City, OregonBaker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward D. Baker. The population was 9,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...
(Moving to Ch. 51) - K60CH Channel 60 MaupinMaupin, OregonMaupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Deschutes River, much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting...
(Moving to Ch. 28) - K69BI Channel 69 MadrasMadras, OregonMadras is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called The Basin after the circular valley the city is located in, it is unclear as to whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the Madras area in India, or from the city of...
(Moving to Ch. 45) - K69AH Channel 69 The DallesThe Dalles, OregonThe Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is...
(Moving to Ch. 22)
Bend-area translators
- K24JE-D Channel 24 SunriverSunriver, OregonSunriver, Oregon is a private planned resort community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- KUBN-LP Channel 50 RedmondRedmond, OregonRedmond is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated on July 6, 1910, the city is located on the eastern side of Oregon's Cascade Range, in the High Desert, and is considered the geographical heart of Central Oregon...
(Moving to Ch. 43) - K44AH Channel 44 PrinevillePrineville, OregonPrineville is a city in and the county seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant located in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census.- History :...
Portland-area translators
When KPDX became a Fox affiliate in 1988, the station's signal was spotty in several areas around Portland. For KPDX to provide better signal coverage in these areas, several translator stations were activated.- K14HN Channel 14 VancouverVancouver, WashingtonVancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
/ Camas, WashingtonCamas, WashingtonCamas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 19,355 at the 2010 census. Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas lily, a plant with an onion-like bulb prized by Native Americans. At the west end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific... - K18EL Channel 18 NewbergNewberg, Oregon-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,064 people, 6,099 households, and 4,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,599.4 people per square mile . There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 1,282.2 per square mile...
- K16CB Channel 16 PortlandPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
(Discontinued)
The channel 14 and 18 translators signed on the air May 1, 1994. The channel 16 translator began in 1992 as an independent LPTV station, owned by Kenneth J. Seymour carrying programming from Main Street Television and The Opportunity Channel. Later in 1992 the station was acquired by KPDX, and became KPDX's translator. It was shut down in 1999 due to the loss of its transmitter site lease and duplication of signal by channel 14 in Camas. The license was returned to the FCC in 2002.