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| City | Portland, Oregon |
| Channels | |
| Branding | KGW 8; KGW News |
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| History | |
First air date | December 15, 1956 |
Former call signs | KGW-TV (1956–1994) |
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Call sign meaning | "Keep Growing Wiser"[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34874 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°31′20.5″N 122°44′49.5″W / 45.522361°N 122.747083°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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| Website | www |
KGW (channel 8) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Jefferson Street in southwestern Portland, and its transmitter is located in the city's Sylvan-Highlands section. KGW also served as the Portland bureau for co-owned regional news channel Northwest Cable News before it shut down on January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. June 22, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.