KATU (TV)

KATU

Portland–Salem, Oregon Vancouver, Washington United States
City	Portland, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	KATU (pronounced "K-2")
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: ABC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Portland Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KUNP
History
First air date	March 15, 1962 (62 years ago) (1962-03-15)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1962–2009) Digital: 43 (UHF, 1998–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1962–1964)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21649
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	524 m (1,719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′57.8″N 122°44′3.1″W / 45.516056°N 122.734194°W / 45.516056; -122.734194
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	katu.com

KATU (channel 2) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group^[2] alongside La Grande–licensed Univision affiliate KUNP (channel 16). The two stations share studios on Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Portland; KATU's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of the city.

KATU went on the air as the fourth commercial station in Portland in 1962. It was built and signed on by Fisher Broadcasting Company, later Fisher Communications, and originally served as an independent station before joining ABC in 1964. The station expanded its local programming in the early 1970s and became a contender in Portland-area local news ratings. Fisher continued to own KATU until the entire company was sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2013.