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City | Portland, Oregon |
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Branding | KATU (pronounced "K-2") |
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KUNP | |
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First air date | March 15, 1962 |
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Independent (1962–1964) | |
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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 |
Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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Public license information | |
Website | katu |
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). Both stations share studios on NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland, while 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.
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