KOBI (TV)

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KOBI

Medford, Oregon United States
Channels	Digital: 5 (VHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	NBC 5
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. (Smullin family)
History
First air date	August 1, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-08-01)
Former call signs	KBES-TV (1953–1964) KTVM (1964–1968)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (primary 1953–1978, secondary 1978–1983) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955) NBC (secondary, 1953–1961) ABC (secondary 1953–1978 and 1983–1984, primary 1978–1983)
Call sign meaning	K(C)alifornia (sic) Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	8260
ERP	6.35 kW
HAAT	823 m (2,700 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°41′49.5″N 123°13′45.1″W / 42.697083°N 123.229194°W / 42.697083; -123.229194
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kobi5.com
Satellite station
KOTI
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	NBC 2
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
History
First air date	August 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-08)[a]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956–2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (primary 1956–1961, secondary 1961–1984) ABC (secondary 1956–1961, primary 1961–1984) CBS (secondary, 1956–1984)
Call sign meaning	Oregon Technical Institute or disambiguation of KOBI
Technical information[2]
Facility ID	8284
ERP	9 kW
HAAT	659 m (2,162 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°5′48″N 121°38′1″W / 42.09667°N 121.63361°W / 42.09667; -121.63361
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KOBI (channel 5) is a television station in Medford, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves as the flagship property of locally based California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. KOBI's studios are located on South Fir Street in downtown Medford, and its transmitter is located atop Kings Mountain, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the city.

KOTI (channel 2) in Klamath Falls operates as a full-time satellite of KOBI; this station maintains a news bureau on South 7th Street in downtown Klamath Falls and a transmitter atop Stukel Mountain. KOTI covers areas of southwest and south-central Oregon that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KOBI, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. KOTI is a straight simulcast of KOBI; on-air references to KOTI are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during newscasts and other programming.

Together, KOBI and KOTI serve 12 mostly rural counties in southern Oregon and northern California.

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