KOBI (TV)

KOBI
Channels
BrandingNBC 5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerCalifornia 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)
  • 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 ID8260
ERP6.35 kW
HAAT823 m (2,700 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°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
Websitekobi5.com
Satellite station
KOTI
Channels
BrandingNBC 2
Programming
Affiliations
History
First air date
August 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-08)[a]
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • 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 ID8284
ERP9 kW
HAAT659 m (2,162 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°5′48″N 121°38′1″W / 42.09667°N 121.63361°W / 42.09667; -121.63361
Links
Public license information

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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOBI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOTI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.


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