KPTV

For the airport near Porterville, California, assigned the ICAO code KPTV, see Porterville Municipal Airport.

KPTV
CityPortland, Oregon
Channels
BrandingFox 12 Oregon; Fox 12 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KPDX
History
First air date
September 20, 1952
(72 years ago) (1952-09-20)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 27 (UHF, 1952–1957), 12 (VHF, 1957–2009)
  • Digital: 30 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • NBC (1952–1959)
  • CBS (secondary, 1952–1953)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1952–1955)
  • ABC (secondary 1952–1955, primary 1959–1964)
  • Independent (1964–1986, 1988–1995)
  • Fox (1986–1988)
  • UPN (1995–2002)
Call sign meaning
Portland Television[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50633
ERP
HAAT
  • 529 m (1,736 ft)
  • 543 m (1,781 ft) (app)[1]
Transmitter coordinates45°31′18″N 122°44′57″W / 45.52167°N 122.74917°W / 45.52167; -122.74917
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kptv.com

KPTV (channel 12) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Vancouver, Washington–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX (channel 49). Both stations share studios on NW Greenbrier Parkway in Beaverton, while KPTV's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of Portland.

  1. ^ a b c "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, January 12, 2022, Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.