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KATU

KATU (channel 2) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside La Grande–licensed independent station KUNP, channel 16 (which KATU simulcasts on its second digital subchannel). The two stations share studios on Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Portland; KATU's transmitter is…

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Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (Sinclair Portland Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
2.1: ABC · 2.2: Independent · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
KATU (pronounced "K-2")
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "K-2"
Channels
Digital: 24 (UHF) · Virtual: 2
City
Portland, Oregon

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KATU

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples122
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
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KATU

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related to Channel 2 comes to Portland · 28
KATU → AM, Channel, Crystal Laundry, December, FCC, February, Federal Communications Commission, Fisher, Fisher Broadcasting Company, Four, June, KOMO, KOXO, KPOJ, KPTV, KTNT-TV, March, NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Seattle
related to Translators · 18
KATU → Astoria, K08PZ-DHood River, K18HH-DTillamook, K20NL-D, K23NS-DThe Dalles, K26DB-DBaker Valley, K26NX-DMilton-Freewater, K27MX-DCorvallis, K28CQ-DLa Grande, K28FT-DPendleton, K31HK-DRockaway Beach, K32LY-DLa Grande, K32NK-DMadras, K34DI-DPrineville, K34PJ-DGrays River/Lebam, K35GA-DLincoln City, K35LD-DRainier, WA
related to News operation · 15
KATU → ABC, As, Florence, From, In November, KGW-TV, KOIN-TV, One Oregon, Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, Paul Linnman, Portland, The, This, TV
related to Sinclair Broadcast Group ownership · 14
KATU → August, CW, FCC, Fisher Communications's, However, KRCW-TV, KUNP, On April, On May, Sinclair, Sinclair Broadcast Group, The FCC, Tribune, Tribune Media
related to Sports · 14
KATU → ABC, Eugene, In Portland, January, KATU's, KUNP, Medford, On September, Portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Rip City Television Network, Seattle, Sinclair, Yakima/Tri-Cities
related to Subchannels · 6
KATU → KRCW-TV, NextGen TV, Portland, Portland's ATSC, Sylvan-Highlands, The
Affiliations · 3
KATU → 2.1: ABC, 2.2: Independent, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
KATU → Digital: 24 (UHF), Virtual: 2
Former channel numbers · 2
KATU → Analog: 2 (VHF, 1962–2009), Digital: 43 (UHF, 1998–2019)
Owner · 2
KATU → (Sinclair Portland Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group

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station portland news channel television broadcast stations abc sinclair group oregon fisher independent station's kptv digital local air broadcasting began

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KATUAffiliations2.1: ABC1.00infobox
KATUAffiliations2.2: Independent1.00infobox
KATUAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
KATUBrandingKATU (pronounced "K-2")1.00infobox
KATUCall sign meaningSounds like "K-2"1.00infobox
KATUChannelsDigital: 24 (UHF)1.00infobox
KATUChannelsVirtual: 21.00infobox
KATUCityPortland, Oregon1.00infobox
KATUERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
KATUFacility ID216491.00infobox
KATUFirst air dateMarch 15, 1962 (1962-03-15)1.00infobox
KATUFormer affiliationsIndependent (1962–1964)1.00infobox
KATUFormer channel numbersAnalog: 2 (VHF, 1962–2009)1.00infobox
KATUFormer channel numbersDigital: 43 (UHF, 1998–2019)1.00infobox
KATUHAAT524 m (1,719 ft)1.00infobox
KATULicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KATUOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
KATUOwner(Sinclair Portland Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
KATUPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KATUPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KATUSister stationsKUNP1.00infobox
KATUTranslator(s)see § Translators1.00infobox
KATUTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
KATUWebsitekatu.com1.00infobox

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