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KPTV

KPTV (channel 12) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Vancouver, Washington–licensed KPDX (channel 49), an independent station with MyNetworkTV. The two stations share studios on NW Greenbrier Parkway in Beaverton; KPTV's transmitter is located in the…

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Owner
Gray Media · (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
12.1: Fox · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
Fox 12 Oregon; Fox 12 News
Call sign meaning
Portland Television
Channels
Digital: 12 (VHF) · Virtual: 12
City
Portland, Oregon

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KPTV

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
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KPTV

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related to First stint as an independent station · 35
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related to Return to Fox · 34
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related to Early years · 32
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related to News operation · 21
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related to The tradition of Perry Mason at noon · 19
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related to First Fox affiliation, then back to independence · 14
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related to Programming · 14
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related to UPN affiliation · 14
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related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 13
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related to Sale to Gray Television · 10
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station fox television portland kpdx channel stations network programming first 12 news independent newscast oregon kptv's abc one affiliation perry

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KPTVAffiliations12.1: Fox1.00infobox
KPTVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
KPTVBrandingFox 12 Oregon; Fox 12 News1.00infobox
KPTVCall sign meaningPortland Television1.00infobox
KPTVChannelsDigital: 12 (VHF)1.00infobox
KPTVChannelsVirtual: 121.00infobox
KPTVCityPortland, Oregon1.00infobox
KPTVERP24.5 kW1.00infobox
KPTVFacility ID506331.00infobox
KPTVFirst air dateSeptember 18, 1952 (1952-09-18)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsNBC (1952–1959)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsCBS (secondary, 1952–1953)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsDuMont (secondary, 1952–1955)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsABC (secondary 1952–1955, primary 1959–1964)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsIndependent (1964–1986, 1988–1995)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsFox (1986–1988)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer affiliationsUPN (1995–2002)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 27 (UHF, 1952–1957), 12 (VHF, 1957–2009)1.00infobox
KPTVFormer channel numbersDigital: 30 (UHF, 1999–2009)1.00infobox
KPTVHAAT529 m (1,736 ft)1.00infobox
KPTVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KPTVOwnerGray Media1.00infobox
KPTVOwner(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
KPTVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KPTVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KPTVSister stationsKPDX1.00infobox
KPTVTranslator(s)see § Translators1.00infobox
KPTVTransmitter 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
KPTVWebsitewww.kptv.com1.00infobox
KPTVis asenior partner in the duopoly0.90text

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