KOIN
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Portland, Oregon United States |
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| Branding | KOIN 6 (general) KOIN 6 News (newscasts) (Pronounced as "Coin 6") |
| Slogan | Watching out for you |
| Channels |
Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 6 () |
| Subchannels | 6.1 CBS 6.2 GetTV 6.3 Decades |
| Translators | see list below |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (LIN License Company, LLC) |
| First air date | October 15, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Know Oregon's Independent Newspaper (from The Portland News. Later purchased by The Oregon Journal) sounds like "coin" |
| Former callsigns | KOIN-TV (1953–1984) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 523.3 metres (1,717 feet) |
| Facility ID | 35380 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°30′58″N 122°43′58″W / 45.51611°N 122.73278°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | koin |
KOIN virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 40) is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Portland, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group. KOIN's studios are located in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper on Southwest Columbia Street in downtown Portland and its transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of Portland.
KOIN's history traces back to a radio station at 970 AM that launched on November 9, 1925 as KQP; the station changed its call sign to KOIN on April 12, 1926. It became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), now known as the CBS Radio Network, on September 1, 1929. During the golden years of radio, KOIN was one of Portland's major radio stations, with an extensive array of local programming, including live music from its own studio orchestra.
As a CBS radio affiliate, KOIN was the local home for CBS radio programs such as the CBS World News Roundup, Lux Radio Theater and Suspense. An FM station, KOIN-FM (at 101.1 Mc.), was launched in 1948. Both stations were owned by Field Enterprises, Inc. from 1947 until sold in 1952 to the Mount Hood Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation.
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