KRCW-TV
 
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Salem/Portland, Oregon United States |
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| City | Salem, Oregon |
| Branding | Portland's CW (general) KGW News (newscasts) |
| Channels |
Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 32 () |
| Subchannels | 32.1 The CW 32.2 Antenna TV 32.3 This TV |
| Translators | KRCW-LP 5 (VHF) Portland |
| Affiliations | The CW (2006–present) |
| Owner |
Tribune Broadcasting (KRCW, LLC) |
| First air date | May 8, 1989 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Rose City CW or Keeping Rose City Wonderful (unofficial motto/slogan) |
| Former callsigns | KUTF (1989–1992) KEBN (1992–1995) KWBP (1995–2006) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 32 (UHF, 1989–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
DT1: Independent (1989–1992, 1994–1995) Dark (1992–1994) The WB (1995–2006) DT2: The Tube (2006–2007) DT3: Universal Sports (2011–2012) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 523 metres (1,716 feet) |
| Facility ID | 10192 |
| 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 | portlandscw32.com |
KRCW-TV, virtual channel 32 (UHF digital channel 33), is a CW-affiliated television station serving Portland, Oregon, United States that is licensed to Salem. The station is owned by the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Media Company. KRCW maintains studios located on Southwest Arctic Drive in Beaverton, and its transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of Portland. It operates a low-powered fill-in translator in Portland, KRCW-LP (channel 5), which operates its transmitter alongside KRCW's digital signal.
The station was launched on May 8, 1989 under the call sign KUTF (standing for "Keep Up The Faith"), its original transmitter was located outside Molalla. The station's original programming format almost entirely consisted of religious programs. It was originally operated by Dove Broadcasting then sold to Eagle Broadcasting on July 17, 1991. On February 11, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KEBN (standing for "Eagle Broadcasting Network"). The previous KUTF calls now reside on the Daystar owned-and-operated station in Logan, Utah. On April 26, 1992, it was announced that KEBN would adopt a general entertainment programming format as "Oregon's New Eagle 32". On October 1, the station went off the air but returned on September 5, 1994 airing a number of infomercials, public domain movies, and brokered shows for eight hours a day (it expanded to 24 hours by Labor Day of that year). James R. McDonald owned the station via Channel 32, Inc.
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