KATU
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KATU, virtual channel
2, also known as K2, is an ABC
-affiliated television station broadcasting on digital channel 43 in Portland, Oregon
, USA. It has been owned by Fisher Communications
of Seattle, Washington, which has been the owner of the Seattle's ABC
affiliate KOMO-TV
, ever since it began broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Portland.
KATU has also owned and operated the local Univision
-TV affiliate KUNP-LP, channel 47, since 2007.
(FCC) call sign
KATU. However, the station did not begin broadcasting
until March 15, 1962, at first as an independent station
. Its transmitter was originally located atop Livingston Mountain, about 7 miles (11.3 km) NNE of Camas
, Washington.
On January 19, 1964, this TV station moved its transmitter site 21 miles (33.8 km), to Portland's West Hills
to improve its broadcasting coverage. Just over a month later, it took over the American Broadcasting Company
affiliation in Portland away from KPTV
on March 1, 1964. This made KATU the new fourth station in the Portland market in less than a decade to have affiliated with ABC full-time (after KLOR, KGW
and KPTV). It is also Portland's longest-lasting ABC affiliate to date. KATU is the only one of the first five television stations in Portland to have operated out of the same studio (at 2153 N.E. Sandy Blvd.) since it went on the air, although the building had earlier been used as a laundry for many years.
KATU is also one of the few television stations in the country (not counting owned-and-operated station
s) that has had the same call letters, the same owner, and the same channel number throughout its history.
In 2002, KATU-TV celebrated its 40th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it updated its on-air graphics, and added a new news set. It also aired stories from past newscasts.
In the November 2006 and February 2007 sweeps periods, KATU finished in third place overall in the local newscast ratings, behind KGW
and KPTV
. In 2006, KATU won two Edward R. Murrow Awards, including an investigative piece reported by Anna Song on a newborn baby that was left severely brain damaged by OHSU hospital. Song also won dual 1st place (2006) Associated Press Awards in Best Writing, and Best Investigative Reporting.
From December 2008 to June 11, 2009, KATU (and the other Fisher-owned stations) was not carried by Dish Network
due to a transmission dispute.
. In April 2008, KATU introduced a revamped set that expanded to the entire studio, to prepare for HD
in 2009. Previously, the studio was divided in half ,with one side the news set and the other the AM Northwest set. The new set was one of the most expensive projects in KATU history.
KATU started testing HD newscasts on Saturday August 8, 2009. The full rollout premiered during their 4pm newscast on August 17, 2009, making it the second station in the Portland market to broadcast newscasts in HD.
Weather team
Sports team
Reporters
On July 17, 2008 at 6:15 PM, KATU turned off its analog signal for 10 seconds to test if viewers' TV sets were ready for DTV. Later on KATU did similar tests to make sure its viewers were ready for the 2009 DTV switch.
KATU-DT remains on its pre-transition channel number, 43 and will continue to display KATU's virtual channel
as 2.
On June 12, 2009, KATU was the last station in the Portland market to carry regularly scheduled programming over its analog transmitter. During the last segment of the 11:00 p.m. newscast, anchorman Steve Dunn was in the station's master control room giving last-minute information on where to find information on the DTV transition. Then, at 11:35 p.m., he pushed the button that ended KATU's analog service.
Low power translator in Mitchell
has been discontinued.
on the roof of KATU TV's building in Portland
, Oregon
.
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
2, also known as K2, is an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-affiliated television station broadcasting on digital channel 43 in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, USA. It has been owned by Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications is a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company owns a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States.- Radio Stations :- Television Stations :...
of Seattle, Washington, which has been the owner of the Seattle's ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KOMO-TV
KOMO-TV
KOMO-TV, virtual channel 4, is a television station in Seattle, Washington. It is an affiliate of ABC and broadcasts on digital channel 38. KOMO-TV is the flagship station of Fisher Communications, and its studios and offices are co-located with sister radio stations KOMO , KVI , and KPLZ-FM ...
, ever since it began broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Portland.
KATU has also owned and operated the local Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
-TV affiliate KUNP-LP, channel 47, since 2007.
History
A construction permit for Channel 2 was issued to Fisher's Blend Station, Inc., (now Fisher Communications) as early as 1958. It was assigned the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
KATU. However, the station did not begin broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
until March 15, 1962, at first as an independent station
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
. Its transmitter was originally located atop Livingston Mountain, about 7 miles (11.3 km) NNE of Camas
Camas, Washington
Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 19,355 at the 2010 census. Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas lily, a plant with an onion-like bulb prized by Native Americans. At the west end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific...
, Washington.
On January 19, 1964, this TV station moved its transmitter site 21 miles (33.8 km), to Portland's West Hills
Tualatin Mountains
The Tualatin Mountains are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States...
to improve its broadcasting coverage. Just over a month later, it took over the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliation in Portland away from KPTV
KPTV
KPTV is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Portland, Oregon market, which includes most of the state of Oregon and portions of Southwest Washington. KPTV is owned by the Meredith Corporation in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX , with its studios located in Beaverton and...
on March 1, 1964. This made KATU the new fourth station in the Portland market in less than a decade to have affiliated with ABC full-time (after KLOR, KGW
KGW
KGW is an NBC affiliate television station serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News , which is also owned by...
and KPTV). It is also Portland's longest-lasting ABC affiliate to date. KATU is the only one of the first five television stations in Portland to have operated out of the same studio (at 2153 N.E. Sandy Blvd.) since it went on the air, although the building had earlier been used as a laundry for many years.
KATU is also one of the few television stations in the country (not counting owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
s) that has had the same call letters, the same owner, and the same channel number throughout its history.
In 2002, KATU-TV celebrated its 40th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it updated its on-air graphics, and added a new news set. It also aired stories from past newscasts.
In the November 2006 and February 2007 sweeps periods, KATU finished in third place overall in the local newscast ratings, behind KGW
KGW
KGW is an NBC affiliate television station serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News , which is also owned by...
and KPTV
KPTV
KPTV is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Portland, Oregon market, which includes most of the state of Oregon and portions of Southwest Washington. KPTV is owned by the Meredith Corporation in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX , with its studios located in Beaverton and...
. In 2006, KATU won two Edward R. Murrow Awards, including an investigative piece reported by Anna Song on a newborn baby that was left severely brain damaged by OHSU hospital. Song also won dual 1st place (2006) Associated Press Awards in Best Writing, and Best Investigative Reporting.
From December 2008 to June 11, 2009, KATU (and the other Fisher-owned stations) was not carried by Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
due to a transmission dispute.
News operation
On October 11, 2007 KATU became the third Portland TV station to broadcast its daily newscasts in 16x9 widescreenWidescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
. In April 2008, KATU introduced a revamped set that expanded to the entire studio, to prepare for HD
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
in 2009. Previously, the studio was divided in half ,with one side the news set and the other the AM Northwest set. The new set was one of the most expensive projects in KATU history.
KATU started testing HD newscasts on Saturday August 8, 2009. The full rollout premiered during their 4pm newscast on August 17, 2009, making it the second station in the Portland market to broadcast newscasts in HD.
Newscast titles
- The Big News (1962–1967)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1967–1973) - NewsScene (1973–1975)
- Channel Two News (1975–1990)
- Channel 2 News (1990–1998)
- KATU 2 News (1998–present; pronounced as "K2 News")
Newscast slogans
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
, In Color (1967–1970) - Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
: Oregon's First Television News Team (1970–1973) - NewsScene: Get the Whole Story (1973–1975)
- We're Still the One, on Channel 2 (1977–1980; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Channel 2`s The One You Can Turn To (1978-1979; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- You and Me and Channel 2 (1980–1981; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Turn To The Channel Two News (1981–1984)
- Now is the Time, Channel 2 is the Place (1981–1982; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Come on Along with Channel 2 (1982–1983; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- That Special Feeling on Channel 2 (1983–1984; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- We're With You on Channel 2 (1984–1985; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- You'll Love It on Channel 2 (1985–1986; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Together on Channel 2 (1986–1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Something's Happening on Channel 2 (1987–1990; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- The Spirit Of The Northwest (1990–1996 and 2003–2007)
- TV is Good, on Channel 2 (1997-1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- We Love TV, on KATU-2 (1998-1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- On Your Side (2007–present)
Current
Current anchors- Anna Canzano - weekend mornings and evenings; also investigative reporter
- Carl Click - weekday mornings KATU News This Morning
- Steve Dunn - weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Debora Knapp - weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Natali Marmion - weekday mornings KATU News This Morning
- Angelica Thornton - weekdays at 4 p.m.
- Brian WoodBrian Wood (journalist)Brian Wood is a television news anchor, reporter and managing editor.-Biography:Brian Wood is currently anchor and reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, OR...
- weekdays at 4 p.m.
Weather team
- Dave Salesky (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. - Joe English - meteorologist; weekend evenings
- Joe Raineri - meteorologist; weekend mornings
- Rhonda Shelby - meteorologist; weekday mornings KATU News This Morning
Sports team
- Katy Brown - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Craig Birnbach - sports anchor; weekend evenings
Reporters
- Shellie Bailey-Shah - investigative reporter
- Michael Convery - traffic reporter
- Bob Heye - general assignment reporter
- Valerie Hurst - general assignment reporter
- Thom Jensen - general assignment reporter
- Meghan Kalkstein - general assignment reporter
- Anita Kissee - general assignment reporter
- Dan Tilkin - general assignment reporter
- Kerry Tomlinson - investigative reporter
- Melanie Wingo - general assignment reporter
Notable former on-air staff
- Bill O'ReillyBill O'Reilly (commentator)William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
, one of the original anchors of Inside EditionInside EditionInside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
and now of Fox News, came to KATU in 1984 as an anchor and reporter. He left the station in 1986 to join ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, and was replaced by reporter and weekend weathercaster Jeff GianolaJeff GianolaJeff Gianola is the head news anchor for KOIN Local 6 in Portland, Oregon.-Career:Gianola grew up in San Diego, California and came to Portland's KATU in 1983 from a stint at a Santa Barbara, CA station where he was the general-assignment reporter. After doing the weather and morning anchoring at...
. - Jack FaustJack Faust (broadcaster)John R. "Jack" Faust is a retired Portland, Oregon, attorney, television personality and political activist.-Education:...
hosted the weekly Town Hall public affairs show for 13 years. - Victor Ives, host of Sinister Cinema, KATU's version of the Creature FeaturesCreature FeaturesCreature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...
1970s late night film show.
Digital television
| Channel | Programming | Cable Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Main KATU programming / ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
Comcast 702 Frontier 502 |
| 2.2 | This TV | Comcast 302 Frontier 464 |
On July 17, 2008 at 6:15 PM, KATU turned off its analog signal for 10 seconds to test if viewers' TV sets were ready for DTV. Later on KATU did similar tests to make sure its viewers were ready for the 2009 DTV switch.
KATU-DT remains on its pre-transition channel number, 43 and will continue to display KATU's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 2.
On June 12, 2009, KATU was the last station in the Portland market to carry regularly scheduled programming over its analog transmitter. During the last segment of the 11:00 p.m. newscast, anchorman Steve Dunn was in the station's master control room giving last-minute information on where to find information on the DTV transition. Then, at 11:35 p.m., he pushed the button that ended KATU's analog service.
Translators
KATU is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.- K09YE Channel 9 La PineLa Pine, OregonLa Pine is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, incorporated on December 7, 2006.La Pine is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,799 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place . La Pine is in an isolated area of Central...
- K18HH Channel 18 The DallesThe Dalles, OregonThe Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is...
- K21HG Channel 21 Longview, WashingtonLongview, WashingtonLongview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County...
- K23FS Channel 23 SunriverSunriver, OregonSunriver, Oregon is a private planned resort community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- K26DB Channel 26 AstoriaAstoria, OregonAstoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
- K29CI Channel 29 RedmondRedmond, OregonRedmond is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated on July 6, 1910, the city is located on the eastern side of Oregon's Cascade Range, in the High Desert, and is considered the geographical heart of Central Oregon...
- K33CJ Channel 33 WascoWasco, OregonWasco is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
- K34DI Channel 34 PendletonPendleton, OregonPendleton is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. Pendleton was named in 1868 by the county commissioners for George H. Pendleton, Democratic candidate for Vice-President in the 1864 presidential campaign. The population was 16,612 at the 2010 census...
- K34IF Channel 34 EnterpriseEnterprise, OregonEnterprise is a city in and the county seat of Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,940 in 2007.- History :...
- K35GA Channel 35 La GrandeLa Grande, Oregon-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,327 people, 5,124 households, and 2,982 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,833.5 people per square mile . There were 5,483 housing units at an average density of 1,260.3 per square mile...
- K38GS Channel 38 Grays River, WashingtonGrays River, WashingtonGrays River is an unincorporated rural village in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States.Grays River stands on the north bank of the lower Grays River, which flows into the Columbia River estuary. The National Register of Historic Places-listed Grays River Covered Bridge crosses the Grays...
- K42CZ Channel 42 NewportNewport, OregonNewport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868...
- K43EJ Channel 43 TillamookTillamook, OregonThe city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 4,352 at the 2000 census...
- K44AJ Channel 44 Baker CityBaker City, OregonBaker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward D. Baker. The population was 9,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- K45CV Channel 45 AlbanyAlbany, OregonAlbany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
- K47CD Channel 47 Rockaway BeachRockaway Beach, OregonRockaway Beach is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2000 census.-History:The community of Rockaway was established as a seaside resort in 1909 by the Rockaway Beach Company. It was named after Rockaway Beach on Long Island in New York. Rockaway post...
- K50CE Channel 50 Hood RiverHood River, OregonThe city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,831...
- K54AP Channel 54 PrinevillePrineville, OregonPrineville is a city in and the county seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant located in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census.- History :...
- K54BK Channel 54 MaupinMaupin, OregonMaupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Deschutes River, much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting...
(Moving to Ch. 17) - K55GC Channel 55 Milton-FreewaterMilton-Freewater, OregonMilton-Freewater is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The city received its current name in 1951 when the neighboring rival cities of Milton and Freewater voted to merge. The population was 6,470 at the 2000 census...
(Moving to Ch. 28) - K58AY Channel 58 ElginElgin, OregonElgin is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,685 residents. The community is named after the Lady Elgin, a ship lost on Lake Michigan....
- K63CC Channel 63 MadrasMadras, OregonMadras is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called The Basin after the circular valley the city is located in, it is unclear as to whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the Madras area in India, or from the city of...
(Moving to Ch. 38)
Low power translator in Mitchell
Mitchell, Oregon
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170 people, 75 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was 144.6 people per square mile . There were 91 housing units at an average density of 77.4 per square mile...
has been discontinued.
Heliport
KATU Heliport is a private heliportHeliport
A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars...
on the roof of KATU TV's building in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
.
See also
- Exploding whaleExploding whaleThe term exploding whale most often refers to an event at Florence, Oregon, in 1970, when a dead sperm whale was blown up by the Oregon Highway Division in an attempt to dispose of its rotting carcass. The explosion threw whale flesh over away...
- KATU's claim to fame as the station that aired footages of the Oregon Highway DivisionOregon Department of TransportationThe Oregon Department of Transportation is a department of the state government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation. It was first established in 1969. It had been preceded by the Oregon State Highway Department which, along with the Oregon State Highway...
's attempt to dispose of a dead whale. Longtime KATU Anchor (and current KEXKEX (AM)KEX is a class A clear channel AM radio station broadcasting from Portland, Oregon. As of 2005 it is owned by Clear Channel Communications and runs news/talk programming. Because KEX is a Class A station, KEX reaches most of the densely populated areas of Oregon, providing grade B coverage as far...
Morning Host) Paul LinnmanPaul LinnmanPaul Linnman is a radio personality on KEX 1190 AM radio in Portland, Oregon. He worked for nearly 30 years as a television news reporter and anchor for KATU and KGW...
is the face of the report. - BumpityBumpityBumpity was an American children's television show that aired locally in the Portland, Oregon area on the ABC affiliate KATU, from 1971 to 1985. Bumpity, a green "bump on a lawn" with one pronounced tooth, along with his friend and side-kick, a red and purple striped worm named Fred, hosted the...
- A local children program produced by KATU from 1971-1985.
External links
- KATU Channel 2 Official website