KGW

Analog: 8 (VHF, 1956–2009)
Digital: 46 (UHF, 2000–2009), 8 (VHF, 2009–2021)

KGW
Portland–Salem, Oregon; Vancouver, Washington; ; United States;
City	Portland, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	KGW 8; KGW News
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc.; (Sander Operating Co. III LLC d/b/a KGW Television);
History
First air date	December 15, 1956
Former call signs	KGW-TV (1956–1994)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1956–2009); Digital: 46 (UHF, 2000–2009), 8 (VHF, 2009–2021);
Former affiliations	ABC (1956–1959);
Call sign meaning	"Keep Growing Wiser"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34874
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	539 m (1,768 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°31′20.5″N 122°44′49.5″W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kgw.com

KGW (channel 8) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Jefferson Street in southwestern Portland, and its transmitter is located in the city's Sylvan-Highlands section. KGW also served as the Portland bureau for co-owned regional news channel Northwest Cable News before it shut down on January 6, 2017.

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