KOIN

KOIN (channel 6) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Salem–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KRCW-TV (channel 32). The two stations share studios in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper on Southwest Columbia Street in downtown Portland; KOIN's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood of the city.

This article is about the television station. For the Guinea town and sub-prefecture, see Koin, Guinea. For the radio station formerly known as KOIN, see KUFO (AM). For the radio station formerly known as KOIN-FM, see KXL-FM.
Not to be confused with KION-TV.
KOIN
    • Portland–Salem, Oregon
    • Vancouver, Washington
  • United States
CityPortland, Oregon
Channels
BrandingKOIN 6 (Pronounced as "Coin 6")
Programming
Affiliations
  • 6.1: CBS
  • 6.2: Get
  • 6.3: Rewind TV
Ownership
Owner
  • Nexstar Media Group
  • (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations
KRCW-TV
History
First air date
October 15, 1953 (1953-10-15)
Former call signs
KOIN-TV (1953–1992)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 40 (UHF, 1998–2018)
Call sign meaning
  • "Know Oregon's Independent Newspaper" (from The Portland News. Later purchased by The Oregon Journal)
  • sounds like "coin"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35380
ERP
  • 1,000 kW
  • 500 kW (STA)
HAAT536 m (1,759 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°30′57.8″N 122°44′3.1″W
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.koin.com
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