KOIN

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KOIN
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = KOIN Local 6
(pronounced "Coin Local 6")
analog = 6 (VHF)
digital = 40 (UHF)
other_chs = KBNZ-LP 7 Bend
see list below|
affiliations = CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = October 15, 1953
location = Portland, Oregon
callsign_meaning = Know
Oregon's
Independent
Newspaper
(from the "Oregon Journal")
former_callsigns = KOIN-TV (1953-1992)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = New Vision Television, Inc.
licensee = NVT Portland Licensee, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 490.5 m (analog)
523.3 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 35380
coordinates = coord|45|30|57.8|N|122|44|3.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.koinlocal6.com/ www.koinlocal6.com]

KOIN ("KOIN Local 6") is the CBS television affiliate serving the Portland metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in Portland, Oregon, United States; it broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 6, and its digital signal on UHF channel 40. KOIN's studios are located in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper in Downtown Portland.

KOIN has rebroadcasters in Bend (KBNZ-LP 7) and in Prineville (K31CR). New Vision Television will convert the Bend translator to a locally-focused CBS affiliate later this year. [ [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/bend_ore_cbs_affil_to_launch.php] ]

History

1920s-October 14, 1953

KOIN began in 1925 as a radio station, KOIN-AM. [http://www.koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6094436 KOIN History] from the station's website] It became part of the CBS Radio Network in 1930. During the golden years of radio, KOIN-AM was one of the major radio stations in Portland, with an extensive array of local programming, including live music from its own studio orchestra. As a CBS radio affiliate, it was the local home for CBS radio network programs such as the "CBS World News Roundup", "Lux Radio Theater", and "Suspense".

(note: KOIN's own history page has omissions and errors in its early days. KOIN radio signed on the air as KQP on November 9,1925 and changed call sign to KOIN on April 12, 1926. KOIN became a CBS Radio affiliate on September 1,1929. From: Craig Adams, radio historian).

October 15, 1953 - 1970s

The television station began operation on October 15, 1953 as Portland's first VHF TV station. At that time, it was owned by Mount Hood Radio and Television, a group that included Advance Publications, owner and publisher of "The (Portland) Oregonian"; local investors and Marshall Field's department stores.Fact|date=April 2007 "The Oregonian" also owned KOIN radio (AM 970 and 101.1 FM). Eventually, Marshall Field sold its stake to Advance. KOIN-AM (now KCMD) and KOIN-FM (now KUFO) were sold off when Lee Enterprises purchased KOIN from Mt Hood broadcasting in October 1977. A year later a production company MIRA Mobile Television was founded.

On February 28, 1971, both transmitter towers used by KOIN-FM and KOIN-TV—the 1000-foot-tall main tower and the 700-foot-tall auxiliary tower—collapsed during an ice and wind storm. [ [http://www.rockininquad.com/joel%20miller%20memories.htm#koin KOIN Transmission Towers Collapse - 1971] ] The two KOIN (AM) towers, located on the same property, were not damaged. Nine days later, on March 9, 1971, KOIN-FM and KOIN-TV returned to the air when a temporary tower was erected on the site of the collapsed auxiliary tower. During those nine days off the air, CBS programming was provided to the Portland market by KVDO-TV channel 3 in Salem, which would later move to Bend and become Oregon Public Broadcasting's KOAB-TV.

During the 1970s, KOIN had a few locally produced programs on the air, including "KOIN Kitchen" (cooking show), and public affairs programs such as "News Conference Six" and "Northwest Illustrated".Fact|date=April 2007 KOIN-TV was the second TV station in the Portland Market to broadcast Portland Trail Blazers games from 1976–1996, while KOIN-AM did the radio side from 1970 until the station was sold in 1977.

1980s-1990s

By the 1980s, one of KOIN's past general managers—Richard M. "Mick" Schafbuch—served one term in 1981 as President of the CBS Network Affiliates Group. During KOIN-TV thirtieth Anniversary week in 1983, the station broadcasted some old CBS programs from the 1950s and 1960s. By this time the station had moved into its new location at KOIN Center. In 1984, the station aired the Japanese program "From Oregon With Love". [ [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Oregon_Kara_Ai Oregon Kara Ai wiki] ]

2000s

In October 2000, the Lee Enterprises television group, including KOIN, was purchased by Emmis Communications.

ince 2006

On January 27, 2006, Emmis sold KOIN (along with KHON/Honolulu, KSNT/Topeka, and KSNW/Wichita) to Montecito Broadcast Group for $259 million.

Due to a dispute over fees, Comcast did not offer KOIN in HDTV for over two years after it started offering other local channels in HDTV.Fact|date=April 2007 After Montecito took ownership, Comcast started carrying KOIN in high-definition on February 28,2006.

KOIN was also in a dispute with DirecTV over HD broadcast, as both sides claimed the other to be the problem.Fact|date=May 2008As of August 2008 KOIN HD is now carried on DirecTV.

KOIN updated its website in September 2006 [ [http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com/node/732 ...Here comes KOIN.com] , from the Oregon Media Insiders blog] as part of a partnership with WorldNow. [http://www.worldnow.com/global/Story.asp?s=5652836 Nine Station Groups Sign New Partnership Agreements] from the WorldNow website] KOIN expects the switch to lead to over $1 million in revenue during its first year; the switch was characterized by Bob Singer, KOIN's general sales manager, as a "creative new way" to boost revenue for a station with a "somewhat average ratings position." [ [http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/tradeshows/events.jsp?resourceid=3379420 Broadcasters Learn the Secrets to Making Online Millions...] , from the PR Newswire website]

On February 1, 2007, KOIN became the first Portland station to broadcast its daily newscasts in widescreen. [ [http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com/node/963 KOIN goes widescreen] from the Oregon Media Insiders blog ]

According to Oregon Media Insiders, during Montecito's ownership of KOIN, its local news ratings declined in all time periods; among the four stations producing local news in the Portland area, KOIN had the greatest loss in audience share. [ [http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com/node/1015 February 2007 Ratings] from the Oregon Media Insiders blog ]

On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations (KOIN, plus KHON-TV in Honolulu and its satellites, KSNW in Wichita and its satellites, and KSNT in Topeka) to New Vision Television. The sale closed on November 1,2007. [ cite web
url = http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html
title = New Vision Buys Montecito Stations
author = Michael Malone
work = Broadcasting & Cable
date = July 24,2007
accessdate = 2008-05-30 ]

In January 2008, KOIN's owners, New Vision Television, fired news director Jeff Alan and replaced him with Lynn Heider. As a result, KOIN was forced to drop their slogan "Bringing News Home" because Jeff Alan had trademarked it under his name in 2000 before he worked at KOIN.

In March 2008, KOIN relaunched its website through Newport Television subsidiary Inergize Digital Media, replacing the old World Now-powered site.

For the first time in ten years, KOIN finished in first position in the 11 pm news in the May 2008 NSI sweeps.Fact|date=May 2008 A strong performance from CBS prime certainly helped. "KOIN News 6 at 11"—unlike a year earlier when it lost over twenty percent of its CBS lead-in share—held its prime time share throughout its 11 pm newscast in the May 2008 NSI sweeps.Fact|date=May 2008 Under new News Director Lynn Heider and long-time Creative Services Director Rodger O'Connor, KOIN News 6 at 11 increased its household ratings from May 2007 to May 2008 by twelve percent and its household share by nineteen percent. It increased its household ratings by 30% from February 2008 to May 2008 and its household share by 33%.Fact|date=May 2008

According to General Manager Christopher Sehring, "The defining moment for KOIN News came in the third week of the sweeps. Up until then, we were having a strong ratings run against some terrific competition. Unfortunately, we then lost two straight nights—and I was worried that these losses might shake our new-found confidence. Fortunately, our team roared back on Thursday night, delivering an 8 household rating by increasing Without A Trace’s 19 share lead-in to a 21 share. This type of comeback is indeed the sign of a station that refuses to toss in the towel—and will go a long way to helping us continue New Vision's plan to reenergize this great operation."Fact|date=May 2008

This was the first time in a decade that KOIN has won any newscast. The hard-fought win at 11 pm was particularly impressive since the May Nielsen is the most important sweeps period of the yearFact|date=May 2008 -- and the 11 pm news is considered the most prestigious newscast of the day for the majority of television stations across the nation.Fact|date=May 2008

Past reporters and anchors

"Anchors"
* Karen Adams - Anchor/Reporter
* Duane Bock - Anchor
* Ted Bryant - Anchor/News Director
* Linda Coble - Anchor
* Marcia Coffey - Anchor
* Reed Coleman - Anchor/Reporter
* Dave Erickson - Anchor/Reporter
* Julie Emry - Anchor (previously from KATU)
* Chuck Foster - Anchor
* Alexa Gromko - Anchor/Reporter
* Shirley Hancock - Anchor
* Mark Hendricks - Anchor/Reporter
* Lynn Houston- Anchor/Reporter
* Anne Jaeger - Anchor/Reporter
* Cam Johnson - Anchor/Reporter
* Art Kirkham - Anchor
* Arnie Mason - Anchor
* Kirk Matthews - Anchor
* Elaine Murphy - Anchor/Reporter
* Peter Murphy - Anchor/Reporter
* Randy Querin - Anchor/Reporter
* Jim Rauh - Anchor
* Eric Schmidt - Anchor
* Kim Sherwood - Anchor

"Sports"
* Brian Bushlach - Sports
* Johnny Carpenter - Sports (Also sports reporter, play-by-play announcer for KOIN-AM)
* Brian Drees - Sports
* Rick Metsger - Sports (Also did sports reports for KOIN-AM before 1977)
* Ann Schatz - Sports
* Ed Whelan - Sports

"Weather"
* Jeff Baskin- Weather
* Kirby Brumfield - Weather
* John Honore - Weather
* Jim Little - Weather
* Bob Lynott - Weather
* Mark Nelson - Weather
* Pete Parsons - Weather
* Ron Peterson - Weather
* Rick Elgin - Weather
* Kellen Beck - Weather
* Randy Querin - Weather
* Mark Ronchetti - Weather
* Heidi Sonnen - Weather
* Dave Sweeney - Weather
* Phil Volker - Weather
* John Walls - Weather
* Chuck Weise - Weather
* Cliff Watkins - Weather
* Miles Muzio - Weather

"Reporters"
* Carlos Amezcua - Reporter
* Craig Cheatham - Reporter
* Christine Chen - Reporter
* Elliot Eki - Reporter
* Wayne Faligowski - Reporter
* Patrick Healy - Reporter
* Sandy James - Reporter
* Tauna Lange - Reporter/News Director
* Margy Lynch - Reporter
* Markie Maizels - Reporter
* Eric Mason - Reporter
* Christine Miles - Reporter
* David Okarski - Reporter
* Charles Royer - Reporter
* Mark Sanchez - Reporter
* David Schmidtke - Reporter
* Barry Serafin - Reporter
* Craig Sklar - Reporter
* Floyd Smith - Reporter
* Eric Taylor - Reporter

Past staff and management

"Other Staff/Programs"
* Bud Beechwood - Host "Bud Beechwood Outdoors" - Staff announcer
* Kris Eisenhauer - Medical Reporter
* Lars Larson - Morning Show Host - "The Buzz" (1998-2000)
* Horst Mager - Host of KOIN Kitchen (1970's)
* Stu Martin - Host "Nightcap Theater With Stu Martin" (1970's)
* Bob O'Donnell - Host "The Talkies" (1970's)
* Ed Richter - Host "All Nighters Theater With Ed Richter" (1970's)
* Gordon Scott - Staff announcer/Image voice
* Ray Summers - Features Reporter/"Ray Summers at Large" and "Oregon by Air"
* Rebecca Webb - Anchor/Reporter/Host of "Live at Noon" 1980 - 1986

"Management"
* C. Howard Lane - Owner/General Manager of Mt Hood Broadcasting (1953-1977)
* Richard M. "Mick" Schafbuch - General Manager (Early 80's)
* Peter Maroney - General Manager (Late 90's)

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

*"KOIN Television Newsreel" (1953-1961)
*"The Six O'Clock Report/The Eleven O'Clock Report" (1961-1967)
*"Newscene" (1967-1973)
*"Channel 6 News" (1973-1976)
*"Newsroom 6" (1976-1994)
*"NewsCenter 6" (1994-1997)
*"KOIN 6 News" (1997-2004)
*"KOIN News 6" (2004-2008)
*"KOIN Local 6 News" (2008-present)

Digital television

The station's digital channel:

External links

* [http://www.koin.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com/taxonomy/term/1 KOIN-TV blog entries] on Oregon Media Insiders
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