KATU
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| Portland, Oregon | |
| Branding | KATU (pronounced as "K-2") |
| Slogan | Spirit of the Northwest |
| Channels | 2 (VHF) analog, 43 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ABC (since March 1, 1964) |
| Owner | Fisher Communications |
| Founded | March 15, 1962 |
| Call letters meaning | Sounds like "K-2" |
| Former affiliations | Independent (March 15, 1962-February 29, 1964) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW |
| Website | katu.com |
KATU is a television station in Portland, Oregon, USA. It began operation on March 15, 1962 as an independent station. On March 1, 1964, it became an affiliate of the American Broadcasting Company (taking over from KPTV), which it remains today. Its transmitter is located in Portland. It is currently owned by Fisher Communications of Seattle, Washington, owner of the Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO-TV.
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[edit] Former personalities
Bill O'Reilly, one of the original anchors of Inside Edition and now of Fox News, came to KATU in 1984 as an anchor and reporter. He left the station in 1986 to join ABC News, and was replaced by reporter and weekend weathercaster Jeff Gianola. At the time of O'Reilly's departure, KATU's "Channel 2 News" held the top spot in the Portland TV market ratings.
Microsoft spokesman and communications director Lou Gellos was a former Sports Director at KATU in the early 1990s. Prior to joining KATU, he also held that position briefly at Seattle's KING-TV.
KATU's "Channel 2 News" was also the highest-rated news program in Portland under the anchor team of Jeff Gianola and Julie Emry. Julie Emry left in the mid-1990s for family reasons, and Gianola left in 1997 after being suspended for apparently getting into an argument with a female reporter. Incidentally, Gianola and Emry were back anchoring the news together on rival TV station KOIN-TV Channel 6 from September 2002 until late 2005, when she left the station (also for family reasons). Gianola appeared as himself in the film The Hunted starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro.
Jeffrey Babcock appeared regularly in the early 1990s as a commentator on capital markets and personal finance. He left to become an investment manager. Formerly he was a correspondent at WABC-TV's Good Morning New York, as well as a reporter at KIRO-TV in Seattle and WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio.
[edit] Newscasts
Weekdays
- KATU News This Morning - 5 AM-7 AM
- AM Northwest - 9 AM-10 AM
- KATU News at Midday - Noon-12:30 PM
- KATU News at 4:30 - 4:30 PM-5 PM
- KATU News at Five - 5 PM-6 PM
- KATU News at 6:30 - 6:30 PM-7 PM
- KATU News Eleven - 11 PM-11:35 PM
Saturdays
- KATU Saturday Morning News - 7 AM-9 AM
- KATU News at Five - 5 PM-6 PM
- KATU News at Eleven - 11 PM-11:35 PM
Sundays
- KATU Sunday Morning News - 7 AM-9 AM
- KATU News at Five - 5 PM-6 PM
- KATU News at 6:30 - 6:30 PM-7 PM
- KATU News at Eleven - 11 PM-11:35 PM
[edit] See also
- Exploding whale - KATU's claim to fame as the station that aired footages of the Oregon Highway Division's attempt to dispose of a dead whale. Longtime KATU Anchor (and current KEX Morning Host) Paul Linnman is the face of the report
[edit] External links
- KATU Channel 2 Official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KATU
| Broadcast television in the Portland, Oregon market (Nielsen DMA #23) | ||
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KATU 2 (ABC) - KRCW-TV 5 (The CW) - KOIN 6 (CBS) - KGW 8 (NBC) - KOPB 10 (PBS/OPB) - KPTV 12 (Fox) - KORS-CA 16 (A1) - KPOU 16 / KPOU-LP 47 (UNI) - KOXI-CA 20 (AS) - KPXG 22 (i) - KNMT 24 (TBN) - KRCW 32 (The CW/The Tube On DT2) - KORK-CA 35 (HSN/A1) - KKEI-CA 38 (TEL) - KPDX 49 (MNTV) - KOXO-CA 51 (TFR) - KWVT-LP 52 (A1) - KPXG-LP 54 (i) |
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| Defunct Television Stations | ||
