| Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
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| Branding | NBC 2 |
| Slogan | Local News Comes First |
| Channels | Digital: 13 (VHF) |
| Subchannels | 2.1 NBC-HD 2.2 AccuWX |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | NBC (primary 1956-1961; secondary 1961-1984; primary 1984-present) |
| Owner | California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. |
| First air date | August 1956[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | Oregon Technical Institute |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1956-1984; secondary until 1961) CBS (secondary 1956-1984) |
| Transmitter power | 9 kW |
| Height | 659 m |
| Facility ID | 8284 |
| Website | www.localnewscomesfirst.com |
KOTI is a local NBC affiliate based in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Founded on August 12, 1956 by William B. Smullin of California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc., the station now serves as a repeater facility for sister station KOBI-TV NBC 5 of Medford, Oregon. The call letters KOTI are believed to have come from the city's local four-year college, the Oregon Institute of Technology(formerly Oregon Technical Institute). Originally KOTI carried all three networks.
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The station is owned by president Patricia C. "Patsy" Smullin, who also owns the parent company COBi, which is the longest, continuously independent broadcast group in the West and one of the three oldest in the country. Their number one interest is localism. KOTI served as the only staffed television station in the Klamath Basin for many years. The station's vice president and general manager is Robert Wise, formerly general manager of former sister station KRCR-TV in Redding, California. Viewers in 12 counties in Oregon and California receive programming from NBC 2.
KOTI-TV is the home for NBC 2 News at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 11:00pm anchored by Dan Joseph and Laura Cavanaugh. The chief meteorologist is Jeff Heaton. Lyle Ahrens serves as the Klamath Basin news bureau chief.
KOTI-DT broadcasts on digital channel 13.
Digital channels
| Channel | Name | Programming |
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| 2.1 | KOTI-DT | Main KOTI programming / NBC HD |
| 2.2 | The AccuWeather Channel | Weather |
KOTI is rebroadcast on the following translator stations. Some channels currently broadcasting, are not listed in the FCC database:
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