KOPB (AM)

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KOPB
City of license	Eugene, Oregon
Broadcast area	Springfield, Oregon
Frequency	1600 kHz
First air date	1947
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	841
Transmitter coordinates	44°03′05″N 123°03′48″W / 44.05139°N 123.06333°W / 44.05139; -123.06333
Callsign meaning	Oregon Public Broadcasting
Former callsigns	KASH, KEED, KOPT^[1]
Affiliations	NPR
Owner	Oregon Public Broadcasting
Webcast	Listen Live DTFX
Website	opb.org/radio

KOPB (1600 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Eugene, Oregon, USA. The station is owned by Oregon Public Broadcasting. It airs a News/Talk format.^[2] It airs public radio programming primarily from NPR.

The station was assigned the KOPB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 20, 2008.^[1]

Ownership

On November 28, 2007 it was reported that Oregon Public Broadcasting reached an agreement to purchase KOPT from Churchill Media for $500,000. On February 20, 2008, the station switched from Air America Radio to OPB programming.^[3]

Although Corvallis' KOAC easily covers much of Eugene, some areas in the southern part of the city doesn't get a strong signal. KOPB serves to fill in those areas.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ Palmer, Sue (November 28, 2007). "KOPT sale may silence progressive talk radio". Eugene Register-Guard.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KOPB

Radio-Locator Information on KOPB

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KOPB

v t e Radio stations in the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.9 93.3 94.5 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 99.1 99.9 100.5 100.9 101.5 102.3 103.7 104.7 105.5 106.3 106.9 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	550 590 660 720 790 840 990 1050 1120 1240 1250 1280 1320 1340 1450 1600

By callsign	KCFM KCST KDUK KEHK KEJO KEUG KFIR KFLY KHPE KKNU KKNX KLCC KLOO KLOO-FM KLVU KLZS KMGE KMME KNRQ KOAC KODZ KOPB KORE KPNW KQFE KRKT KRVM KRVM KSCR KTHH KUGN KUJZ KWAX KWIL KWVA KXOR KZEL

Future move-in	KSHL (relocating from Gleneden Beach, Oregon)

Oregon radio markets Bend Eugene-Springfield Medford-Ashland Portland See also List of radio stations in Oregon

v t e NPR Member Stations in the state of Oregon

OPB Stations	Baker City KOBK Bend KOAB Burns KOBN Corvallis KOAC Enterprise KETP Eugene KOPB Gleneden Beach KOGL Hood River KHRV KOJD John Day La Grande KTVR Lakeview KOAP Pendleton KRBM Portland KOPB The Dalles KOTD Tillamook KTMK

Jefferson Public Radio Stations	Ashland KSMF/KSRG/KSOR Coos Bay KSBA Eugene KRVM Grants Pass KAGI Klamath Falls KLMF/KSKF Myrtle Point KOOZ Roseburg KSRS/KTBR Talent KSJK

KLCC Stations	Bend KLBR Eugene KLCC Florence KLFO Newport KLCO Reedsport KLFR Roseburg KMPQ

KMUN Stations	Astoria KMUN Tillamook KTCB Warrenton KCPB

Other Stations	Eugene KRVM-FM Gresham KMHD Reedsport KSYD

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oregon

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