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KOPB-TV · channel 10.1

KOPB-TV is channel 10.1 (PBS), a full-power station licensed to Portland, OR.

Updated from FCC data

KOPB-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

Which way to point your antenna for KOPB-TV

KOPB-TV transmits from the main Portland OR tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 10 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Vancouver, WA southwest (223°) 11 mi
Salem, OR north-northeast (18°) 43 mi
Gresham, OR west (275°) 15 mi
Hillsboro, OR east (91°) 9 mi
Lake Oswego, OR north-northwest (343°) 8 mi
Happy Valley, OR west-northwest (298°) 13 mi
Camas, WA west-southwest (250°) 16 mi
Astoria, OR southeast (131°) 69 mi

KOPB-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
10 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
46 kW
Antenna height
615 m above sea level, 524 m above average terrain
Tower location
45.5224, -122.7471 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
50589
Licence on file
2020-07-17
Note
The FCC has approved a change that isn't built yet

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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