KOIN

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KOIN

Portland–Salem, Oregon Vancouver, Washington United States
City	Portland, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	KOIN 6 (Pronounced as "Coin 6")
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: CBS 6.2: Get 6.3: Rewind TV
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	KRCW-TV
History
First air date	October 15, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-10-15)
Former call signs	KOIN-TV (1953–1992)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 40 (UHF, 1998–2018)
Call sign meaning	"Know Oregon's Independent Newspaper" (from The Portland News. Later purchased by The Oregon Journal) sounds like "coin"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35380
ERP	1,000 kW 500 kW (STA)
HAAT	536 m (1,759 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′57.8″N 122°44′3.1″W / 45.516056°N 122.734194°W / 45.516056; -122.734194
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.koin.com

KOIN (channel 6) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Salem–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KRCW-TV (channel 32). The two stations share studios in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper on Southwest Columbia Street in downtown Portland; KOIN's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood of the city.