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KOIN

U.S. center

Owned byNexstar Media Group, a publicly traded broadcasting corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas, which owns roughly 200 local television stations across the U.S.
FundingAdvertising revenue (local and national commercials); retransmission fees paid by cable and satellite providers
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

KOIN signed on October 15, 1953, as Portland's first VHF television station and has carried CBS programming since its launch. It was originally co-owned by a consortium including the Mount Hood Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation and Newhouse Broadcasting (publisher of The Oregonian). Lee Enterprises purchased the station in 1977, followed by Emmis Communications in 2000. In 2006 Emmis sold KOIN to the Montecito Broadcast Group. The station subsequently passed to Media General before Nexstar Media Group absorbed Media General in a $4.6 billion deal finalized in 2017, making Nexstar the largest U.S. local TV broadcaster. Media bias trackers including Media Bias/Fact Check and AllSides rate KOIN as center or least-biased, noting its straight news reporting and avoidance of opinion content. The station has not been associated with major editorial controversies and its coverage reflects a conventional local-affiliate approach—strong on regional weather, crime, and community stories—rather than a strong ideological orientation.

Sources

  1. KOIN – Wikipedia
  2. KOIN – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
  3. KOIN 6 Media Bias – AllSides
  4. KOIN 6 Portland – Bias and Reliability – Biasly
  5. Nexstar to acquire TEGNA (KGW/KOIN owner context) – KGW
  6. KOIN – Ground.news interest page

Profile compiled 2026-08-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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