Media in Portland, Oregon explained

Portland, Oregon, United States supports a multitude of media, including long-established newspapers, television and radio stations; a number of smaller local art, culture, neighborhood and political publications; filmmaking; and, most recently, Internet media development. Portland has the 22nd largest newspaper, the 23rd largest radio^[1] and the 22nd largest television^[2] market in the United States. The Portland media market also serves Vancouver, Washington.

Newspapers

Daily

The Oregonian is the only daily general-interest newspaper serving Portland. It also circulates throughout the state and in Clark County, Washington. The Vancouver, Washington-based newspaper The Columbian also covers general news from Portland.

Alternative weekly

Smaller local newspapers, distributed free of charge in newspaper boxes and at venues around the city

Portland Tribune (general-interest paper published on Tuesdays and Thursdays),
Willamette Week (general-interest alternative weekly),
Portland Mercury (bi-weekly, targeted at younger urban readers),

Neighborhood newspapers

Northwest Examiner, a monthly newspaper with a circulation of 23,000 distributed by saturation mailing with news from northwest Portland, Pearl District and Goose Hollow. The publisher was established in 1986.^[3]
Southeast Examiner, a monthly newspaper with a circulation of 24,600 covering SE Portland from SE Water Ave to SE 82nd as well as NE Laurelhurst area to SE Powell Blvd.^[4]
Southwest News is a monthly newspaper mailed to every resident of the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc coalition and it is published by the coalition. Approximately 9,000 copies are mailed, as well as distributed in the lobby of the Multnomah Arts Center.^[5]
Sellwood Bee is a monthly newspaper established in 1906 and serves the inner southeast neighborhoods.^[6]

Interest-specific

The Asian Reporter (a weekly covering Asian news, both international and local),
Christian News Northwest, a regional monthly newspaper serving the evangelical Christian community.
Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland Monthly is a monthly news and culture magazine.
The Portland Alliance, a largely anti-authoritarian progressive monthly, is the largest radical print paper in the city.
Portland Business Journal, Weekly. Covers business-related news.
Portland Indymedia is one of the oldest and largest Independent Media Centers.
Street Roots, is a weekly street newspaper published by a homeless advocacy group Street Roots. It is sold within the city by vendors.

Discontinued

Just Out was an LGBT publication published twice monthly from 1983 to 2011.

Television

See also: List of television stations in Oregon. The Portland metro area is the 22nd largest U.S. market area with 1,182,180 homes with TVs and 1.035% of the U.S. market.^[2] In addition, the Portland Television market area is considered as serving the entire state of Oregon. The major network television affiliates include: (Network O&O Stations are found in bold)

Channel	Call sign	Network	Owner	Subchannels
2	KATU	ABC	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Charge! on 2.2, Comet TV on 2.3, Stadium on 2.4
6	KOIN	CBS	Nexstar	getTV on 6.2, Rewind TV on 6.3
8	KGW	NBC	Tegna	True Crime Network on 8.2, Quest on 8.3, Twist on 8.4, This TV on 8.5, TheGrio on 8.6
10	KOPB	PBS	Oregon Public Broadcasting	Create/PBS World on 10.2, PBS Kids on 10.3, OPB Radio on 10.4
12	KPTV	Fox	Gray	Cozi TV in 12.2, Dabl on 12.3
22	KPXG	ION	ION Media Networks	Bounce TV on 22.2, Laff on 22.3, Defy TV on 22.4, Scripps News on 22.5, Jewelry TV on 22.6, QVC on 22.7, HSN on 22.8
24	KNMT	TBN	Trinity Broadcasting Network	Hillsong Channel on 24.2, Smile/JUCE TV on 24.3, Enlace on 24.4, TBN Salsa on 24.5
29	KJYY-LD (licensed to Salem)	Telemundo	SagamoreHill Broadcasting	MeTV on 29.3
32	KRCW (licensed to Salem)	The CW	Nexstar	Antenna TV on 32.2, Court TV on 32.3, TBD on 32.4
36	KEVE-LD (licensed to Vancouver, WA)	3ABN	Better Life Television
42	KPXG-LD	Daystar	Daystar
46	KGWZ-LP	Ind.	Tegna
47	KUNP-LD (licensed to La Grande)	Univision	Sinclair Broadcast Group	TBD on 47.2, Charge! on 47.3
49	KPDX (licensed to Vancouver, WA)	MNT	Gray	Ion Mystery on 49.2, Circle on 49.3, Court TV on 49.4

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Oregon. The Portland metro area is the 23rd largest radio market^[1] in the U.S.

AM stations

Frequency	City of License ^[7]	Owner	Format ^[8]
00620 AM	Portland		Sports
0750 AM	Portland		Sports
0800 AM	Portland	Salem Media Group	Christian radio
0860 AM	Troutdale	Salem Media Group	News/Talk
0880 AM	Dallas	Jupiter Communications	Regional Mexican
0910 AM	Vancouver, WA	Audacy, Inc.	Sports (ESPN Radio)
0940 AM	Woodburn	94 Country Inc.	Regional Mexican
0970 AM	Portland		Talk
01010 AM	Milwaukie	Bustos Media	Spanish Rhythmic top 40
01040 AM	Tigard	Churchill Media	Chinese
1080 AM	Portland		Sports (ESPN Radio)
01190 AM	Portland
01230 AM	Gresham	Bustos Media	Regional Mexican
01360 AM	Hillsboro		Silent
1410 AM	Portland		Business Talk
1450 AM	Portland	Portland Public Schools (Oregon)	Educational
1480 AM	Vancouver		Urban AC
01520 AM	Oregon City	Bustos Media	Regional Mexican
01550 AM	Vancouver	Intelli LLC	Brokered foreign language
01600 AM	St. Helens		News/Talk
001640 AM	Lake Oswego	Salem Media Group	Regional Mexican

FM stations

Call sign	Frequency	City of License ^[9]	Owner	Format ^[10]
	088.3 FM	Portland		Catholic religious
	088.7 FM	Sandy		Worship music Air 1
	089.1 FM	Gresham		Jazz
	089.5 FM	Pine Grove		Christian radio
	089.9 FM	Portland	All Classical Public Media, Inc.	Classical music
	090.3 FM	Welches		Spanish Christian
	090.7 FM	Portland	KBOO Foundation	Variety
	091.1 FM	Portland	Common Frequency Inc	Freeform
	091.5 FM	Portland	OPB	Public radio
	091.9 FM	Portland		Christian radio
	092.3 FM	Portland		Classic rock
	092.7 FM	Portland		Worship music Air 1
	093.1 FM	Gladstone	Salem Media Group	Regional Mexican
K228EU	093.5 FM	Portland	Bustos Media	Regional Mexican
	093.9 FM	Portland	Salem Communications
	094.3 FM	Government Camp	Bustos Media	Regional Mexican
	094.7 FM	Camas, WA		Alternative
	095.5 FM	Portland		Contemporary Hit Radio
	095.9 FM	Tigard		Spanish Christian
	096.3 FM	West Linn	Worship 24/7	Worship music
	096.7 FM	Portland	Community Alliance of Tenants
	097.1 FM	Portland		Adult hits
	097.9 FM	Aloha		Contemporary Christian K-Love
	098.7 FM	Portland		Country
	099.5 FM	Portland
	0100.3 FM	Portland	iHeartMedia	Contemporary Hit Radio
	0101.1 FM	Portland		News/Talk
	0101.9 FM	Portland		AAA
	0102.3 FM	Portland		Alternative rock
	0102.9 FM	Gresham
	0103.3 FM	Beaverton	iHeartMedia	Adult Contemporary
	0103.7 FM	Portland		Christian hip hop "Boost Radio"
	0104.1 FM	Scappoose		Contemporary Christian
	0104.5 FM	White Salmon, WA		Contemporary Christian
	0105.1 FM	Molalla		Hot AC
	0105.9 FM	Vancouver, WA		Classic rock
	0106.3 FM	Portland		Christian radio
	0106.7 FM	Lake Oswego		Classic hits
	0107.1 FM	West Haven	Metro East Community Media	Freeform
	00107.5 FM	Banks		Classic hip hop

Internet

QPDX.com, news and events website

Notes and References

Web site: Arbitron Radio Market Rankings: Fall 2012. September 13, 2012. Arbitron. December 29, 2012.
Web site: Nielsen Media Research Local Universe Estimates . September 2012 . . PDF . December 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117164715/http://www.tvb.org/media/file/TVB_Market_Profiles_Nielsen_Household_DMA_Ranks2.pdf . January 17, 2013 .
Web site: About. NWExaminer. en. 2020-05-08.
Web site: About SE Examiner. The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon. en-US. 2020-05-08.
Web site: SW News Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.. swni.org. 2020-05-08.
Web site: Read Portland's hundred-year-old neighborhood newspaper, THE BEE!. www.readthebee.com. 2020-05-08.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html AM Query - AM Radio Technical Information - Audio Division (FCC) USA
http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm Station Information Profile
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html FM Query - FM Radio Technical Information - Audio Division (FCC) USA
http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm Station Information Profile