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| Broadcast area | Eugene-Springfield |
| Frequency | 1600kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio andtalk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | September 19, 1947 (1947-09-19) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 841 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°03′05″N123°03′48″W / 44.05139°N 123.06333°W /44.05139; -123.06333 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | opb.org |
KOPB (1600AM) isnon-commercialradio station licensed toEugene, Oregon, United States, and serving theEugene-Springfield area. The station is owned byOregon Public Broadcasting and it airs apublic radio format with news andtalk programming. KOPB carries programs primarily fromNPR and other public radio networks. The station was assigned the KOPBcall letters by theFederal Communications Commission on February 20, 2008.
The transmitter is on Day Island in Eugene, along theWillamette River.
The station signed on the air on September 19, 1947.[2] Its original call sign was KASH. The station was a network affiliate ofCBS Radio. For a time in the mid-1970s, it aired anall news radio format, using theNBC News and Information Service (NIS). In 1985, it switched its call letters to KEED.
In the early 2000s, the station's call letters were KOPT. It airedAir America Radio programming, primarilyprogressive talk shows. On November 28, 2007, Oregon Public Broadcasting announced it had reached an agreement to purchase the station from Churchill Media for $500,000. On February 20, 2008, the station switched from Air America Radio to OPB public radio news-talk programming.
Although sister stationKOAC 550 AM inCorvallis easily covers much of Eugene with OPB programming, some areas south of downtown Eugene do not get a strong signal. KOPB serves to fill in those areas. Listeners in the Eugene-Springfield area also have a local NPRmember station inKLCC 89.7 FM, owned byLane Community College.
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