KOTI (TV)

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KOTI
Satellite of KOBI, Medford, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon
United States
ChannelsDigital: 13 (VHF)
Virtual: 2 (PSIP)
BrandingNBC 2
Programming
Affiliations2.1: NBC (1956–1961, 1984–present; secondary 1961–1984)
2.2: Cozi TV
2.3: Quest (soon)
2.4: Twist (soon)
Ownership
OwnerCalifornia Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
August 1956 (65 years ago) (1956-08)[1]
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
2 (VHF, 1956–2009)
Analog/DT1:
ABC (1956–1984; secondary until 1961)
CBS (secondary, 1956–1984)
DT2:
This TV (2014–2019)
Call sign meaning
Oregon Technical Institute
or disambiguation of KOBI
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8284
ERP9 kW
HAAT659 m (2,162 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°5′48″N 121°38′1″W / 42.09667°N 121.63361°W / 42.09667; -121.63361
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitekobi5.com

KOTI, virtual channel 2 (VHF digital channel 13), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. KOTI's news bureau is located on South 7th Street in downtown Klamath Falls, and its transmitter is located atop Stukel Mountain.

KOTI operates as a full-time satellite of Medford-licensed KOBI (channel 5), whose studios are located on South Fir Street in downtown Medford. KOTI covers areas of southwest and south-central Oregon that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KOBI, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. KOTI is a straight simulcast of KOBI; on-air references to KOTI are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during newscasts and other programming.

Overview[]

The station was founded on August 12, 1956 by William B. Smullin. The call letters KOTI are believed to have come from the city's local four-year college, the Oregon Institute of Technology (formerly Oregon Technical Institute). Originally, KOTI carried all three networks.

Today, the station is owned by president Patricia C. "Patsy" Smullin, who also owns the parent company COBi, which is the longest, continuously independent broadcast group in the West and one of the three oldest in the country. KOTI served as the only staffed television station in the Klamath Basin for many years. The station's vice president and general manager is Kingsley Kelley, formerly longtime general manager of KTVL. Viewers in 12 counties in Oregon and California receive programming from NBC 2.

News operation[]

KOTI previously produced its own newscasts (separate from KOBI) focusing on the eastern portion of the Medford–Klamath Falls market. The newscasts included NBC 2 News at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and at 11:00 p.m. anchored by Art Barron and Kristin Hosfelt. The chief meteorologist was Adam Colpack. Lyle Ahrens had served as the Klamath Basin news bureau chief, but retired in 2020.

At one time, KOTI aired a separate newscast at 6:30 p.m. with its own news bureau before becoming a repeater of KOBI.

Technical information[]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
2.1 1080i 16:9 KOTI-HD Main KOTI programming / NBC
2.2 480i KOTI-WX Cozi TV
2.3 QUEST Quest (soon)
2.4 TWIST Twist (soon)

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KOTI shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 13,[3] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.

Translators[]

City of license Callsign Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates
Chiloquin K06NS-D 3 0.193 kW 329 m (1,079 ft) 8268 42°15′44.5″N 121°45′26″W / 42.262361°N 121.75722°W / 42.262361; -121.75722 (K06NS-D)
Lakeview, etc. K07NR-D 7 0.3 kW 309 m (1,014 ft) 8321 42°12′17.5″N 120°19′40.8″W / 42.204861°N 120.328000°W / 42.204861; -120.328000 (K07NR-D)
Midland, etc. K36IB-D 36 4 kW 508 m (1,667 ft) 8236 42°4′39.5″N 121°58′29″W / 42.077639°N 121.97472°W / 42.077639; -121.97472 (K36IB-D)

See also[]

  • KOBI
  • California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. (ownership)

References[]

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says August 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says August 13.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KOTI
  3. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links[]

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