KOTI
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KOTI is a local NBC affiliate based in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Founded on August 12, 1956 by William B. Smullin of California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc., the station now serves as a repeater facility for sister station KOBI-TV NBC 5 of Medford, Oregon. The call letters KOTI are believed to have come from the city's local four-year college, the Oregon Institute of Technology.
About KOTI
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. Their number one interest is localism. KOTI served as the only staffed television station in the Klamath Basin for many years. The station's vice president and general manager is Robert Wise, formerly general manager of former sister station KRCR-TV in Redding, California. Viewers in 12 counties in Oregon and California receive programming from NBC 2.
News
KOTI-TV is the home for NBC 2 News at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 11:00pm anchored by Chris Corcoran and Selena Davis. The chief meteorologist is Jeff Heaton and Brent Biedel is sports director. Lyle Ahrens serves as the Klamath Basin news bureau chief.Past News Titles
- "Eye Five News" (1970s ?)
- "Eyewitness News" (1970s-1998)
- "The News Channel" (1998-2005)
See also
External links
- [KOTI website]
- [Western States Museum of Broadcasting: History of Television In Southern Oregon]
- [Bill Smullin: Southern Oregon TV's pioneer]
- [Query the FCC's TV station database for KOTI]
| Broadcast television in the Medford/Klamath Falls market [(Nielsen DMA #141)] | ||
|---|---|---|
|
KOTI 2 (NBC) -
KOBI 5 (NBC) -
KSYS 8 / KFTS 22 (PBS) -
KTVL 10 (CBS/The CW on DT.2) - KDRV 12 / KDKF 31 (ABC) - KMCW 14 (TMD) - KMVU 26 (FOX) - KBLN 30 (3ABN) - KFBI 48 (UPN/MNTV) - KBSC 49 (A1) | ||
| Local cable television channels | ||
| KMFD 11 (The WB) |
| KOTI 2 / KOBI 5 () - KGW 8 () - KMTR 16 / KUCW 23 / KTCW 46 () - KTVZ 21 () | |
| '''See also: , , , , , and stations in Oregon | |
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