KOPB 1600 AM is a radio station

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to serve

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. The station is owned by

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. It airs a

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format. It airs

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programming primarily from

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. The station was assigned the KOPB call letters by the

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on February 20, 2008.

Ownership

On November 28, 2007, it was reported that Oregon Public Broadcasting reached an agreement to purchase KOPT from Churchill Media for $500,000. On February 20, 2008, the station switched from

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to OPB programming. Although KOAC in Corvallis easily covers much of Eugene, some areas in the southern part of the city don't get a strong signal. KOPB serves to fill in those areas.

External links

KOPB official websiteOregon Public BroadcastingFCC History Cards for KOPB

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