KPSO

KPSO-HD Is an NBC owned-and-operated television station located in Portland, OR. The station is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

As an NBC O&O Edit
Before KPSO's launch in 1982, NBC programming was provided to viewers in Portland via TV station KPTE. On February 3, 1982, KPSO signed on the air as an NBC O&O station. Channel 3 originally broadcast from the Goose Hollow section of Portland. The studios were in the latter stages of construction on the night the station began broadcasting; KPSO was knocked off the air for 10 minutes that evening due to a power outage that interrupted its inaugural programming.

On June 19, 2002, KPSO's contract with the National Broadcasting Company, Inc was expiring. After receiving news that KPSO was ending their O&O station with NBC, inc. Sinclair Broadcast Group was interested to acquire KPSO but NBC threatened to keep KPSO as an O&O. Although NBC continued to fight for KPSO, the FCC denied a renewal contract for KPSO so NBC lost it's Portland O&O station.

KPSO's signal was shut down for a few months, meaning KPTE temporarily regained its NBC affiliation while NBC was looking for a new company to air NBC programming in the Portland Metro area.

In October of 2002, KPSO came back on the air thanks to Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Acquisition by NBCUniversal Edit
A report claimed that the NBC Owned Television Stations was considering purchasing KPSO by December 12, 2016. According to a press conference by NBCUniversal, they have claimed that the acquisition will happen but they weren't exactly sure when they planned to acquire the Portland station.

Following the loss of the owned-and-operated status in 2002, NBC had declared that they would not make any mistake which would make them lose their Portland station once again if they acquire KPSO.

Programming Edit
Syndicated programs include: Wendy Williams, The Jerry Springer Show, Hot Bench, and Cheaters.

This is the only NBC station carrying Jerry Springer and few stations carrying Hot Bench and Cheaters.