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KOIN

1980-1989 KATU KOIN 

The Speck — July 11, 1985

November 22, 2024November 20, 2024 Peter Paltridge

You know the Burger King in SE that sits on the triangular corner where Powell meets Foster? Did you know

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2000-2010 Advertising KOIN Tom Peterson Weirdities 

Tom Peterson: “If You Want One Of These…” 2001

June 7, 2021June 5, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Some people are going to find this ad downright sacrilegious, as someone narrates other than Peterson himself, and it doesn’t

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1990-1999 Advertising KOIN PSAs 

The Legend Of Free TV — KOIN, 1990

May 15, 2021May 12, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Found in a recording of Hee Haw from February 17, 1990. So what’s THIS about? Well, the cable television market

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1980-1989 KATU KGW KOIN 

Corbett Building Implosion — May 1988

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Peter Paltridge

The Corbett Building stood where Pioneer Place is now and had downtown Portland’s only Fred Meyer on its first floor

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1980-1989 KOIN 

KOIN Christmas Tales #2 — 1981

December 24, 2015 Peter Paltridge

Christmas tales from then-current Channel 6 anchors.

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1980-1989 KOIN 

KOIN Christmas Tales #1 — 1981

December 24, 2015 Peter Paltridge

Christmas tales from then-current Channel 6 anchors.

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1980-1989 KOIN Sign-Off Sequences 

KOIN Signoff Sequence — 1983

October 21, 2015May 5, 2018 Peter Paltridge

While other stations had abandoned lengthy signoffs by the early 80’s, KOIN was still going the whole nine yards. Over

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