OPB Television Channels

Have you made the switch to digital TV? Then check the chart to find out if your channel has already been converted to digital. If it has, then you can start watching OPB's four digital channels today!

How to switch to digital TV

Do you live in a rural area? Find out when you'll be making the digital switch.

OPB TV's Digital Channels
OPB HD All of your OPB favorites — from children's programs to news and public affairs to NOVA, FRONTLINE, Antiques Roadshow and more — broadcast in high definition.
over the air:
  • Baker City: 13.1
  • Bend: 11.1
  • Corvallis: 7.1
  • Eugene: 29.1
  • La Grande: 13.1
  • Portland: 10.1
on cable:
  • BendBroadband: 607
  • Comcast: 710
  • Clear Creek Telephone & TeleVision: 210
  • Crestview Cable Communications: 603
  • Verizon FiOS in Washington County: 510
OPB A full range of OPB programming — including the best in children's shows, how-to, travel, documentaries and performance.
over the air:
  • Baker City: 13.2
  • Bend: 11.2
  • Corvallis: 7.2
  • Eugene: 29.2
  • La Grande: 13.2
  • Portland: 10.2
on cable:
  • BendBroadband: 7
  • Comcast: 10
  • Clear Creek Telephone & TeleVision: 10
  • Crestview Cable Communications: 3
  • Verizon FiOS in Washington County: 10
OPB Plus More of what you love about OPB — more choices in viewing times of your favorite shows, plus more news, public affairs and lifestyle programs.
over the air:
  • Baker City: 13.3
  • Bend: 11.3
  • Corvallis: 7.3
  • Eugene: 29.3
  • La Grande: 13.3
  • Portland: 10.3
on cable:
  • BendBroadband: 175
  • Comcast: 310
  • Clear Creek Telephone & TeleVision: 168
  • Crestview Cable Communications: 116
  • Verizon FiOS in Washington County: 470
OPB RadioYou can hear OPB Radio's FM programming and opbmusic on one of OPB's over-the-air DTV channels. To hear OPB Radio's FM feed, tune in the primary audio channel. When you first turn on your TV, you're most likely to hear the primary audio channel. To hear opbmusic on TV, tune in the second audio program channel (SAP). You can turn on the SAP channel by looking for a button on your TV remote that says "SAP," "MTS" or "Audio Mode."
over the air:
  • Baker City: 13.4
  • Bend: 11.4
  • Corvallis: 7.4
  • Eugene: 29.4
  • La Grande: 13.4
  • Portland: 10.4
OPB via Video-On-Demand
Many of OPB's programs are now available to subscribers of Comcast Digital Cable's ON DEMAND service and Clear Creek Telephone & Television ON DEMAND service. OPB programs are listed under "Local Programs." For more information about ON DEMAND, contact Comcast or Clear Creek Telephone & Television.
OPB Programs on VOD

OPB Stations

dtv = Digital TV
trans = TV Translator Station*

* The switch to digital TV does not take place for all stations on the same date. Low-power broadcasters and rural translators will continue analog broadcasts beyond the day OPB's full-power stations move to all-digital broadcasting. We'll update the chart with the digital conversion date for your area as soon as that information is available.

City, StateDTV Switch DateOPB HDOPBOPB PlusTypeCall Letters
Agate Beach, OR TBA available after dtv switch 18 available after dtv switch trans
Arlington, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Astoria, OR TBA available after dtv switch 23 available after dtv switch trans
Baker City, OR switch complete 13-1 13-2 (48 on translator) 13-3 dtv
Bandon, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Bend, OR switch complete 11-1 11-2 11-3 dtv KOAB
Bingen, WA 2009-11-24 10.1 10.2 10.3 trans K36FG-D
Boardman, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Burns, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Canyon City, OR TBA available after dtv switch 26 available after dtv switch trans
Christmas Valley, OR TBA available after dtv switch 8 available after dtv switch trans
Cloverdale, OR TBA available after dtv switch 19 available after dtv switch trans
Coos Bay, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Coquille, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Corvallis, OR switch complete 7-1 7-2 7-3 dtv KOAC
Cottage Grove, OR switch complete 29-1 29-2 29-3 dtv
Culp Creek, OR switch complete not available 11-5 not available dtv
Cushman, OR TBA available after dtv switch 54 (changing to 32 after dtv switch) available after dtv switch trans
Disston, OR switch complete not available 11-5 not available dtv
Dorena, OR switch complete not available 11-5 not available dtv
Dufur, OR TBA available after dtv switch 31 available after dtv switch trans
Elgin, OR switch complete 13-1 13-2 (50 on translator) 13-3 dtv
Elkton, OR TBA available after dtv switch 11 available after dtv switch trans
Enterprise, OR TBA available after dtv switch 28 available after dtv switch trans
Eugene, OR switch complete 29-1 29-2 (21 on translator) 29-3 dtv KEPB
Florence, OR TBA available after dtv switch 54 (changing to 32 after dtv switch) available after dtv switch trans
Glide, OR 2009-11-24 29-1 29-2 29-3 trans K24FH-D
Gold Beach, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 (55 on translator) available after dtv switch trans
Goldendale, WA 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K31HZ-D
Grays River, WA TBA available after dtv switch 59 (changing to 31 after dtv switch) available after dtv switch trans
Halfway, OR TBA available after dtv switch 10 available after dtv switch trans
Harrisburg, OR switch complete 29-1 29-2 (21 on translator) 29-3 dtv
Hebo, OR TBA available after dtv switch 19 available after dtv switch trans
Heppner, OR TBA available after dtv switch 28 available after dtv switch trans
Hermiston, OR TBA available after dtv switch 28 available after dtv switch trans
Hines, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Hood River, OR 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K36FG-D
John Day, OR TBA available after dtv switch 26 available after dtv switch trans
Joseph, OR TBA available after dtv switch 28 available after dtv switch trans
Kelso, WA switch complete 10-1 10-2 10-3 dtv K28IH-D
La Grande, OR switch complete 13-1 13-2 13-3 dtv KTVR
Lakeview, OR TBA available after dtv switch 19 available after dtv switch trans
Lawen, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
London Springs, OR switch complete 29-1 29-2 29-3 trans K33KD-D
Long Beach, WA TBA available after dtv switch 23 available after dtv switch trans
Longview, WA switch complete 10-1 10-2 10-3 dtv K28IH-D
Manzanita, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Milton-Freewater, OR TBA available after dtv switch 50 available after dtv switch trans
Monument, OR TBA available after dtv switch 12 available after dtv switch trans
Mt. Vernon, OR TBA available after dtv switch 34 available after dtv switch trans
Myrtle Point, OR TBA available after dtv switch 55 available after dtv switch trans
Nehalem, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Neskowin, OR TBA available after dtv switch 19 available after dtv switch trans
New Pine Creek, OR TBA available after dtv switch 19 available after dtv switch trans
New Princeton, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Newport, OR TBA available after dtv switch 18 available after dtv switch trans
North Bend, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Nyssa, OR TBA available after dtv switch 15 available after dtv switch trans
Oakland, OR TBA available after dtv switch 24 available after dtv switch trans
Oakridge, OR TBA available after dtv switch 11 available after dtv switch trans
Ontario, OR TBA available after dtv switch 15 available after dtv switch trans
Ophir, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 available after dtv switch trans
Otter Crest, OR TBA available after dtv switch 18 available after dtv switch trans
Pacific City, OR 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K19EI-D
Paisley, OR TBA available after dtv switch 9 available after dtv switch trans
Pendleton, OR 2009-11-24 13.1 13.2 13.3 trans K42IT-D
Pilot Rock, OR TBA available after dtv switch 59 (changing to 42 after dtv switch) available after dtv switch trans
Port Orford, OR TBA available after dtv switch 47 available after dtv switch trans
Portland, OR switch complete 10-1 10-2 10-3 dtv KOPB
Prineville, OR 2009-11-24 11-1 11-2 11-3 trans K16EM-D
Rainier, OR switch complete 10-1 10-2 10-3 dtv K28IH-D
Redmond, OR switch complete 11-1 11-2 11-3 dtv KOAB
Richland, OR TBA available after dtv switch 8 available after dtv switch trans
Rockaway Beach, OR TBA available after dtv switch 36 available after dtv switch trans
Roosevelt, OR TBA available after dtv switch 17 available after dtv switch trans
Roseburg, OR TBA available after dtv switch 51 available after dtv switch trans
Seal Rock, OR TBA available after dtv switch 18 available after dtv switch trans
Seaside, OR TBA available after dtv switch 23 available after dtv switch trans
Seneca, OR TBA available after dtv switch 34 available after dtv switch trans
Silver Lake, OR TBA available after dtv switch 8 available after dtv switch trans
South Beach, OR TBA available after dtv switch 18 available after dtv switch trans
Springfield, OR switch complete 29-1 29-2 (21 on translator) 29-3 dtv KEPB
Squaw Valley, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 available after dtv switch trans
Summer Lake, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 available after dtv switch trans
Sumpter, OR switch complete 13-1 13-2 (48 on translator) 13-3 dtv
Sutherlin, OR 2009-11-24 29-1 29-2 29-3 trans K24FH-D
The Dalles, OR 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K31HZ-D
Tillamook, OR 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K19EI-D
Tongue Point, OR TBA available after dtv switch 23 & 59 available after dtv switch trans
Vale, OR TBA available after dtv switch 15 available after dtv switch trans
Valley Falls, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 available after dtv switch trans
Wallowa, OR TBA available after dtv switch 28 available after dtv switch trans
Wedderburn, OR TBA available after dtv switch 4 available after dtv switch trans
Weston, OR TBA available after dtv switch 50 available after dtv switch trans
White Salmon, WA 2009-11-24 10-1 10-2 10-3 trans K36FG-D
City, StateDTV Switch DateOPB HDOPBOPB PlusTypeCall Letters
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STATION NEWS:

Is It Your Turn to Switch?: If you live in the Prineville, Pacific City, Tillamook, Hood River, Pendleton, Sutherlin, Glide and The Dalles area, your translator is switching to digital on November 24. Find out more

Schedule Info for DIRECTV Viewers: Have you noticed a change to your OPB broadcast schedule? DIRECTV in Portland is now airing the programs on OPB's HD channel. See OPB HD schedule. Some viewers have requested the return of the OPB channel, so we're exploring options with DIRECTV. We'll post updates as they become available.

Three for Free with OPB: Are you getting all three OPB channels on every TV in your house? You can when you switch to digital TV. And if you only get one or two OPB channels through your cable or satellite provider, you can still get all three OPB TV channels over the air for free. Find out more

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