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General Reception Help Article rated 3.1/5.0
General tips on resolving low signal strength include the following: A good first step is to re-scan with your TV and/or receiver. Note: Scanning for channels when a signal is out will erase the m...
KATU Translator Status & Locations Article rated 5.0/5.0
Last Updated on 02/15/2024 Current Status: 03/07/2024: No known issues. To better serve rural areas in Northern Oregon and SW Washington, KATU and other independent organizations operate low ...
Choppy Audio Over The Air With Roku TVs Article not rated yet
We are aware of an issue being experienced by owners of Roku TVs. A discussion on the Roku Community Forum can be found here: https://community.roku.com/t5/Discussions/Choppy-Audio-on-OTA-Channel/t...
Contact Us Article not rated yet
The best way to contact us, and the fastest way to get a response, is to open a ticket in this ticketing system by clicking on this link: https://www.katuengineering.com/hesk/index.php?a=add Choose...
Graphics on Narrow-Screen Televisions Article rated 5.0/5.0
Starting on August 29, 2016, ABC will no longer support "safe title" areas for older 4x3 television sets. This means that if you are using an old-style television, rather than a widescree...
KATU Not Available on Hulu Article not rated yet
KATU is currently unavailable on Hulu. Please see the following articles on KATU.com for more information: Programming alert: HULU has dropped our ABC Affiliate from its platform ABC affiliate...
MeTV Moved to KJYY-LD Channel 29.3 Article rated 2.3/5.0
Beginning Thursday, September 1st, 2022, MeTV will no longer be broadcast on KATU channel 2.2. Viewers in the Portland area can find MeTV on KJYY-LD channel 29.3. Viewers in the Salem area can ...
NextGen TV Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) Article rated 5.0/5.0
Here in Portland KATU (2), KOIN (6), KGW (8), KOPB (10), KPTV (12), KRCW (32), and KPDX (49) are all broadcasting their respective primary channels (the .1 channels) in the NextGen TV (aka ATSC 3.0) s...
No Audio (or Spanish Audio) on KATU Article rated 3.4/5.0
On your TV remote control, look for a button labeled "SAP" or "MTS" or "Audio" or "LANG", or go into the audio set-up menu and look for the SAP / Stereo options...
Spanish audio on Sports Broadcasts Article not rated yet
This is a setting in your Comcast or Xfinity cable box. The default audio track is set to Espanol. You only notice this during sports broadcasts because the HAVE a spanish language track. Most things ...
Stadium Change to The Nest Article rated 5.0/5.0
Stadium Changing to The Nest On 10/30/2023 KUNP 47.2 (Portland) and 16.2 (La Grande) Stadium has been replaced with The Nest. The Nest is a new Sinclair network featuring a lineup of reality sho...
Television & Converter Box Manufacturer Support Article not rated yet
There are many times where an issue you are experiencing may be due to a setting or configuration problem with your television or converter box. Unfortunately, since there are many different manufa...
Unwanted Captioning or "Black Boxes" on Screen Article rated 3.5/5.0
The black box or unwanted captioning on your screen can be removed by doing the following: On your TV remote control look for a button labeled "CC" (Closed Captioning), or in a menu look ...
Watching Shows Online Article rated 5.0/5.0
What television shows can be watched online? All locally produced KATU programming and select syndicated programming can be viewed live on our website at KATU.com. Some ABC network programming i...
 

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