10 Facts About KMTR

KMTR is a television station in Eugene, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus.

KMTR maintained separate facilities on International Court in Springfield, Oregon, until 2020 when the station relocated to KVAL's building; master control and some internal operations for KMTR were based at the KVAL studios.

KMTR reaches additional viewers in west-central Oregon via co-owned full-power satellite stations KMCB in Coos Bay and KTCW in Roseburg.

KMTR provided sales and promotional opportunities to the cable channel.

KMTR was named "Station of the Year" for 2005 by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters.

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In May 2006, KMTR signed a long term affiliation agreement with The CW, a replacement network for the WB.

In September 2006, KMTR added The CW on a digital subchannel, replacing the cable-only KZWB.

KMTR shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 16, on February 17,2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate.

In 2016, KMTR remained the only "Big Four" network-affiliated station in Western Oregon to produce its local newscasts in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition until finally switching to 16:9 on October 22.

KMTR served as the host station for the 2022 World Athletics Championships which were held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.