KATU (ABC) · Channel 2

Full-power stations are the main licensed broadcasters in a market. They may run the highest power from the tallest towers and are protected from interference, so they set the core of what you can receive.

At 1,000 kW effective radiated power, KATU runs more power than 79% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 524 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 76% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 66 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 78 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 155 cities and towns in our guide with about 2,720,000 residents, as far as Corvallis, OR (71 miles).

KATU shares its transmitter site with KRCW-TV (CW), KOIN (CBS), KNMT (Trinity), KJYY-LD, KUNP-LD and KEVE-LD. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other ABC station in our data is KEZI in Eugene, OR, 93 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

ABC is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local ABC affiliates carry the national morning, evening news and primetime schedule alongside their own local newscasts, and the network carries major sports such as NBA games.