Bend News: Local TV, Radio and Newspapers

The latest headlines from Bend's own TV stations, newspapers and radio newsrooms, updated through the day. Further down: which channel each network is on and every station licensed in the Bend, OR market.

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Headlines and links come from each outlet's own news feed; the story opens on the outlet's website. Updated Oct 21, 4:00 am EDT.

The Bend, OR TV market has 3 full-power stations in FCC records. Here is which channel each network is on, who holds each license, and what viewers say about them.

What channel is ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS in Bend?

  • ABC: KOHD on channel 51 (Bend)
  • NBC: KTVZ on channel 21 (Bend)
  • PBS: KOAB-TV on channel 3 (Bend)

All full-power stations in the Bend market

NetworkStationChannelRFCity of license
ABCKOHD5118Bend, OR
NBCKTVZ2121Bend, OR
PBSKOAB-TV311Bend, OR

Channel is the virtual channel your TV shows; RF is the frequency the station transmits on. A channel scan on your TV picks up changes after a station moves frequency.

Where to find MeTV, Antenna TV and other networks in Bend

Digital subchannels carry 3 more networks over the air in this market, free with an antenna:

NetworkChannel
Bounce TV21.5 (KTVZ)
Confess21.7 (KTVZ)
Nosey21.6 (KTVZ)

News, talk and public radio in the Bend area

FrequencyStationFormatCity of license
1110 AMKBNDNews Talk InformationBend, OR
1340 AMKBNWNews–talkBend, OR

Music, sports and other radio in the Bend area

See all 6 stations
FrequencyStationFormatCity of license
92.9 FMKRXFAlternative rockBend, OR
95.7 FMKQAKClassic hitsBend, OR
97.5 FMKNLRChristian ContemporaryBend, OR
98.3 FMKTWSMainstream rockBend, OR
99.7 FMKMTKCountryBend, OR
100.7 FMKMGXClassic rockBend, OR

Local newspapers in the Bend area

2 newspapers are based in communities in this TV market.

NewspaperBased inTypeFounded
Source WeeklyBend, ORAlternative weekly newspaper1997
The BulletinBend, ORDaily newspaper1903

Obituaries in the Bend area

Death notices and obituaries from 4 local newspapers; each link opens the paper's own obituaries page.