KSLM-LD

KSLM-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station licensed to Dallas, Oregon, United States, serving the Willamette Valley, within the Portland, Oregon, television market. The station is owned by Northwest Television, LLC. KSLM-LD's transmitter is located in the Eagle Crest area in the West Salem hills in Polk County.

KSLM-LD

Dallas–Salem–Portland, Oregon United States
City	Dallas, Oregon
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 27
Branding	theDove
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: QVC 17.1: YTA TV 27.1: theDove 37.1: Estrella TV
Ownership
Owner	Northwest Television, LLC (Michael Mattson)
History
First air date	September 2008; 17 years ago (2008-09)
Former call signs	K16HT-D
Former channel numbers	Digital: 16 (UHF, 2008–2010)
Call sign meaning	Salem
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	129164
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	269.8 m (885 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°58′37.4″N 123°8′33.3″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

History

The station began operation in September 2008, as a digital translator for KWVT-LP. In April 2009, KSLM signed an affiliation agreement with Retro TV. The KWVT programming remains available as a digital subchannel.

The change in channel was prompted by interference from another station operating on channel 16, KORS-CA. At the time KSLM began operation, KORS was licensed on channel 36. KORS was subsequently granted a construction permit to operate on channel 16 from a tower in Portland.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KSLM-LD,^[2] KWVT-LD,^[3] KPWC-LD,^[4] and KVDO-LD^[5]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
3.1	480i	16:9	KVDO	QVC
17.1	720p		KWVT	YTA TV
27.1	480i		KSLM	theDove
37.1	720p		Azteca	Estrella TV

Translators

City of license	Callsign	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter coordinates
Albany	KVDO-LD	34	2.5 kW	311 m (1,020 ft)	130048	44°30′19″N 122°57′42″W
Salem	KWVT-LD	11	3 kW	355 m (1,165 ft)	129197	45°31′22″N 122°45′11″W
Tillamook	KPWC-LD	6		263 m (863 ft)	130052	44°58′37.4″N 123°8′33.3″W