KMRT

KMRT, virtual channel 16, is a UDC-affiliated television station licensed to Eugene, Oregon. The station is owned by Central Broadcasting; Dorado Media, the owner of DBC affiliate KEGN (channel 9), operates KMRT through a local marketing agreement. The two stations share studios on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Springfield; KMRT's transmitter is located on Marcola Road.

On November 20, 2017, the Dorado Station Services announced that it would turn over stations ranked below the top 99 television markets in the United States to Dorado Media.

History
On December 1, 2017, Dorado Media signed an agreement with UDC to move its Eugene affiliation from KIVE to KMRT; as a result, KMRT became the market's UDC affiliate on December 3.

Dorado Media announced that it would sell the license assets of KMRT to Central Broadcasting in order to comply with FCC duopoly regulations because Eugene has a few full-powered stations—one too few to legally permit a duopoly.

Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Programming
KMRT carries the entire UDC programming schedule. Syndicated programs broadcast by KMRT include The Wendy Williams Show, Maury, TMZ on TV, The People's Court and Springer.

Newscasts
KMRT presently broadcasts 34½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6½ hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces the lifestyle program Around Western Oregon, which airs weekdays at 11:00 a.m. prior to its midday newscast.