KKAR

KKAR is an affiliate of DuMont. Located in Portland, OR, KKAR serves the Portland metropolitan area. Owned by White Park Broadcasting, KKAR broadcasts on channel 8. Started as an independent, KKAR became an affiliate of Prime Network in 2012. On Oct. 1, KKAR will become an affiliate of DuMont following the Prime-DuMont merger. KKAR also operates two subchannels: 8.2 (for FOX Family) and 8.3 (for Nick Rewind)

History

KKAR signed on the first time in 1988. KKAR maintained a general entertainment program schedule that included morning and afternoon children's blocks consisted mainly of off-network reruns of Hanna-Barbera cartoons, as well as the Famous Studios Popeye shorts, the classicWarner Bros. Cartoons, Dusty's Treehouse, New Zoo Revue, plus the Our Gang and Three Stooges shorts), off-network sitcoms (such as The Brady Bunch), feature films, and public affairs programming. At one point, KKAR advertised itself as the "Pacific Northwest's Movie Station" and aired a movie in prime time six nights a week. KKAR also aired hit first-run syndicated series including Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Arsenio Hall Show. Kids in the Pacific Northwest were introduced to Japaneseanime programs such as Speed Racer, Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Robotech and Captain Harlock and the Queen of 1000 Years. Later on in the 1990s, KKAR became home to anime series such as Ronin Warriors, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and Pokémon(the latter aired during its short syndication run, before it moved to Kids' WB). After years of being an independent, KKAR became an affiliate of the Prime Network in 2012. In 2015, KKAR joined DuMont following the Prime-DuMont merger.