Happy birthday, KOIN! Channel 6 marks 70 years on air in Portland

Happy birthday, KOIN! Channel 6 marks 70 years on air in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — KOIN 6 is celebrating 70 years on air by looking back at the pivotal moments, places and faces that have contributed to the station’s legacy of “Watching out for you.” The outlet got its start as a radio station in 1925. But it wasn’t until Oct. 15, 1953, that KOIN Radio became KOIN TV. ‘Napalm Girl’ shares her story in Portland Art Kirkham was the first anchor to be seen on the station’s airwaves, but according t…