KOBI-TV NBC5

KOBI-TV NBC5 Locally owned and serving more households than any other TV station in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Smullin, in 1953. Mr. His daughter, Patricia C.

KOBI Television (Channel 5) was put on the air by pioneer broadcaster William B. Smullin put KOTI (Channel 2) on the air in Klamath Falls in 1956. Smullin, has succeeded him as KOBI's and KOTI's President and owner. KOBI and KOTI are the only locally owned TV stations in the Rogue Valley and the Klamath Basin. Viewers in 12 counties in Oregon and California receive programming from Channels 5 and

2. The stations hold a number of television "firsts" in their over 50 year history. KOBI was the first VHF television station in Oregon. It was the first TV station in Medford to offer local color programming, the first station to operate in stereo, the first Medford station to employ electronic news gathering technology, and was the first Medford station with statewide microwave news coverage. KOBI's and KOTI's parent company is California Oregon Broadcasting Inc., located in Medford. COBi is the longest, continuously independent broadcast group in the West and one of the three oldest in the country. KOBI and KOTI are NBC affiliates. Our number one interest is localism!

🎙️ Tonight on NBC5 News at 6, News Anchor Andrea Boyd interviews Josephine County Food Bank Executive Director Josephine...
11/06/2025

🎙️ Tonight on NBC5 News at 6, News Anchor Andrea Boyd interviews Josephine County Food Bank Executive Director Josephine Sze. She discusses the growing food crisis in the county, how the delay in SNAP benefits is affecting families, and what people can do if they need food assistance.

Catch the full interview after it airs here: https://kobi5.com/category/features/five-on-5/
Josephine County Food Bank

11/06/2025

Got a child under 5? The Jackson County Library and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library want to send them a free book every month. It’s made possible by the Jackson County Library Foundation and the United Rotary Clubs of Southern Oregon. There’s no cost to you. Just sign up online or stop by your local library.

👉 https://jcls.org/local/dolly-partons-imagination-library/

King tides (Perigean-Spring tides) occur when there is gravitational pull from a Full or New Moon in addition to solar g...
11/06/2025

King tides (Perigean-Spring tides) occur when there is gravitational pull from a Full or New Moon in addition to solar gravitational pull. Larger waves and extra water could cause erosion and localized flooding for some along the coast today.
-Bobby J

Medford residents voting in favor of raising the city's transient lodging tax in the unofficial poll results. Still, que...
11/06/2025

Medford residents voting in favor of raising the city's transient lodging tax in the unofficial poll results. Still, questions within the community remain about the project's logistics.

MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford residents voting in favor of raising the city’s transient lodging tax in the unofficial poll results. Still, questions within the community remain about the project’s logistics: Will any money come out of my pocket? Medford City Councilor Nick Card tells NBC5 the city i...

Severe storms swept through our area Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of nearly 50 mph that knocked down mult...
11/06/2025

Severe storms swept through our area Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of nearly 50 mph that knocked down multiple trees and caused widespread power outages.

MEDFORD, Ore. – Severe storms swept through our area overnight, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of nearly 50 mph that knocked down multiple trees and caused widespread power outages. Over a thousand Medford residents lost electricity after midnight, forcing Pacific Power crews to mobilize early...

In partnership with NBC5, Les Schwab is changing more than just tires this holiday season. From now until December 15, t...
11/06/2025

In partnership with NBC5, Les Schwab is changing more than just tires this holiday season. From now until December 15, they're collecting new, unwrapped toys and bikes, along with monetary donations to purchase more of both, to be distributed to local kids who wouldn't otherwise have anything to unwrap, with the help of area non-profit organizations.

Les Schwab's Jake Nash and Community Works executive director Barbara Johnson joined Emily Storm on Sunrise to talk about their shared love of spreading joy during the holidays.

Sunrise Interviews are sponsored by Elk Valley Casino.

SOUTHERN OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — In partnership with NBC5, Les Schwab is changing more than just tires this holiday season. From now until December 15, they’re collecting new, unwrapped toys and bikes, along with monetary donations to purchase more of both, to be distributed to local kids w...

Another rainy day as our next system moves through this Thursday. The coverage of rain increasing from west this morning...
11/06/2025

Another rainy day as our next system moves through this Thursday. The coverage of rain increasing from west this morning to the east this afternoon. Winds won't be as strong as the last few days, but it will still be breezy with higher winds along the coast.
-Bobby J

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