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Many well-known Portland personalities got some of their earliest local TV exposure at KLOR, including John Salisbury, Sherm Washburn and Charlie LaFranchise. This was also Portland's first (and only) locally owned TV station, having been funded by a number of Portland businessmen, including Jack Meier (of Meier & Frank). KLOR's time on the airwaves ended in 1957, when it and KPTV (27) were purchased by Detroit businessman George Haggarty. On May 1st of that year, the two stations were merged into KPTV Channel 12. Some of the personnel and a few of KLOR's programs also moved to the revitalized KPTV. It has now been more than a half-century since KLOR made its final telecast. While few today remember its 26-months on-the-air, KLOR's influence and legacy lives on in the programs and people of Portland's remaining TV stations. In
this
section,
you
will
find
photos,
articles,
information
and
stories
about
KLOR's
short,
but
illustrious,
days
of
broadcasting.
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