Located on Awbrey Butte, just West of Bend. The OPB Channel 3 TV antenna is on top, while the FM antenna is visible mounted on the side of the tower. The KOAB transmitter building. OPB uses this location to service all of the FM, TV, and Microwave sites in Central Oregon as far South as Lakeview.
Some sites require the use of a tracked snow vehicle much of the year.
Here Max is making a fine tuning adjustment to the Toshiba solid state 10 kW, Channel 3, TV transmitter. Views from the top of Awbrey Butte North Northwest, with Grizzly Peak in distance. East, Bend in forground South East, Pilot Butte in forground. A couple of friendly visitors to the site. 2000 Content of this page may not be used in any form without express written consent of Oregon Public Broadcasting.