KEZI 9, an ABC affiliate, is the single strongest television station in Oregon outside of Portland. KEZI 9 signed on in 1960, and today nearly 500,000 people throughout 6 counties watch KEZI 9 each week. The Eugene television market (DMA) includes households in four counties: Lane, Benton, Coos and Douglas. KEZI 9’s reach is not limited to these four counties and the station often refers to a larger trade area that includes the four DMA counties plus Linn and Deschutes counties. Total coverage for KEZI 9 extends even beyond this trade area into nearly 240,000 households throughout Western Oregon. The list of cities that KEZI 9 serves includes Eugene/Springfield, Roseburg, Coos Bay/North Bend, Corvallis/Albany, Lebanon and Cottage Grove. KEZI 9 is recognized as a leader in local news coverage. KEZI 9 News has received numerous journalism awards and is regularly honored by the…