As used in ORS § 354.605 to 354.715, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) ‘County board’ means the governing body of the county in which a district is principally situated.

(2) ‘District’ means a translator district formed under ORS § 354.605 to 354.715.

(3) ‘District board’ means the governing board of a district.

(4) ‘Translator’ means any UHF facility or Federal Communications Commission approved equipment owned by a district which serves the district by receiving, amplifying and transmitting signals broadcast by one or more television stations and public service signals which are allowed by Federal Communications Commission regulations. When the district transmits signals through VHF equipment, the district shall provide for an automatic encoder to prevent signal deviation. [1975 c.286 § 1; 1979 c.108 § 7; 1997 c.518 § 1]