Albuquerque is the primary media hub of the US state of New Mexico, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces. [1] [2] The vistas and adobe architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of Western fiction and the Western genre. [3] [4]
Some media conglomerates which operate in the city include Netflix (via its Albuquerque Studios), [5] NBCUniversal, [6] The Walt Disney Company, [7] and Warner Bros. Discovery. [8] [9]
The Albuquerque Journal is to the largest daily newspaper by circulation in the state. Magazines and news publications in the city include Albuquerque the Magazine , [10] Albuquerque Business First , [11] the University of New Mexico's Daily Lobo, [12] Outside , and New Mexico Magazine . [13]
Broadcast networks in the city include ABC (KOAT-TV), CBS/Fox (KRQE), NBC (KOB), Telemundo (KASA-TV), Trinity Broadcasting Network (KNAT-TV), and Univision (KLUZ-TV). Public Broadcasting has a NM PBS presence through sister stations KNME-TV and KNMD-TV. The public radio station KANW plays some NPR programmingas well as New Mexico music. [14]
The following is a list of media operations within the greater Albuquerque metropolitan area, and some media in broader Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas and neighboring El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, which also target Albuquerque.
Full-powered stations
Callsign | Display Ch. | Digital Ch. | Programming | Owner & Additional Notes |
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KASA | 02 | 27 | 2.1 Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal); licensed to Santa Fe |
KOB | 04 | 26 | 4.1 NBC, 4.2 H&I, 4.3 MeTV, 4.4 Catchy Comedy, 4.5 Defy TV, 4.6 Scripps News, 4.7 Start TV | Hubbard Broadcasting |
KNME | 05 | 35 | 5.1 PBS, 5.2 PBS Kids, 5.3 FNX, 5.4 World, 5.5 Create | UNM/APS |
KOAT | 07 | 07 | 7.1 ABC, 7.2 Estrella TV, 7.3 True Crime Network, 7.5 Story, 7.6 QVC | Hearst-Argyle |
KRQE | 13 | 13 | 13.1 CBS, 13.2 Fox, 13.3 Bounce TV | Nexstar Media Group |
KLUZ | 14 | 22 | 14.1 Univision, 14.2 Quest, 14.3 HSN, 14.4 Court TV, 14.5 Dabl, 14.6 Twist | Entravision |
KWBQ | 19 | 29 | 19.1 The CW, 19.2 Grit, 19.3 Laff, 19.4 Ion, 19.5 Rewind TV | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group); licensed to Santa Fe |
KASA | 29 | 27 | 29.1 Cozi TV | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
KASA | 33 | 27 | 33.1 TBD | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
KTFQ | 41 | 16 | 41.1 UniMás, 41.2 LATV, 41.3 HSN, 41.4 Charge!, 41.5 TheGrio, 41.6 Majestad TV | Entravision |
KTEL | 47 | 27 | 47.1 Cozi TV, 47.2 Blank | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
KASY | 50 | 07/13/29 | 50.1 MNTV, 50.2 Ion Mystery, 50.3 GetTV, 50.4 Court TV, 50.5 Antenna TV | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
ATSC 3.0
Callsign | Display Ch. | Digital Ch. | Programming | Owner & Additional Notes |
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KNMD | 05 | 08 | 5.1 PBS, 5.2 PBS Kids, 5.3 FNX, 5.4 World, 5.5 Create | UNM; licensed to Santa Fe |
KASY | various | 36 | 7.1 KOAT ABC, 13.1 KRQE CBS, 13.2 Fox, 19.1 KWBQ CW, 50.1 MNTV | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Religious stations
Callsign | Display Ch. | Digital Ch. | Programming | Owner |
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KCHF | 11 | 10 | 11.1 Various Christian Programs, 11.2 QVC, 11.3 QVC2. 11.4 Buzzr, 11.5 Blank , 11.6 America's Voice News, 11.7 Retro TV, 11.8 N2 | Son Broadcasting; licensed to Santa Fe |
KNAT | 23 | 24 | 23.1 TBN, 23.2 TBN Inspire, 23.3 Smile, 23.4 TBN Enlace, 23.5 Positiv | Trinity Broadcasting |
KAZQ | 32 | 17 | 32.1 Religious Independent, 32.2 Victory Channel, 32.3 SBN, 32.4 GEB Network, 32.5 Daystar | Alpha-Omega Broadcasting |
Low-powered stations
Callsign | Display Ch. | Digital Ch. | Programming | Owner |
---|---|---|---|---|
KUPT-LD | 2/16 | 32 | 2.2 TeleXitos, 2.3 Lx, 2.4 Oxygen, 16.1 Movies!, 16.2 TBD, 16.3 Cozi TV | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
KNMQ-LD | 20 | 20 | 20.1 Comfy TV, 20.2 Infomercials, 20.3 Movie Giants, 20.4 OAN, 20.5 Ace TV, 20.6 SciFi, 20.7 WeatherNation TV, 20.9 iSheTV, 20.10 wr-twr (religious audio) | RJ Enterprises |
KYNM-CD | 21 | 21 | 21.1 The Family Channel, 21.2 Jewelry TV, 21.3 NTD, 21.4 Heartland, 21.5 KCHF HD, 21.6 iSports, 21.7 Indigenous Jewelry Network (IJN), 21.10 KDAZ audio | RJ Enterprises |
KQDF-LD | 25 | 25 | 25.1 Vision Latina, 25.2 infomercials, 25.3 Law & Crime Network, 25.4 beIN Sports (Spanish), 25.5 Shop LC | HC2 Holdings |
KTVS-LD | 36 | 23 | 36.1 KAZQ relay, 36.2 Almavision | Alpha-Omega Broadcasting |
KRTN-LD | 39 | 18 | 2.2 TeleXitos, 39.1 Cozi TV, 39.6 TBD | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
KWPL-LD | 45 | 30 | 45.1 infomercials, 45.2 Timeless TV, 45.3 Novelisima, 45.4 beIN Sports (English), 45.5 infomercials, 45.6 MMN (classic movies) | HC2 Holdings |
KTEL-CD | 47 | 15 | 47.1 Telemundo, 47.2 , 47.3 Cozi TV, 47.4 Movies! | Telemundo Station Group (NBCUniversal) |
A number of radio stations are broadcast from and/or are licensed to Albuquerque, including the following: [28] [29]
Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.
Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and Viceroy of New Spain, it served as an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.
KKOB is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico and owned by Cumulus Media. Its news/talk format is branded as "96.3 Newsradio KKOB", reflecting a simulcast with co-owned KKOB-FM 96.3 MHz. Studios and offices are located in Downtown Albuquerque. KKOB is the oldest station in New Mexico and is the state's primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System.
KOB is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, whose sister cable channel Reelz is also based in Albuquerque. KOB's studios are located on Broadcast Plaza just west of downtown, and its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, east of Albuquerque.
KASA-TV, branded Telemundo Nuevo México, is a television station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, serving the Albuquerque area and most of the state as an owned-and-operated station of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. KASA-TV's studios are located on Monroe Street NE in Albuquerque; its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, with translators in much of the state and southwestern Colorado extending its signal.
KOAT-TV is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Carlisle Boulevard in Northeast Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, northeast of Albuquerque. 27 repeaters carry its broadcast signal to much of New Mexico as well as southwestern Colorado and northeastern Arizona.
KRQE is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is sister to Santa Fe–licensed CW affiliate KWBQ and MyNetworkTV affiliate KASY-TV, both owned by Mission Broadcasting with certain services provided by Nexstar through shared services agreements. The three stations share studios on Broadcast Plaza in Albuquerque; KRQE's transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, east of Albuquerque.
KASY-TV is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting alongside Santa Fe–licensed CW outlet KWBQ and its Roswell-based satellite, KRWB-TV. The two stations share studios with dual CBS/Fox affiliate KRQE on Broadcast Plaza in Albuquerque; KASY-TV's transmitter is located atop Sandia Crest.
KUNM is a public radio station broadcasting on FM 89.9 MHz from high atop Sandia Crest, with broadcasts originating from the third floor of Oñate Hall, on the campus of the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Albuquerque Journal is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
KBIM-TV is a television station licensed to Roswell, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox. It is a satellite of Albuquerque-based KRQE, which is owned by Nexstar Media Group. KBIM-TV's offices are located on Main Street in Roswell, and its transmitter is located in southeast Chaves County atop the Caprock Escarpment; its parent station maintains studios on Broadcast Plaza in Albuquerque.
KXOT is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format branded as "La Mexicana 106.3". It is owned by Vanguard Media with studios and offices on San Pedro Drive NE at Marble Avenue in Albuquerque.
KKRG-FM is a radio station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, covering the Albuquerque area and northern New Mexico. It is currently owned by American General Media. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located west of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Syndicated programming includes Brooke & Jeffrey in the morning and Liveline with Mason at night.
KABG is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and airs a classic hits radio format, playing Top 40 hits mostly from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The radio studios and offices are located in Northeast Albuquerque.
KRZY-FM is a Spanish-language Grupero and Cumbia music formatted radio station programmed by satellite, serving the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area. It is branded as "La Suavecita 105.9". It is owned by Entravision which also owns local television stations KLUZ, a Univision affiliate, and KTFQ, an Unimás affiliate. It is licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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KANW is a non-commercial public radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. KANW is owned and operated by the Albuquerque Public Schools. On weekdays it airs New Mexico music and local public radio programming afternoons and nights, with NPR news programming in the morning, including Morning Edition, Fresh Air, On Point and 1A. Weekends feature New Mexico music, classical music and classic country music, as well as some NPR weekend shows such as The New Yorker Radio Hour, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me and The Moth Radio Hour.
KIVA is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by the Rock of Talk LLC and airs a talk radio format. Studios and offices are located at 2309 Renard Place Southeast, near the Albuquerque International Sunport.
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