Media in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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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]

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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.

Studios

Publications

Newspapers

Magazines

Television

Full-powered stations

CallsignDisplay Ch.Digital Ch.ProgrammingOwner & Additional Notes
KASA 02272.1 Telemundo Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal); licensed to Santa Fe
KOB 04264.1 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 05355.1 PBS, 5.2 PBS Kids, 5.3 FNX, 5.4 World, 5.5 Create UNM/APS
KOAT 07077.1 ABC, 7.2 Estrella TV, 7.3 True Crime Network, 7.5 Story, 7.6 QVC Hearst-Argyle
KRQE 131313.1 CBS, 13.2 Fox, 13.3 Bounce TV Nexstar Media Group
KLUZ 142214.1 Univision, 14.2 Quest, 14.3 HSN, 14.4 Court TV, 14.5 Dabl, 14.6 Twist Entravision
KWBQ 192919.1 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 292729.1 Cozi TV Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
KASA 332733.1 TBD Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
KTFQ 411641.1 UniMás, 41.2 LATV, 41.3 HSN, 41.4 Charge!, 41.5 TheGrio, 41.6 Majestad TV Entravision
KTEL 472747.1 Cozi TV, 47.2 BlankTelemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
KASY 5007/13/2950.1 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

CallsignDisplay Ch.Digital Ch.ProgrammingOwner & Additional Notes
KNMD 05085.1 PBS, 5.2 PBS Kids, 5.3 FNX, 5.4 World, 5.5 Create UNM; licensed to Santa Fe
KASY various367.1 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

CallsignDisplay Ch.Digital Ch.ProgrammingOwner
KCHF 111011.1 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 232423.1 TBN, 23.2 TBN Inspire, 23.3 Smile, 23.4 TBN Enlace, 23.5 Positiv Trinity Broadcasting
KAZQ 321732.1 Religious Independent, 32.2 Victory Channel, 32.3 SBN, 32.4 GEB Network, 32.5 Daystar Alpha-Omega Broadcasting

Low-powered stations

CallsignDisplay Ch.Digital Ch.ProgrammingOwner
KUPT-LD 2/16322.2 TeleXitos, 2.3 Lx, 2.4 Oxygen, 16.1 Movies!, 16.2 TBD, 16.3 Cozi TV Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
KNMQ-LD202020.1 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 212121.1 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 audioRJ Enterprises
KQDF-LD 252525.1 Vision Latina, 25.2 infomercials, 25.3 Law & Crime Network, 25.4 beIN Sports (Spanish), 25.5 Shop LC HC2 Holdings
KTVS-LD362336.1 KAZQ relay, 36.2 Almavision Alpha-Omega Broadcasting
KRTN-LD 39182.2 TeleXitos, 39.1 Cozi TV, 39.6 TBD Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
KWPL-LD 453045.1 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 471547.1 Telemundo, 47.2 , 47.3 Cozi TV, 47.4 Movies! Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)

Broadcast radio

A number of radio stations are broadcast from and/or are licensed to Albuquerque, including the following: [28] [29]

AM stations

FM stations

Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.

Translators

Defunct publications

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