KDMD (TV)

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KDMD
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Channels
Branding
  • KDMD 33 Anchorage
  • Telemundo Alaska (on DT2)
  • MeTV Alaska (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner Bridge News LLC [1]
KTNL-TV
History
First air date
October 1, 1989(34 years ago) (1989-10-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 25221
ERP 34.28 kW
HAAT 300.2 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 61°20′8.8″N149°30′56.2″W / 61.335778°N 149.515611°W / 61.335778; -149.515611 (KDMD)
Translator(s) KDNJ-LD 25 Anchorage
Links
Public license information
Website www.kdmd.tv

KDMD (channel 33) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and Telemundo. The station is owned by Bridge News LLC, and maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage; its transmitter is located in Eagle River.

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History

The station debuted on the air on October 1, 1989, with a mix of religious, classic TV and paid programming before joining Pax TV (the original name for Ion) in 1998. Today, it airs Ion and a variety of local programming. From 2002 to 2006, KDMD carried Seattle Mariners baseball via the Mariners Television Network.

In June 2007, the station began broadcasting Telemundo on a digital subchannel, making it the first Spanish-language broadcast station in Alaska.

On December 11, 2023, it was announced that Ketchikan TV would sell KDMD, sister station KTNL-TV in Sitka, and three low-power stations to Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava, for $2.4 million. [1] The sale was completed on March 12, 2024. [3]

KDMD-DT3

KDMD-DT3 (branded MeTV Alaska) is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 33.3. In addition to MeTV programming, the subchannel broadcasts a mix of local Alaskan programming daily from both professional and amateur video producers. Until 2010, KDMD-DT3 operated as a separate station on analog UHF channel 38 under the calls KACN-LP. On April 24, 2014, KDMD-DT3 became a MeTV affiliate. [4] [5]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDMD [6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
33.1 480i 16:9 ION Ion Television
33.2 1080i Tmundo Telemundo
33.3 480i MeTV MeTV
33.4GRIT Grit
33.5NEWSNet NewsNet
33.6COURTTV Court TV
33.7LAFF Laff
33.8MOVIES Movies!
33.9CATCHY Catchy Comedy

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References

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  2. "Facility Technical Data for KDMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 12, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. "Me-TV Adds Affils In Anchorage, Bangor". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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