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In 1957, the University of New Mexico Board of Regents and Albuquerque Public Schools reached a deal to jointly file for the channel 5 educational allocation in Albuquerque.[1] The application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission on July 19 and granted on October 23.[2] Plans were drawn up to use the new station to beam junior college classes to outlying areas,[3] while a studio was set up in a converted sorority house on the UNM campus.[4]
Edith Buchanan's English class was the first program broadcast over KNME-TV on May 1, 1958.[5] By 1960, the station had expanded from college courses to provide programs for Albuquerque public school students in science and Spanish.[6] That same year, a Ford Foundation grant enabled the station to purchase its first video tape equipment.[7] In 1969, KNME began live coverage of the New Mexico state legislature.[7]
Television programs produced by New Mexico PBSEdit
New Mexico PBS produces several television programs, including:
¡Colores! – a weekly art series with stories devoted to the creative spirit.
New Mexico in Focus – a weekly, prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest.
Public Square – community engagement through meaningful dialogue.
KNME also operates the satellite service WestLink, which shares programming with other public television stations and several commercial clients. Satellite interviews from New Mexico on news networks like CNN often originate at New Mexico PBS. Shows distributed on WestLink include Democracy Now! and Creative Living with Sheryl Borden.[7]
From 1995 to 2010, KNME operated TALNET (an acronym for "Teach and Learn Network"), an educational cable channel for Albuquerque. It broadcast a mix of PBS and Annenberg Media programming and local school board meetings on Comcast cable channel 96 in Albuquerque.
KNME-TV was first in New Mexico to broadcast a digital signal, signing on KNME-DT in 2001.[7] On January 18, 2017, PBS Kids replaced the Spanish-language V-me network, which had aired on channel 5.2 for about ten years, with V-me planning to transition to a commercial cable channel in 2017.[9] The channel, however, had never caught on with Spanish-speaking audiences. Since Fall 2016, KNME carries First Nations Experience (FNX), a channel devoted to Native American programming.
On February 15, 2021, World Channel began airing on channel 5.4 and Create debuted on 5.5. These channels, simulcasts of KNMD-TV 9.1 and 9.2, were added in preparation for KNMD-TV's planned June 30 conversion to ATSC 3.0 format; KNMD-TV simulcasts the entire KNME multiplex.[10]
Analog-to-digital conversionEdit
KNME-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 35.[11] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 5.
^Marszalek, Diana (January 6, 2017). "New Mexico PBS Turns Off Spanish-Language Network". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^"LMS #137830 Modification of a License for DTV Application, KNMD-TV". Federal Communications Commission. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External linksEdit
Official website
September 01, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article is missing information about the station s history Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page September 2018 This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources KNME TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message KNME TV channel 5 branded on air as NM PBS is a PBS member television station in Albuquerque New Mexico United States Jointly owned by the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools it is a sister station to Santa Fe licensed KNMD TV channel 5 Both stations share studios on UNM s North Campus on University Boulevard Northeast in Albuquerque while KNME TV s transmitter is located atop Sandia Crest KNME TVAlbuquerque Santa Fe New MexicoUnited StatesCityAlbuquerque New MexicoChannelsDigital 35 UHF Virtual 5BrandingNM PBSProgrammingAffiliations5 1 PBSfor others see SubchannelsOwnershipOwnerUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque Public Schools The Regents of the University of New Mexico amp the Board of Education of the City of Albuquerque New Mexico Sister stationsKNMD TVHistoryFirst air dateMay 1 1958 65 years ago 1958 05 01 Former channel number s Analog 5 VHF 1958 2009 Former affiliationsNET 1958 1970 Call sign meaningNew Mexico EducationTechnical informationLicensing authorityFCCFacility ID55528ERP250 kWHAAT1 287 m 4 222 ft Transmitter coordinates35 12 49 8 N 106 27 3 3 W 35 213833 N 106 450917 W 35 213833 106 450917Translator s See belowLinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsitewww wbr newmexicopbs wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Television programs produced by New Mexico PBS 3 Other initiatives 4 Technical information 4 1 Subchannels 4 2 Analog to digital conversion 4 3 Translators 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn 1957 the University of New Mexico Board of Regents and Albuquerque Public Schools reached a deal to jointly file for the channel 5 educational allocation in Albuquerque 1 The application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission on July 19 and granted on October 23 2 Plans were drawn up to use the new station to beam junior college classes to outlying areas 3 while a studio was set up in a converted sorority house on the UNM campus 4 Edith Buchanan s English class was the first program broadcast over KNME TV on May 1 1958 5 By 1960 the station had expanded from college courses to provide programs for Albuquerque public school students in science and Spanish 6 That same year a Ford Foundation grant enabled the station to purchase its first video tape equipment 7 In 1969 KNME began live coverage of the New Mexico state legislature 7 Television programs produced by New Mexico PBS EditNew Mexico PBS produces several television programs including Colores a weekly art series with stories devoted to the creative spirit New Mexico in Focus a weekly prime time news magazine show covering the events issues and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest Public Square community engagement through meaningful dialogue Local programs have also included reports leading up to and after the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot and the Peabody Award winning series Surviving Columbus on the Pueblo Indians 1992 7 Other initiatives EditKNME also operates the satellite service WestLink which shares programming with other public television stations and several commercial clients Satellite interviews from New Mexico on news networks like CNN often originate at New Mexico PBS Shows distributed on WestLink include Democracy Now and Creative Living with Sheryl Borden 7 From 1995 to 2010 KNME operated TALNET an acronym for Teach and Learn Network an educational cable channel for Albuquerque It broadcast a mix of PBS and Annenberg Media programming and local school board meetings on Comcast cable channel 96 in Albuquerque Technical information EditSubchannels Edit The station s digital signal is multiplexed Subchannels of KNME TV 8 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programming5 1 1080i 16 9 NMPBS Main KNME TV programming PBS5 2 480i PBSKids PBS Kids5 3 FNX FNX5 4 1080i World World5 5 480i Create CreateKNME TV was first in New Mexico to broadcast a digital signal signing on KNME DT in 2001 7 On January 18 2017 PBS Kids replaced the Spanish language V me network which had aired on channel 5 2 for about ten years with V me planning to transition to a commercial cable channel in 2017 9 The channel however had never caught on with Spanish speaking audiences Since Fall 2016 KNME carries First Nations Experience FNX a channel devoted to Native American programming On February 15 2021 World Channel began airing on channel 5 4 and Create debuted on 5 5 These channels simulcasts of KNMD TV 9 1 and 9 2 were added in preparation for KNMD TV s planned June 30 conversion to ATSC 3 0 format KNMD TV simulcasts the entire KNME multiplex 10 Analog to digital conversion Edit KNME TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 5 on June 12 2009 the official date on which full power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 35 11 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 5 Translators Edit City of license Call sign Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinatesAngel Fire K33FK D 33 0 36 kW 661 1 m 2 169 ft 55559 36 33 36 1 N 105 11 42 W 36 560028 N 105 19500 W 36 560028 105 19500 K33FK D Aztec K10CG D 10 0 3 kW 145 m 476 ft 53881 36 40 17 N 108 13 55 2 W 36 67139 N 108 232000 W 36 67139 108 232000 K10CG D K22NT D 22 0 395 kW 248 9 m 817 ft 55541 36 48 53 N 107 53 33 2 W 36 81472 N 107 892556 W 36 81472 107 892556 K22NT D Capulin etc K33GC D 33 0 34 kW 624 8 m 2 050 ft 55533 36 42 19 N 103 52 36 8 W 36 70528 N 103 876889 W 36 70528 103 876889 K33GC D Chama K15JO D 15 0 208 kW 96 2 m 316 ft 55538 36 53 59 N 106 36 12 1 W 36 89972 N 106 603361 W 36 89972 106 603361 K15JO D Cimarron K28GF D 28 3 82 kW 661 1 m 2 169 ft 55527 36 33 36 1 N 105 11 42 W 36 560028 N 105 19500 W 36 560028 105 19500 K28GF D Conchas Dam K18HR D 18 0 115 kW 233 1 m 765 ft 13544 35 16 11 1 N 104 13 20 9 W 35 269750 N 104 222472 W 35 269750 104 222472 K18HR D Cuba K34HF D 34 0 647 kW 336 7 m 1 105 ft 127961 36 0 48 N 106 50 40 1 W 36 01333 N 106 844472 W 36 01333 106 844472 K34HF D Farmington K31PM D 31 3 17 kW 167 1 m 548 ft 55565 36 40 17 N 108 13 56 8 W 36 67139 N 108 232444 W 36 67139 108 232444 K31PM D K36PP D 36 0 403 kW 239 8 m 787 ft 55540 36 24 53 8 N 107 50 42 5 W 36 414944 N 107 845139 W 36 414944 107 845139 K36PP D Gallina K31HB D 31 0 373 kW 330 1 m 1 083 ft 23048 36 13 15 N 106 45 43 1 W 36 22083 N 106 761972 W 36 22083 106 761972 K31HB D Gallup K23FE D 23 0 356 kW 363 3 m 1 192 ft 55545 35 36 16 N 108 40 51 2 W 35 60444 N 108 680889 W 35 60444 108 680889 K23FE D GrantsMilan K33GA D 33 0 373 kW 48 5 m 159 ft 55558 35 7 9 1 N 107 54 4 2 W 35 119194 N 107 901167 W 35 119194 107 901167 K33GA D Las Vegas K33FL D 0 345 kW 131 m 430 ft 55550 35 36 12 8 N 105 15 32 2 W 35 603556 N 105 258944 W 35 603556 105 258944 K33FL D Moon Ranch K23OO D 23 0 56 kW 539 m 1 768 ft 183463 35 3 4 1 N 104 56 35 4 W 35 051139 N 104 943167 W 35 051139 104 943167 K23OO D Mora K31EO D 31 0 39 kW 131 2 m 430 ft 22275 35 57 36 1 N 105 21 14 W 35 960028 N 105 35389 W 35 960028 105 35389 K31EO D Mountainair KNME TV DRT 0 2 kW 697 3 m 2 288 ft 55528 34 41 49 N 106 24 17 3 W 34 69694 N 106 404806 W 34 69694 106 404806 KNME TV DRT Penasco K33OE D 33 0 62 kW 351 5 m 1 153 ft 55561 36 14 6 N 105 43 35 W 36 23500 N 105 72639 W 36 23500 105 72639 K33OE D QuemadoPie Town K15HC D 15 0 947 kW 420 6 m 1 380 ft 167673 34 17 0 2 N 107 54 46 1 W 34 283389 N 107 912806 W 34 283389 107 912806 K15HC D Ramah K31OX D 31 0 339 kW 87 5 m 287 ft 184651 34 53 32 3 N 108 24 59 7 W 34 892306 N 108 416583 W 34 892306 108 416583 K31OX D Raton K20CV D 20 0 398 kW 437 9 m 1 437 ft 55579 36 40 59 1 N 104 24 52 9 W 36 683083 N 104 414694 W 36 683083 104 414694 K20CV D Red River K15FV D 15 0 042 kW 2 6 m 9 ft 13451 36 41 0 1 N 105 22 23 W 36 683361 N 105 37306 W 36 683361 105 37306 K15FV D Rowe KNME TV DRT 31 0 2 kW 183 4 m 602 ft 55528 35 27 46 1 N 105 39 16 W 35 462806 N 105 65444 W 35 462806 105 65444 KNME TV DRT Roy K34FQ D 34 0 361 kW 117 2 m 385 ft 55546 35 58 4 1 N 104 13 52 9 W 35 967806 N 104 231361 W 35 967806 104 231361 K34FQ D Santa Rosa K30FP D 30 0 34 kW 29 7 m 97 ft 59345 34 57 20 2 N 104 40 55 W 34 955611 N 104 68194 W 34 955611 104 68194 K30FP D Shiprock K18LG D 18 0 495 kW 694 m 2 277 ft 191963 36 27 30 N 109 5 39 3 W 36 45833 N 109 094250 W 36 45833 109 094250 K18LG D K22NP D 22 2 71 kW 9 m 30 ft 66149 36 48 16 7 N 108 41 41 6 W 36 804639 N 108 694889 W 36 804639 108 694889 K22NP D Socorro K33PG D 33 0 419 kW 574 1 m 1 884 ft 127932 34 4 18 2 N 106 57 46 9 W 34 071722 N 106 963028 W 34 071722 106 963028 K33PG D Taos K15HD D 15 0 289 kW 175 6 m 576 ft 167674 36 23 51 N 105 32 36 W 36 39750 N 105 54333 W 36 39750 105 54333 K15HD D Tecolote K18LC D 18 0 31 kW 228 6 m 750 ft 187717 35 24 15 1 N 105 11 25 W 35 404194 N 105 19028 W 35 404194 105 19028 K18LC D Thoreau K31JR D 31 0 39 kW 388 7 m 1 275 ft 55524 35 28 6 N 108 14 28 2 W 35 46833 N 108 241167 W 35 46833 108 241167 K31JR D Tohatchi K25QD D 25 0 62 kW 585 3 m 1 920 ft 66144 35 54 36 8 N 108 46 30 8 W 35 910222 N 108 775222 W 35 910222 108 775222 K25QD D Tres Piedras K28GV D 28 0 37 kW 756 6 m 2 482 ft 55539 36 51 34 N 106 1 9 W 36 85944 N 106 01917 W 36 85944 106 01917 K28GV D Wagon Mound K36FQ D 36 0 067 kW 10 6 m 35 ft 55525 36 0 19 1 N 104 42 13 9 W 36 005306 N 104 703861 W 36 005306 104 703861 K36FQ D White Oaks etc K22FN D 22 0 64 kW 262 m 860 ft 55529 33 49 34 2 N 106 14 56 W 33 826167 N 106 24889 W 33 826167 106 24889 K22FN D Zuni Pueblo K33QD D 33 1 05 kW 86 6 m 284 ft 198350 35 6 50 1 N 108 44 14 2 W 35 113917 N 108 737278 W 35 113917 108 737278 K33QD D Window Rock AZ K33QC D 2 52 kW 39 9 m 131 ft 189005 35 40 51 N 109 3 10 6 W 35 68083 N 109 052944 W 35 68083 109 052944 K33QC D References Edit Regents Approve TV Agreement With Schools Albuquerque Journal March 12 1957 p 2 Retrieved March 15 2021 FCC History Cards for KNME TV Valley To Get Classroom TV Espanola Valley News August 21 1957 p 3 Retrieved March 15 2021 Predict TV College Here Next February Espanola Valley News December 24 1957 p 7 Retrieved March 15 2021 Educational TV Station Begins Four Day Schedule Albuquerque Journal May 3 1958 p 15 Retrieved March 15 2021 Channel 5 Schedules Extended Instructional TV Programming Albuquerque Journal August 14 1960 p A 13 Retrieved March 15 2021 a b c d e Gomez Adrian January 11 2019 New Mexico PBS station KNME marks 60 years on the air Albuquerque Journal Retrieved March 15 2021 RabbitEars TV Query for KNME Marszalek Diana January 6 2017 New Mexico PBS Turns Off Spanish Language Network Broadcasting amp Cable Retrieved March 15 2021 LMS 137830 Modification of a License for DTV Application KNMD TV Federal Communications Commission March 4 2021 Retrieved March 15 2021 DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 08 29 Retrieved 2012 03 24 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KNME TV amp oldid 1163833720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
