KNMD-TV
Encyclopedia
KNMD-TV is a digital-only PBS
member station in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, licensed to Santa Fe
. It is the sister station of KNME-TV.
KNMD broadcasts on digital channel 8 and displays as channel 9, its original channel position.
Signal Issues
Broadcasting at only 200 watts, KNMD's signal was sometimes hard to pick up in many areas without much pixelation and sound chops. KNMD is not licensed as a low powered TV station but uses low levels of power because of interference issues with KCHF-DT which broadcasts its digital signal on channel 10 from a site near Los Alamos, New Mexico. KNMD filed an application with the FCC to move to channel 8 and increase power to 5.14 kW which would help to improve its signal quality in Albuquerque as well as extending it to surrounding areas. They were granted a construction permit to make the changes in October 2009 and in late August 2010 the upgrades were made greatly improving this stations signal.
Digital channels>
Channel
Programming
9.1
PBS World
9.2
Create
For most of the broadcast day, KNMDs' main HD channel runs programming from the "World" public television network which airs mostly news and documentaries. Some hours are programmed locally with re-airings of recent PBS primetime shows. Locally produced programs such as "New Mexico In Focus" are also shown on KNMD.
KNMD had previously aired the PBS Satellite Service on channel 9.1 but on January 28, 2009 it had moved PBS World from 9.2 to 9.1 and launched the how-to programming channel Create on 9.2.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, licensed to Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. It is the sister station of KNME-TV.
KNMD broadcasts on digital channel 8 and displays as channel 9, its original channel position.
History
KNMD began broadcasting in late 2004 at 200 watts on VHF channel 9. It was launched as an exclusivly digital television station and is the first and only station in the Albuquerque market to have never broadcasted in analog.Signal Issues
Broadcasting at only 200 watts, KNMD's signal was sometimes hard to pick up in many areas without much pixelation and sound chops. KNMD is not licensed as a low powered TV station but uses low levels of power because of interference issues with KCHF-DT which broadcasts its digital signal on channel 10 from a site near Los Alamos, New Mexico. KNMD filed an application with the FCC to move to channel 8 and increase power to 5.14 kW which would help to improve its signal quality in Albuquerque as well as extending it to surrounding areas. They were granted a construction permit to make the changes in October 2009 and in late August 2010 the upgrades were made greatly improving this stations signal.
Digital television
KNMD-TV provides two program streams:PBS World
PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries...
Create (TV channel)
Create is a digital television public television network in the United States. The network was created after the closure of PBS YOU in 2006. Create is a public television network, and runs mainly how-to, DIY, and other non-commercial educational television shows from the libraries of Public...
For most of the broadcast day, KNMDs' main HD channel runs programming from the "World" public television network which airs mostly news and documentaries. Some hours are programmed locally with re-airings of recent PBS primetime shows. Locally produced programs such as "New Mexico In Focus" are also shown on KNMD.
KNMD had previously aired the PBS Satellite Service on channel 9.1 but on January 28, 2009 it had moved PBS World from 9.2 to 9.1 and launched the how-to programming channel Create on 9.2.